infamous,

jermyn street theatre

As part of the world debut of April De Angelis’ play Infamous starring Caroline Quentin and her daughter Rose Quentin both playing 18th Century celebrity Emma Hamilton, the OG zeitgeisty fame architect, Dr Hannah Yelin took part in a pre-show panel discussion discussing the sexist politics of visibility titled The Birth of Celebrity - When Did We Start Commodifying Public Life and Why? at the Jermyn Street Theatre.

The pre-show debate also had Professor Shearer West CBE and Peter James Bowman on the panel.

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Dr Hannah Yelin
Dr Hannah Yelin

Reader in Media, and Culture, Oxford Brookes University. Host and Founder of Celebrity Culture Club. Chair of the Creative Industries Research and Innovation Network.

Annie Kershaw
Annie Kershaw

Annie Kershaw is the Carne Deputy Director at Jermyn Street Theatre. She was Associate Director on Best of Enemies in the West End and previously the Jerwood Assistant Director at the Young Vic. She is the 2024 Genesis Future Directors Award recipient and will direct Girl in the Machine by award-winning playwright Stef Smith at the Young Vic.