Abstract
This article discusses John Redford’s Wit and Science, an allegory of the processes of learning which was probably first performed by the schoolboys of St Paul’s. The play includes a significant onstage costume change that draws attention to the potential of clothing both to hide and to reveal identity: the action of the play also depends on several exchanges of props that are tokens of identity. With reference to clothing laws and to the dramaturgy of other Tudor interludes, this article explores Redford’s sophisticated appreciation of the potential of dramatic representation, and discusses the challenges of costuming his allegory.
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