The GMB chamber is often a stage for discussion and debate, but on Tuesday evening it became a theatrical stage. DU History and DU Players brought the chamber to life, and transported the audience back to the dramatic Salem witch trials. Before stepping back in time, Professor Ciarán Brady explained how the witch trials came about. Brady discussed the reasons for the need to act on accusations of witchcraft and what brought these accusations about in the first instance. The professor’s booming voice filled the chamber. Although it was primarily an academic opening speech, the jokes scattered throughout were met with genuine laughter from the … Continue reading Hysterical Witches and a Theatrical Professor