Introduction
The reconstruction of the sound system (or phonology) of earlier periods of a language has a long scholaarly history, beginning with studies in comparative philology in the 19th century, and continued by historical linguistics in the 20th. The motivation for the present site began in 2004, when there was an initiative by Shakespeare’s Globe in London to present a production of Romeo and Juliet in OP. This was so successful that the following year the Globe mounted a production of Troilus and Cressida in OP, and since then over twenty plays have been performed in OP, most of them reported in the Events archive below. Read more
I’m sure there must be other OP initiatives around the world, and until now there has been no place where they can be brought together. This website was created to enable people to find out about OP, archive their events, announce plans, raise queries, and share their experiences of working with it and listening to it.