Today's episode is a look at Ben Jonson's Roman tragedy that failed at it's premier but over the next century outdid Shakespeare's best before falling into obscurity #theatrehistory #BenJonson #theatre #Tragedy #podcast podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...

Shakespeare's early plays were written while he was associated with the Curtain playhouse. In today's new episode hear @benblyth.bsky.social and I discuss how the space there might have influenced the plays. #theatre #shakespeare #theatrehistory #podcast podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

The Tempset is widely regarded as the best of Shakespeare's later plays & remains popular. Hear about its themes & characters & how it has played into our perception of Shakespeare's later career. #Shakespeare #TheTempest #Podcast #Theatre #Theatrehistory podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

I had so much fun chatting to Phil about staging Shakespeare in all sorts of weird and wonderful spaces around the world: Parking lots ✅ Asylums ✅ Archaeological sites ✅ Riverbanks ✅ Divers ruinous locales ✅ His podcast is a fantastic resource, please do consider supporting his work here: 🎭📚🥳

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In today's new episode hear Ben Blyth and I discuss Shakespeare in performance and how non-theatre locations can shape, challenge, and benefit performance. doi.org/10.1017/9781... #theatre #theatrehistory #Shakespeare #sitespecific podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

In today's new episode hear Ben Blyth and I discuss Shakespeare in performance and how non-theatre locations can shape, challenge, and benefit performance. doi.org/10.1017/9781... #theatre #theatrehistory #Shakespeare #sitespecific podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Site-Specific Shakespeare

Cambridge Core - Renaissance and Early Modern Literature - Site-Specific Shakespeare

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'The winter's Tale' has had a mixed critical reception over the years but remains a popular play to produce. Hear about some of the reasons for this and other thought on the play in today's new episode. #theatre #theatrehistory #podcast #shakespeare podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

In today's new episode hear @kaydaly.bsky.social and I discuss 'The Alchemist' as a plague play & how it reflected on Jonson's own experiences & at characters like the surprisingly important Able Drugger. #theatre #benjonson #thealchemist #podcast #theatrehistory podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

As plague closed the theatres in 1610 Ben Jonson was brave enough to write a comedy about what those who were left in the city did while their masters fled & produced perhaps his best comedy. #theatre #theatrehistory #thealcehemist #benjonson podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

What remains of Shakespeare is every word of play has been changed. Hear Daniel Hahn and I discuss the art of translating Shakespeare in today's new podcast episode. #theatre #theatrehistory #podcast #Shakespeare podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Some critics see Cymbeline, Shakespeare's attempt at tragicomedy, as the failure of an ageing playwright, but is that being too harsh? Come & explore the play with me in todays new podcast episode #Shakespeare #theatrehistory #Cymbeline #podcast podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Shakespeare's observations of death have long been admired. In today's podcast episode @rotwangsrobot.bsky.social and I discuss death in the plays and wonder just how effective is poison in the ear? #theatre #shakespeare #theatrehistory #podcast podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Coriolanus is a unique tragic figure in the Shakespeare cannon. Hear all about the play and the way it has become a vehicle for political statements in today's new podcast episode #Shakespeare #Coriolanus #theatre #theatrehistory #podcast #theater

No new podcast episode today as I'm taking a late summer holiday. While in Bergen I came across this 'interesting' statue of Norwegian national treasure Henrik Ibsen, who was resident dramatist and theatre director there from 1851 to 1857 #theatre #TheatreHistory #henrikibsen #podcast #holiday

Shakespeare's sex references go well beyond smutty jokes to keep the groundlings entertained. Hear author @marcberley.bsky.social and I discuss all things Shakespeare and sex on today's new podcast episode #theatre #shakespeare #sex #theatrehistory podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

The question of how the early modern indoor theatres were lit remains a tricky one to answer. Nic Browlee and I do our best to unpick the issues and give some suggestions in today's podcast episode. #theatre #theatrehistory #Shakespeare #podcast

'Pericles', one of Shakespeare's least performed plays, comes under the spotlight in today's podcast episode. Much maligned or a bit of a misfire? and who was co-author George Wilkins? It's out now. #podcast #theatre #theatrehistory #pericles #Shakespeare podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

In part 2 of our conversation Paul Fried & I discuss Biblical allusion in the plot of Hamlet, reference to the 10 commandments & use of some specific bible stories by Shakespeare. #theatre #Shakespeare #theatrehistory #podcast #biblicalallusion podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

In today's new podcast episode Paul Fried and I discuss biblical allusion in Hamlet, looking at how Shakespeare's extensive knowledge of the Bishops Bible permeates the play. #podcast #Shakespeare #Biblicalallusion #theatre #theatrehistory

In the 2nd part of my look at 'Macbeth' I discuss the role of Lady Macbeth, The Porter and equivocation in what remains one of Shakespeare's most popular plays. It's out now. #theatre #podcast #theatrehistory #macbeth #ladymacbeth #equivocation #porter

Macbeth is one of Shakespere's most performed plays. In today's new episode I look at its origins and the themes of ambition and guilt and, of course, those witches. #theatre #theatrehistory #Shakespeare #Macbeth #podcast

Today's new podcast episode looks at Shakespeare's 'Antony and Cleopatra - political history play or love story? Out now on the podcast feed #theatre #shakespeare #theatrehistory #podcast #antonyandcleopatra podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

In the 2nd part of our conversation Kristen Mcdermott and I discuss the masques of blackness and gypsies as we look at the later development of this particularly Stuart form of royal theatre. #theatre #podcast #masque #theatrehistory podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m...

If you have ever wondered what a Court Masque was in the reign of James 1st join Kristen Mcdermott and I on today's new episode as we discuss the origins and flourishing of the art #theatre #podcast #masque #jonson podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

In this week's episode I complete my look at 'King Lear', arguably Shakespeare's greatest play, and what it might have meant to his contemporary audience in to London playhouse. #podcast #theatre #theatrehistory #KingLear

King Lear is, perhaps, Shakespeare's greatest play. In part 1 of my look at the play I try to answer why to has resonated so strongly down the centuries. #podcast #theatre #theatrehistory #Shakespeare #KingLear

In todays new podcast episode hear author Steve Sohmer and I discuss how a close reading of the plays might reveal details about Shakespeare's relationship with other dramatists of his time. Out now. #theatre #theatrehistory #Shakespeare #podcast

In today's podcast episode I tackle what is often considered Shakespeare's least popular play. Optimism is in short supply as Timon of Athens discovers that true friendship cannot be bought. #theatre #theatrehiatory #podcast #Shakespeare #timonofathens

Hear all about Shakespeare's playful use of numbers and how maths was changing in the 16th century in today's new podcast episode with guest @robeastaway.bsky.social #theatre #podcast #maths #theatrehistory #shakespeare

To celebrate the publication of Vol 2 of the Collected Works of Thomas Kyd hear @freeburian.bsky.social and I discuss Kyd's work and influence on early modern theatre. Out now. #podcast #theatre #theatrehistory #thomaskyd

For much of its life 'All's Well That Ends Well' was more or less ignored as being too ambiguous. Although there is much to like in the play it can still be considered one of Shakespeare's more challenging. #podcast #theatre #theatrehistory #Shakespeare