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Eastward Ho: ‘He That Rises with Ease, Alas, Falls as Easily’
Episode 209: After the failure of ‘Sejanus His Fall’ Jonson’s next play was a collaboration with John Marston and George Chapman, a new play for the Blackfriars’s theatre and it’s resident company of boy actors. Jonson maybe needed the coll
Consent and Other Big Questions in ‘Measure for Measure’: A Conversation with Roberta Barker
Episode 207: It was just about this time last year I talked to Roberta Barker about her work on the boy actors of the Elizabethan period and she mentioned at the time that she was then working on a new edition of ‘Measure for Measure’ for C
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Measure For Measure: ‘Some Rise by Sin, and Some by Virtue Fall’
Episode 207 Whereas the larger-than-life characters in ‘Othello’ left us with no moral ambiguities, but plenty of questions about the nature of the outsider and society’s attitude towards those who are different. Shakespeare’s next offering
Othello part 2: ‘Farewell the Tranquil Mind, Farewell Content’
Episode 206 Last time I discussed the dating and sources for Shakespeare’s tragedy ‘Othello’, the early performance history, and some points about the structure and poetry in the play. Then I took you through the first part of the play, up
Othello part 1: ‘O, Beware, my Lord, of Jealousy’
Episode 205: Last time Ben Jonson’s retelling of a slice of Roman Imperial history failed to impress at the Globe theatre. As an actor in that play Shakespeare had first-hand experience of the way the audience in the theatre could turn on t
Beyond Shakespeare: A Conversation with Robert Crighton
Episode 204: For today’s guest episode we welcome Robert Crighton to the podcast. Robert is the guiding light behind ‘Beyond Shakespeare’ a project that aims to shine a light on very early theatre through to Early Modern theatre. As the nam
Sejanus His Fall: ‘Ambition Makes More Trusty Slaves Than Need’
Episode 203: We now stay in the world of the Elizabethan interpretation of classical history and myth with Ben Jonson’s next play ‘Sejanus His Fall’. Rooted more firmly in history than myth Jonson’s play uses the story of a power struggle m
Why did Shakespeare write ‘Troilus and Cressida’?: A Conversation with Rachel Aanstad
Episode 202: For today’s guest episode it is a very warm welcome back to Racheal Aanstad. You will remember that Racheal and I have discussed Twelfth Night and A Midsummer Night’s Dream on the podcast and now she returns to discuss ‘Troilus
Troilus and Cressida: ‘Men prize the thing ungained more than it is’
Episode 201 ‘Troilus and Cressida’, is a challenging piece by pretty much everybody’s estimation. Although it is no surprise that Shakespeare looked to the Homeric tales for his next inspiration which part of that story he chose to dramatiz
Shakespeare and Brecht: A Conversation with Stephen Unwin
Episode 200 For today’s guest episode it is a welcome return to the podcast for Stephen Unwin. I spoke to Stephen earlier in this Shakespeare and Jonson season to discuss his book ‘Poor Naked Wretches’ which examines the way Shakespeare por
Twelfth Night: ‘Foolery, sir, does walk about the orb like the sun: it shines everywhere’
Episode 199: The line I have used for the title of today’s episode is spoken by Feste the fool, a central character in ‘Twelfth Night’. Fools have already played significant roles in Shakespeare’s previous plays and as you will hear there a
The Poetaster: ‘Good Ignorance, I’m Glad Thou Art Gone’
Episode 198: As Ben Jonson was writing ‘The Poetaster’ in 1601 the Elizabethan age was drawing to a close. Elizabeth would live until March 1603, but by 1601 any hope of a natural heir was long past and her court and councillors were playin
Illustrated Tudors: A Conversation with Simon Sandys Winsch
Episode 197: For today’s guest episode I had the pleasure of talking to Simon Sandys Winsch, author of the Illustrated Tudor Dictionary. Given Simon’s broad knowledge of the period I took the opportunity to talk to him about some of the ent
Cynthia’s Revels: ‘O That Joy So Soon Should Waste’
Episode 196: The origins of the play written for the court and the Children of the Chaple playing company Why this type of play is a fit for the child playing troupes The print history of the play A brief synopsis of the play Myth, Satire a
Playing Polonius: A Conversation with Colin David Reese
Episode 195 Last time I completed my review of ‘Hamlet’, although it is probably wrong to say that one’s thoughts on Hamlet are ever complete. I am not alone in finding that every time I see the play, and it is I think, as it is for many, t
Hamlet Part 2: ‘Something is Rotten in the State of Denmark’
Episode 194: Last time I left things hanging for Hamlet as, having seen the ghost of his father and resolved on revenge, he had seen his planning go awry as he mistakenly killed the old councillor Polonius while he hid behind a wall hanging
Speaking Hamlet: A Conversation with Colin David Reese
Episode 193 For today’s guest episode it is a very welcome return to the podcast for Colin David Reese, who I last spoke to in early 2023, when we discussed his play ‘Shakespeare Unbound: A Gift to the Future’ and Shakespeare in general. If
Hamlet Part 1: ‘That One May Smile and Smile and Be a Villain’
Episode 192: And so, we come to perhaps the biggest challenge in all of Shakespeare's work, ‘The Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark’. Over the next two episodes and a special guest episode I hope I can get close to doing this monumental pl
Staging Julius Caesar: A Conversation with Ricky Dukes
Episode 191: For today’s guest episode it is a welcome return to Ricky Dukes, artistic director of Lazarus Theatre Company. Following on from our conversation about ‘Henry V’ Ricky and I went on to discuss ‘Julius Caesar’. Not surprisingly
Julius Caesar: ‘It is the Bright Day That Brings Forth the Adder’
Episode 190: 'Julius Caesar' has proved to be one of Shakespeare’s most malleable plays through the centuries as it’s political narrative has been applied to just about every period of history since it was first performed, either in the mom
Neighbourly Relationships in Early Modern Drama: A Conversation in Dr Iman Sheeha
Episode 189: For today’s guest episode it is my pleasure to welcome Dr Iman Sheeha to the podcast. Her book ‘Neighbourly Relations in early modern drama has been published recently so it was a great opportunity to talk to her about her rese
As You Like It: ‘I Can Suck Melancholy Out of a Song as a Weasel Sucks Eggs’
Episode 188: Following on from the last episode before the run of summer guest conversations we take a sharp swerve from ‘Henry V’ to ‘As You Like It’. Although we cannot be quite sure about the chronology in which Shakespeare wrote his pla
Who is King Henry?: A Conversation with Ricky Dukes
Episode 187: This episode is both an ending and a beginning. An ending because it is the last of the recent run of consecutive guest episodes – next time we will be returning to Shakespeare, Jonson and their plays – but it is also the first
Robert Armin – Shakespeare’s Other Clown: A Conversation with Tim Fitzhigham
Episode 186: In this continuing series of guest episodes, it is a very welcome return to the podcast for Tim Fitzhigham. You may remember I spoke to Tim in episode 140 about his work at the Kings Lynn Guildhall where the Elizabethan period
‘The Shakespeare Ladies Club’: A Conversation with Christine and Jonathan Hainsworth
Episode 185: For today’s guest episode it’s a warm welcome to the podcast for Christine and Jonathan Hainsworth, co-authors of the recently published book ‘The Shakespeare Ladies Club’. Their book explores the lives of four ladies who were
‘A Trojan Woman’: A Conversation with Sara Farrington
Episode 184: Today’s episode is part of my summer run of guest episodes and feels very special as rather than talking about a long dead playwright I got to talk to a living one. Sara Farrington is a New York based playwright who has written
The Dream Factory: A Conversation With Daniel Swift
Episode 183: Today’s episode is the first of a short run of guest episodes to see us through the end of the English summer and first up is Daniel Swift, author of ‘The Dream Factory: London’s First Playhouse and the making of William Shakes
Henry V: ‘A Valiant Flea That Dare Eat His Breakfast on The Lip of a Lion’
Episode 182: Although it feels like a while since Shakespeare had produced a history play, we must remember that all the plays I have discussed so far were written and played in a very compressed timescale. If we take Henry 6th part 1 as be
Leicester's Men: A Conversation with Laurie Johnson
6.68 Leicester’s Men: A Conversation with Laurie Johnson Episode 181: For today’s guest episode it’s a pleasure to welcome Laurie Johnson to the podcast. Laurie’s book ‘Leicester’s Men and their Plays’ is a fascination study of one of the m
