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/podcas…

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.@CUP_LitPerform doi.org/10.1017/978100961737… #theatre #theatrehistory #Shakespeare #sitespecific podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…

'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/podcas…

In today's new episode hear Kay Daly 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/podcas…

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/podcas…

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/podcas…

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/podcas…

Shakespeare's observations of death have long been admired. In today's podcast episode Dr Kathryn Harkup 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/podcas…

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, resident dramatist and theatre director there from 1851 to 1857 #theatre #TheatreHistory #henrikibsen #podcast

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

The question of how the early modern indoor theatres were lit remains a tricky one to answer. Nic Browlee from @APlaceToWrite2 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. Might meligned or a bit of a misfire? and who was co-author George Wilkins? #podcast #theatre #theatrehistory #pericles #Shakespeare

In part 2 of our conversation @padrianfried & 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/podcas…

In today's new podcast episode @padrianfried 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/podcas…

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/podcas…

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/podcas…