'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
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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
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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
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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