“Awake, awake, English nobility!” New episode! In episode #12, we look at Shakespeare’s early history play Henry VI, Part 1, which sets the tone for the Wars…… Read more “Episode 012 – Henry VI, Part 1”
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Episode 011 – Performing on the Elizabethan stage
“Life upon the wicked stage Ain’t ever what a girl supposes…” – from Show Boat New episode! In episode #11, I explore what life was like on…… Read more “Episode 011 – Performing on the Elizabethan stage”
Episode 010 – The Taming of the Shrew: A History
“I’m a maid mad to marry And will take double-quick Any Tom, Dick or Harry, Any Tom, Harry or Dick!” – Lois Lane / Bianca, in Cole…… Read more “Episode 010 – The Taming of the Shrew: A History”
Bonus Episode: Sonnet I
“From fairest creatures we desire increase….” Hello, friends! This is a bonus episode to give you a taste of my new Patreon campaign. Subscribers to the Patreon…… Read more “Bonus Episode: Sonnet I”
Episode 008 – The Taming of the Shrew
“He that is giddy thinks the world turns round” – The Widow We’re back with episode 8! Despite some mid-episode audio issues, we’re here to commence my…… Read more “Episode 008 – The Taming of the Shrew”
“I would the gods had made thee poetical”: An Address to Shakespeare
“Truly, the tree yields bad fruit.” Meet William McGonagall, the worst poet in the English language, and his exquisite Address to Shakespeare. You can listen to the…… Read more ““I would the gods had made thee poetical”: An Address to Shakespeare”
Ben Jonson on Shakespeare (1623)
If you’ve listened to episode 6 of the podcast, you’ll be interested to read this poem from the prefatory notes to the First Folio of Shakespeare’s works,…… Read more “Ben Jonson on Shakespeare (1623)”
Episode 006: Who wrote Shakespeare? The Authorship Question
“The fraud of men was ever so / Since summer first was leafy” — Balthasar’s song, Much Ado About Nothing In episode six, we look at that…… Read more “Episode 006: Who wrote Shakespeare? The Authorship Question”
Episode 005: Shakespeare and Stratford
“Thou hadst small Latin and lesse Greek…” In episode five, we explore William Shakespeare’s family background, his childhood in Stratford-upon-Avon, and follow him from school to wedlock…… Read more “Episode 005: Shakespeare and Stratford”
Episode 004: The Two Gentlemen of Verona – A History
“Love me / Not your idea of me! / Release me / From your fantasy.” – Silvia in the 1971 rock musical Two Gentlemen of Verona …… Read more “Episode 004: The Two Gentlemen of Verona – A History”
