“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”
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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”
Episode 003 – The Two Gentlemen of Verona
“He after honour hunts, I after love” – Proteus Episode 3 is live! We begin our three-episode investigation of The Two Gentlemen of Verona, arguably the…… Read more “Episode 003 – The Two Gentlemen of Verona”
The Spotify playlist is up
“Music to hear, why hear’st thou music sadly?” – Sonnet 8 With episode 3 going up tomorrow, things are feeling mighty real over here at Podcast Shakespeare.…… Read more “The Spotify playlist is up”
Episode 002 – A Brief History of Theatre
“She sat like Patience on a monument, smiling at grief.” — Viola, ‘Twelfth Night’ Episode 2 is live! Before we kick off the festivities, a…… Read more “Episode 002 – A Brief History of Theatre”
Episode 001 – The Prologue to our Comedy
“We see yonder the beginning of the day, but I think we shall never see the end of it.” The first episode has been posted! It’s a…… Read more “Episode 001 – The Prologue to our Comedy”
Delays, delays…
“One inch of delay more is a South Sea of discovery.” – Rosalind, ‘As You Like It’ Dear friends, although we had promised July, we have faced…… Read more “Delays, delays…”
Nine weeks to go
.”Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds…” – Juliet Welcome to Podcast Shakespeare. If you’ve found this website, you’re one of the first, but I surely hope you won’t…… Read more “Nine weeks to go”