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From the earliest drama in English, to the closing of the theatres in 1642, there was a hell of a lot of drama produced - and a lot of it wasn't by Shakespeare. Apart from a few noble exceptions these plays are often passed over, ignored or simply unknown. This podcast presents full audio productions of the plays, fragmentary and extant, that shaped the theatrical world that shaped our dramatic history.

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346: !Spoilers! The Old Wives' Tale by George Peele

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 09:00:00 +0000

It's our Spoilers breakdown of The Old Wives' Tale by George Peele - the full edit of our full cast audio adaptation is on the patreon feed now, and joining the pod in time for Christmas!
This !Spoilers! episode is written and hosted by Robert Crighton.
The audio used to demonstrate text in this episode is from a rough mix of the live show - technical quality is considerably lower than in the final mix.

In The Old Wives’ Tale by George Peele
Madge was played by Lynsey Beauchamp, Antic / Booby / Corebus by Kit McGuire; Fantastic / Delia by Sojourner Hazelwood-Connell; Frolic / Jack by Emma Kemp, and Clunch / Erestus / Wiggen by Keith Hill. Alexandra Kataigida was Sacrapant / Sexton, Valentina Vinci – Huanebango, Roel Fox - Eumenides / Harvest Men, Pamela Flanagan - Brother 1 / Zantippa, Blioux Kirkby - Brother 2 / Celanta, Sarah Blake - Lampriscus / Friar / Churchwarden / Hostess. Other parts played by members of the company.
The music was by Roel Fox, and technical presentation by Robert Crighton.
The Old Wives’ Tale was directed by Liza Graham, and recorded live at The White Bear Theatre on Saturday 16th December 2023.

Our patrons received this episode in October 2024 - approx. 1 month early.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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343: Exploring: For His Two Young Sons by John Bale (Dialogue)

Fri, 15 Nov 2024 09:00:00 +0000

There isn't a particularly helpful title for this dialogue, it's very long - so this is a compromise of "A dialogue or communication to be had at a table between two children, gathered out of the holy scriptures, by John Bale, for his two young sons, John and Paul." It's not a particularly dramatic dialogue, but it fits in with the other evangelical texts we've been exploring.
With Liza Graham and Robert Crighton - a full uninterupted recording of the text will follow. In fact, patrons can listen to that now.

Our patrons received this episode in March 2023 - approx. 19 months early (that's over a year and a half ago!).
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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344: Discussing: Looking for Mariam

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 09:00:00 +0000

Our latest Discussing episode is about the online documentary, Looking for Mariam, with Sarah Neville, Elizabeth Kolkovich, and Tamara Mahadin You can watch the documentary online now.
The full-length documentary film, the eleventh production of Lord Denney’s Players, explores The Tragedy of Mariam's history and possible futures, featuring performed scenes and interviews from experts around the world. Written and produced by students, under the direction of Elizabeth Kolkovich, Looking for Mariam, 1613 premiered on the Department of English’s YouTube channel at 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 28, 2024.
Lord Denney's Players will be performing Fletcher's The Faithful Shepherdess soon after this episode drops - https://www.lorddenneysplayers.com/productions/the-faithful-shepherdess
Beyond's work on Mariam, and other plays by early women writers, can be found on our Dramatic Women playlist. There is also a First Look reading available on YouTube.

Our patrons received this episode in April 2024 - approx. 6 months early.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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345: The BIG Vote 2024: Round 1 Results

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 08:27:00 +0000

Hello!
The first round is over, and we have 85 (I think) plays in the long list. Round 2 is now open to help get us down to a short list of 12 - this is open to our patrons only - but you're in luck! You can vote for the next round as a free subscriber. Free subscribers get a monthly round up, and some early releases for our exploring sessions - and a vote for the next round! So, sign up for free, and get your voice heard.
If you want to vote for round 2, or just look at the long list, it is here! VOTE NOW!
Looking for plays to vote for? Look at our Timelines menu on the website - https://beyondshakespeare.org/

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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340: Lord Mayor's Show 1623 - Full Cast Audio Adaptation

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 09:00:00 +0000

Welcome to this playful reconstruction of the 1623 Lord Mayor’s show by Anthony Munday and Thomas Middleton. Originally performed on the 29th October 1623, this was a massive civic event created by the city for it’s new Lord Mayor.
This reconstruction was recorded live on the 400th anniversary of the show, and features Robert Crighton, as radio Host John doing the live commentary. With Liza Graham as Hostess Joan, Iona Campbell as Anthony Munday, and speeches in the pageant, Alexandra Kataigida as Thomas Middleton and speeches in the pageant, and Professor Tracey Hill as our modern city chronologer.
Featuring The Water Pageant of the Triumphs of the Golden Fleece by Anthony Munday, and the street pageants of The Triumph of Integrity by Thomas Middleton.

Full coverage of the 400 year old event, fed into our studio via the latest scrying glass link up. Join your hosts John and Joan as they commentate on all the action, with guest Professor Tracey Hill in the studio, and behind the scenes chats with Thomas Middleton and Anthony Munday in the green room.

Our patrons received this episode in April 2024 - approx. 7 months early.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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334: Doctor John Faustus (Chapter 11)

Fri, 25 Oct 2024 08:00:00 +0000

The History of the Damnable Life and Deserved Death of Doctor John Faustus, is the book that is the source for Christopher Marlowe's play. Chapter by chapter we will wander through the twists and turns of this story.
Performed by Robert Crighton
Chapter Eleven: How Doctor Faustus dreamed that he had seen hell in his sleep, and how he questioned with his spirit of matters concerning hell, with the spirits answer.

Our patrons also get an exploring session looking in detail at the text - join our chat here.

Thunder sfx thanks to zapsplat.com
Our patrons received this episode in November 2023 - approx. 12 months early.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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341: 1566 and All That - Part 2 (Hamlet to Hamilton Crossover)

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 08:00:00 +0000

Here's the second of two special crossover episodes with Emily C A Synder of the Hamlet to Hamilton podcast. It's actually second of five, but these two come as a mini set. We have been dancing through texts from the medieval up to the reign of Elizabeth on their podcast, and now we're doing the same over on ours - with the 1560's. It's a case of thinking aloud, and seeing what comes up. We're midway through the decade, let's see where we end up.

Hamlet to Hamilton: Exploring Verse Drama is an educational podcast from TURN TO FLESH PRODUCTIONS Audio Network. Teaching how to write and perform new verse drama. Hosted by Emily C. A. Snyder. Edited by Colin Kovarik.
SEASON ONE: Writing Verse Drama
SEASON TWO: Arthur Through the Ages
SEASON THREE: Soliloquy
SEASON FOUR: The Origins of English Verse Drama - which is with us!
Hamlet to Hamilton website - http://www.hamlettohamilton.com/
Support H2H at their patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hamlettohamilton

Our patrons received this episode in December 2023 - approx. 10 months early.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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342: The BIG Vote 2024 is OPEN!

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 08:00:00 +0000

Hello!
It's that time again when we ask, WHAT DO YOU WANT? This first vote is open to everyone and will create our long list for the next round... your voice matters.
Round 1 Voting Form - VOTE NOW!
Looking for plays to vote for? Look at our Timelines menu on the website - https://beyondshakespeare.org/

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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340: Cambyses by Thomas Preston (Epilogue)

Fri, 11 Oct 2024 08:00:00 +0000

It's another exciting episode of Epic Epilogues, this time we're looking at Cambyses by Thomas Preston. We've done a fair amount on this one, with first and second look runs on the YouTube, and, of course this.
The epilogue is performed (a few times) by Fiona Thraille - a British voice actor, narrator and audio producer who has worked in voiceover, podcasts, and who has narrated and produced over a dozen audiobooks through Audible. She is the founder and producer of Dashing Onions Audio - an audio drama podcast, was co-host and producer of the Audio Drama Production Podcast for a year, and has given lectures and presentations on aspects of audio drama podcast creation.
The episode is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.
Additional sound effects from the wonderful people at http://www.freesfx.co.uk

Our patrons received this episode in July 2023 - approx. 16 months early.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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338: The Conceited Pedlar by Thomas Randolph (Full Cast Audio Adaptation)

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 08:00:00 +0000

It's the full cast audio adaptation of The Conceited Pedlar by Thomas Randolph - there is a !Spoilers! episode with the full text, and this is largely the same, just with a bit more work on the audio and some trims. I have framed this version as an audition, so the jokes are allowed to die everywhere. One day we will have a go with an audience.
In The Conceited Pedlar by Thomas Randolph
The Pedlar - Alex Scott Fairley
The audition panel - Liza Graham and Robert Crighton
Recorded and mixed by Robert Crighton

Our patrons received this episode in March 2024 - approx. 7 months early.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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334: Doctor John Faustus (Chapter 10)

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 08:00:00 +0000

The History of the Damnable Life and Deserved Death of Doctor John Faustus, is the book that is the source for Christopher Marlowe's play. Chapter by chapter we will wander through the twists and turns of this story.
Performed by Robert Crighton
Chapter Ten: Questions put forth by Doctor Faustus unto his spirit Mephostophiles.

Our patrons also get an exploring session looking in detail at the text - join our chat here.

Thunder sfx thanks to zapsplat.com
Our patrons received this episode in October 2023 - approx. 12 months early.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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339: Discussing: Borrowed Feathers with Darren Freebury-Jones

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 08:00:00 +0000

This week it's another chat with Dr Darren Freebury-Jones about... a lot of playwrights. This chat most stays within the Elizabethan world of dramatists, inspired by Dr Jones book Sxxxxxxxxx's Borrowed Feathers, which will be available in October 2024. So there's a lot about Marlowe, Lyly, Kyd, Greene and Peele, and then we ran out of time. Our previous chat on Robert Greene is available here - https://audioboom.com/posts/7983772-discussing-robert-greene-and-alphonsus

Dr Darren Freebury-Jones is author of the monographs: Reading Robert Greene: Recovering Shakespeare’s Rival (Routledge), Shakespeare’s Tutor: The Influence of Thomas Kyd (Manchester University Press), and Shakespeare’s Borrowed Feathers (Manchester University Press). He is Associate Editor for the first critical edition of The Collected Works of Thomas Kyd since 1901 (Boydell and Brewer). He has also investigated the boundaries of John Marston’s dramatic corpus as part of the Oxford Marston project and is General Editor for The Collected Plays of Robert Greene (Edinburgh University Press). His findings on the works of Shakespeare and his contemporaries have been discussed in national newspapers such as The Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Observer, and The Independent as well as BBC Radio. In 2023 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in recognition of his contributions to historical scholarship.

SHAKESPEARE'S BORROWED FEATHERS: HOW EARLY MODERN PLAYWRIGHTS SHAPED THE WORLD'S GREATEST WRITER
Shakespeare's plays have influenced generations of writers, but who were the early modern playwrights who influenced him? Shakespeare's borrowed feathers offers a fresh look at William Shakespeare and the community of playwrights that shaped his work. This compelling book argues that we need to see early modern drama as a communal enterprise, with playwrights borrowing from and adapting one another's work.
From John Lyly's wit to the collaborative genius of John Fletcher, to Christopher Marlowe and Ben Jonson, Shakespeare's borrowed feathers offers fresh insights into Shakespeare's artistic development and shows us new ways of looking at the masterpieces that have enchanted audiences for centuries.

READING ROBERT GREENE: RECOVERING SHAKESPEARE'S RIVAL
SHAKESPEARE'S TUTOR: THE INFLUENCE OF THOMAS KYD
THE COLLECTED WORKS OF THOMAS KYD

Our patrons received this episode in June 2024 - approx. 4 months early.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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337: The Coxcomb by Beaumont and Fletcher (Epilogue)

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 07:58:49 +0000

This is the quick look at the epilogue to The Coxcomb by John Fletcher and Francis Beaumont - originally written around 1608-12, but revised later. Whether this epilogue is from the team is unknown, this might be a later addition, as epilogues often are.
The epilogue is performed (a few times) by Fiona Thraille - a British voice actor, narrator and audio producer who has worked in voiceover, podcasts, and who has narrated and produced over a dozen audiobooks through Audible. She is the founder and producer of Dashing Onions Audio - an audio drama podcast, was co-host and producer of the Audio Drama Production Podcast for a year, and has given lectures and presentations on aspects of audio drama podcast creation.
The episode is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.
Additional sound effects from the wonderful people at http://www.freesfx.co.uk

Our patrons received this episode in June 2023 - approx. 15 months early.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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336: !Spoilers! The Conceited Pedlar by Thomas Randolph

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 08:00:00 +0000

A full(ish) breakdown and plain text audio of The Conceited Pedlar by Thomas Randolph, performed by Alex Scott Fairley. It's a rough commentary by Robert Crighton, and the first cut of the audio - though Robert puts his hand up to say that this episode needs work and there's a lot more to say about some of the more confusing elements of this pedlars conceits.

Our patrons received this episode in March 2024 - approx. 7 months early.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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335: Two Shepherds in Praise of Astraea by Mary Sidney (Dialogue)

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 08:00:00 +0000

A Dialogue between two Shepherds, Thenot and Piers, in Praise of Astraea by Mary Sidney - this is probably a sung dialogue, but we present the dialogue as it comes. Written in the 1590's
Emma Kemp - Thenot
Alex Scott Fairley - Piers.
This episode was produced by Robert Crighton

Our patrons received this episode in January 2024 - approx. 8 months early.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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334: Doctor John Faustus (Chapter 9)

Tue, 03 Sep 2024 08:00:00 +0000

The History of the Damnable Life and Deserved Death of Doctor John Faustus, is the book that is the source for Christopher Marlowe's play. Chapter by chapter we will wander through the twists and turns of this story.
Performed by Robert Crighton
Chapter Nine: How Doctor Faustus would have married, and how the devil had almost killed him for it.

Our patrons also get an exploring session looking in detail at the text - join our chat here.

Thunder sfx thanks to zapsplat.com
Our patrons received this episode in October 2023 - approx. 11 months early.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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335: 1566 and All That - Part 1 (Hamlet to Hamilton Crossover)

Fri, 30 Aug 2024 08:00:00 +0000

Here's the first of two special crossover episodes with Emily C A Synder of the Hamlet to Hamilton podcast. I say two, it's actually five, but these two come as a mini set. We have been dancing through texts from the medieval up to the reign of Elizabeth on their podcast, and now we're doing the same over on ours - with the 1560's. It's a case of thinking aloud, and seeing what comes up.
Hamlet to Hamilton: Exploring Verse Drama is an educational podcast from TURN TO FLESH PRODUCTIONS Audio Network. Teaching how to write and perform new verse drama. Hosted by Emily C. A. Snyder. Edited by Colin Kovarik.
SEASON ONE: Writing Verse Drama
SEASON TWO: Arthur Through the Ages
SEASON THREE: Soliloquy
SEASON FOUR: The Origins of English Verse Drama - which is with us!
Hamlet to Hamilton website - http://www.hamlettohamilton.com/
Support H2H at their patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hamlettohamilton

Our patrons received this episode in December 2023 - approx. 8 months early.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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332: Exploring: Kemp's Nine Days Wonder (Archive LIVE Stream)

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 08:00:00 +0000

March 2020, we were as a company reeling from having to cancel our first full scale live show, and had pivoted briefly to audio only live streams on YouTube. We had tried another audio platform briefly, but it had been disappointing in terms of quality.
After a series of readings of The Wonderful Year, Robert did a live exploring session on Kemp's Nine Days Wonder. There were more to follow the week after, but by then we had started our zoom exploring sessions, and these live streams stopped.
Till now, the audio hasn't been on any of our platforms, except possibly our patreon feed - but now it has been added to the podcast. Apart from some cuts advertising now very past future events, the recording has been left as it was recorded on the afternoon of Friday 20th March 2020.
Will Kemp, an actor and clown, decides to hold a publicity stunt and cash in on his fame by Morris dancing all the way from London to Norwich. He wrote a pamphlet on the journey, performed live! You can follow the text at http://www.luminarium.org/renascence-editions/kemp.html.

(We're not sure if we archived this for our patrons, but if we did they got it four and half years earlier than here. Apart from it being on YouTube. So, even if we did, it doesn't really count. That said, usually patrons get these things super early. So...)
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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333: Hamlet to Hamilton Crossover Teaser

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 08:00:00 +0000

Welcome to a little teaser for an approaching crossover event. Your host Robert Crighton has been moonlighting over at the Hamlet to Hamilton Podcast, and now they're coming to visit us. To prepare for our look into verse in the 1560's, we have a little teaser of this episode covering drama during the reign of Henry the Eighth.
You can listen to the full episode, and all NINE earlier episodes of the series, by going to the Hamlet to Hamilton pod - links below. We will continue this journey in a couple of weeks.
Hamlet to Hamilton: Exploring Verse Drama is an educational podcast from TURN TO FLESH PRODUCTIONS Audio Network. Teaching how to write and perform new verse drama. Hosted by Emily C. A. Snyder. Edited by Colin Kovarik.
SEASON ONE: Writing Verse Drama
SEASON TWO: Arthur Through the Ages
SEASON THREE: Soliloquy
SEASON FOUR: The Origins of English Verse Drama - which is with us!
Hamlet to Hamilton website - http://www.hamlettohamilton.com/
Support H2H at their patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hamlettohamilton

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331: Astorildo and Carrabunculo by the Unknown (Fragment)

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 08:00:00 +0000

Welcome to this episode of Fragments, looking at Astorildo and Carrabunculo. We recorded the audio for this as part of a test live stream session, shared only with our patrons. It went reasonably well, and so I edited the runs together into this episode here. The usual fragments run at the text is followed by the original exploring style discussion.
Astorildo and Carrabunculo by the Unknown (Fragment)
With Liza Graham and Robert Crighton as Corus and Racrox. Except when it's the other way round.

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330: Exploring: Wisdom and Will by John Fisher

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 08:00:00 +0000

It's the third of three Dialogues by John Fisher - recorded in a secret London location with Liza Graham and Robert Crighton. As ever with these printed dialogues, there is the usual tension between the question as to whether they are dramatically interesting, or are tipped towards functioned as Socratic dialogue for reading alone. These were printed in 1558, at the end of the reign of one Queen (Mary), and the beginning of another (Elizabeth).
This is Concerning Wisdom and Will, with us...

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322: Doctor John Faustus (Chapter 8)

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 08:00:00 +0000

The History of the Damnable Life and Deserved Death of Doctor John Faustus, is the book that is the source for Christopher Marlowe's play. Chapter by chapter we will wander through the twists and turns of this story.
Performed by Robert Crighton
Chapter Eight: The manner how Faustus proceeded in his damnable life and of the diligent service that Mephostophiles used towards him.

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329: Exploring: Of Maidens by John Fisher (Dialogue)

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 08:00:00 +0000

It's the second of three Dialogues by John Fisher - recorded in a secret London location with Liza Graham and Robert Crighton. As ever with these printed dialogues, there is the usual tension between the question as to whether they are dramatically interesting, or are tipped towards functioned as Socratic dialogue for reading alone. These were printed in 1558, at the end of the reign of one Queen (Mary), and the beginning of another (Elizabeth).
The title is damaged by it's known as A Dialogue of Maidens, as in between two Maidens, Eda and Agna. We have recorded a full cast audio version, which is in editing hell. One day, it will appear!

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328: Exploring: On Idleness by John Fisher (Dialogue)

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 07:44:41 +0000

It's the first of three Dialogues by John Fisher - recorded in a secret London location with Liza Graham and Robert Crighton. As ever with these printed dialogues, there is the usual tension between the question as to whether they are dramatically interesting, or are tipped towards functioned as Socratic dialogue for reading alone. These were printed in 1558, at the end of the reign of one Queen (Mary), and the beginning of another (Elizabeth). Titled here as On Idleness, perhaps alternatively it should be called 'Between Gelasimus and Spudaeus' who are the two speakers.
The next dialogue, Of Maidens, is coming soon...

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327: The Noble Gentlemen by John Fletcher (Epilogue)

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 08:00:00 +0000

Another Epic Epilogue, this time a short but sweet note from The Noble Gentlemen by John Fletcher and… someone. Part of what we might call the messy Beaumont and Fletcher extended collaborative universe. Fletcher worked with a lot of people, but in this case it’s possible that he died leaving the text unfinished and someone else worked from then on. The play was printed in 1647, and probably was new when licenced for performance in 1626 – but there is some disagreement on this point. But this epilogue is probably written for the revival of the play in 1641, putting it right at the end of our timeline.
Performed by Fiona Thraille.

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313: Occupation and Idleness by the Unknown (Full Cast Audio Adaptation)

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 08:00:00 +0000

It's our full cast audio adaptation of Occupation and Idleness by the Unknown - recorded live on YouTube, and mixed for your delectation and pleasure.
Occupation and Idleness by the Unknown
Robert Crighton - Occupation
Emma Kemp - Idleness
Liza Graham - Doctrine
. Occupation and Idleness.
Technical presentation by Robert Crighton

CW: Scenes of violence by figures in authority - specifically a beating.

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322: Doctor John Faustus (Chapter 7)

Tue, 09 Jul 2024 08:00:00 +0000

The History of the Damnable Life and Deserved Death of Doctor John Faustus, is the book that is the source for Christopher Marlowe's play. Chapter by chapter we will wander through the twists and turns of this story.
Performed by Robert Crighton
Chapter Seven: How Mephostophiles came for his writing, and in what manner he appeared, and his sights he showed him: and how he caused him to keep a copy of his own writings.

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326: Aegio, possibly by William Alley (Fragment)

Fri, 05 Jul 2024 08:00:00 +0000

Another fragment is given a bit of love - this is based on a recording we made from a live stream, but given a tidy up and the usual Fragments treatment.
Aegio, possibly by William Alley - c.1560
With Liza Graham as Larymos – hot to trot for predestination – and Robert Crighton as Phronimos – free will is not an illusion.

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314: !Spoilers! Occupation and Idleness by the Unknown

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 08:00:00 +0000

It's the !Spoilers! episode for our full cast audio adaptation of Occupation and Idleness by the Unknown - based on the live stream session on YouTube, and mixed for your delectation and pleasure. Hosted by Robert Crighton.

Occupation and Idleness by the Unknown
Robert Crighton - Occupation
Emma Kemp - Idleness
Liza Graham - Doctrine
Technical presentation by Robert Crighton
CW: Scenes of violence by figures in authority - specifically a beating.

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325: Discussing: The Tragedy of Mariam with Prof. Elizabeth Schafer

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 08:00:00 +0000

A discussion with Professor Elizabeth Schafer about The Tragedy of Mariam by Elizabeth Cary, and other plays. This, as you may have noticed by now, is part of a sequence of discussions about female playwrights, and might be leading up to something special further down the line. Or not. We're working on it.
The host was Robert Crighton

A full cast audio adaptation of Mariam, discussions of Mariam, and everything else we have on women writing in the pre-modern world can heard in full on our Dramatic Women playlist.

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324: !Spoilers! Beware the Cat by William Baldwin

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 08:00:00 +0000

Welcome to our !Spoilers! walk through of Beware the Cat by William Baldwin.
The audio recording of our live adaptation from the Revels season is available now - but it isn't on the pod for the moment. It can be listened to by signing up for free to our Patreon. Why so? In brief, I'm planning a full production of this show for next year, so I won't be releasing the audio on the podcast as per usual so as not to give away too easily a future production. So, for now, I'm holding it back on the patreon - albeit as a free access for sign ups. There will be more on this live show to come.

Part One can be heard here! Just sign up and listen!
Part Two can be heard here! Just sign up and listen!

This !Spoilers! episode features Robert Crighton as host and in the show, as well as material from our live show performed by Sarah Blake, Valentina Vinci and Alexandra Kataigida (on spoons). There are also clips from previous episodes of the pod, featuring Geir Madland, Sarah Golding, & Gillian Horgan.

An initial exploring session playlist - streamed live during lockdown - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoJ_WZDPxuav1w6NgrCuivSK
Mentioned pod episodes -
Various Cat elements in Gammer Gurton's Needle - https://audioboom.com/playlists/4628938-gammer-gurton-s-needle
For the earlier example of the Dame and her 'magically' transformed daughter, Dame Sirith - https://audioboom.com/posts/8079017-dame-sirith-full-cast-audio-adaptation
For an example of anti-Catholic propaganda of the period - https://audioboom.com/posts/8242513-john-bon-and-master-parson-by-luke-shepherd-full-cast-audio-adaptation
Discussing: Beware the Cat with Dr Rachel Stenner - https://audioboom.com/posts/7252019-discussing-beware-the-cat
Discussing: A Mirror for Magistrates - also by William Baldwin - https://audioboom.com/posts/8456073-discussing-a-mirror-for-magistrates-with-prof-scott-c-lucas

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322: Doctor John Faustus (Chapter 6)

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 08:00:00 +0000

The History of the Damnable Life and Deserved Death of Doctor John Faustus, is the book that is the source for Christopher Marlowe's play. Chapter by chapter we will wander through the twists and turns of this story.
Performed by Robert Crighton
Chapter Six: How Doctor Faustus set his blood in a saucer on warm ashes, and writ as followeth.

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321: The Shrewsbury Fragments - Pilgrims

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 08:00:00 +0000

Finale of a three part series looking at The Shrewsbury Fragments - this is fragment number three, a Pilgrims play.
This clears the very earliest surviving material, clearing a path towards the late medieval plays, that survive in greater abundance.

The Shrewsbury Pilgrims by the Unknown
With Alex Scott-Fairley as Cleophas, Valentina Vinci as Luke’s cue in, and Robert Crighton as the cues from Jesus.

The host was Robert Crighton

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321: Preist the Barber by the Unknown (Full Cast Audio Adaptation)

Fri, 31 May 2024 08:00:00 +0000

Hello and welcome to this special presentation of Preist the Barber, based on a live streamed recording session from 2023.
This episode also comes in two full cast audio versions – the first is a relatively straightforward audio adaptation, which has a few sound effects, and then a sillier mix of the same presented as a studio comedy from the 1970’s with canned laughter track. Because nobodies laughing now.
In both versions of Preist the Barber by the Unknown
Liza Graham is Preist the Barber and Emma Kemp is Sweetball
Produced by Robert Crighton, with additional sound effects from www.zapsplat.com

Edit one (standard edit) opens the episode, edit two (canned laughter) starts from 9mins 20sec

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323: Middleton's Endgame: A Game at Chess LIVE!

Tue, 28 May 2024 08:00:00 +0000

Hello!
Just a quick update on some things happening in the REAL WORLD. Yes, tickets are on sale now for… our next public live show Middleton’s Endgame: A Game at Chess LIVE!, running at The White Bear in Kennington on Sunday 11th August from 1pm till the evening. Tickets are on sale here!
It’s not just our live recording of A Game at Chess, it’s a whole pop up festival of Thomas Middleton, featuring his last performed works, including his most (in)famously successful play A Game at Chess, and his Lord Mayor’s Show for 1626. Following our successful Winter Revels run at the White Bear, Beyond returns for a day long event celebrating the work of Thomas Middleton at the end of his career. A Game at Chess, a play featuring chess pieces in a cold war, one side against the other, was performed nine times in a row in 1624, a scandalous event that ended his career. Beyond will be recording the play live for the podcast, as well as other works and material from the end of Middleton's career. With expert discussion, and even a whole Lord Mayor's Show, this is not to be missed.
There are 32 tickets now on general sale. Yes, the same as on a chess board. So, you will all be pieces in our little game.
Tickets available via Ticketsource - Book your tickets now!

Outline Events for the Day:
Setting up the Board… an overview of Thomas Middleton in the 1620’s, and the theatrical context for…
A Game at Chess by Thomas Middleton – a live recording of the play with the Beyond company.
The Aftermath – a look into the scandal of A Game at Chess and the responses to it.
Lord Mayor’s Show 1626 by Thomas Middleton – an adaptation of Middleton’s last performed work.
Middleton’s Endgame – a panel discussion about everything that the day has covered.
So, book your tickets now – or go to our website beyondshakespeare.org for more info.
Sunday 11th August from 1pm till the evening, at The White Bear in Kennington.

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321: Discussing: Renaissance Drama by Women with Prof. Marion Wynne-Davies

Fri, 24 May 2024 08:00:00 +0000

This is a discussion with Professor Marion Wynne-Davies about the collection of plays and documents, published in 1996, Renaissance Drama by Women, which was co-edited with S.P. Cerasano. Whilst it was published a fair while ago, it was this collection that began our work on these plays, and we're probably not alone.
This episode features clips from our audio adaptations of the plays in question, all of which can be heard in full on our Dramatic Women playlist.
The host was Robert Crighton, and additional voices include Simon Nader as Caesar in The Tragedy of Antony, Fiona Thraille from Elizabeth I's translation, and Pamela Flanagan as Cleopatra in The Tragedy of Antony translated by Mary Sidney, as well as Salome in The Tragedy of Mariam by Elizabeth Cary.

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321: !Spoilers! Preist the Barber by the Unknown

Fri, 17 May 2024 08:00:00 +0000

Welcome to another spoilerific walk through of our live streamed curio of Preist the Barber. It's a genuinely odd work which needs a lot of glossing - more than I have been able to do for this release. So, this might make more sense than the final full audio release. Because there's nothing funnier than someone laboriously explaining the jokes as they go.
With Liza Graham as Preist the Barber, and Emma Kemp as Sweetball.
The host was Robert Crighton

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321: Doctor John Faustus (Chapter 5)

Tue, 14 May 2024 08:00:00 +0000

The History of the Damnable Life and Deserved Death of Doctor John Faustus, is the book that is the source for Christopher Marlowe's play. Chapter by chapter we will wander through the twists and turns of this story.
Performed by Robert Crighton
Chapter Five: The third parley between Doctor Faustus and Mephostophiles about a conclusion.

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320: The Shrewsbury Fragments - Marys

Fri, 10 May 2024 09:09:13 +0000

Second of a three part series looking at The Shrewsbury Fragments - this is fragment number two, a Marys play.
This clears the very earliest surviving material, clearing a path towards the late medieval plays, that survive in greater abundance.
The Shrewsbury Mary's by the Unknown
Mary Three was played by Fiona Thraille, with Valentina Vinci as the cue.
The host was Robert Crighton

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315: The Fawn by John Marston (Epilogue)

Fri, 03 May 2024 08:00:00 +0000

A look at the epilogue to The Fawn, or Parasitaster by John Marston, performed by Fiona Thraille.
Our First Look Exploring sessions on the complete play can be found on our Tube of You channel - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoIaZAtWIC3NOYTXU2nd2I_a
The epilogue is performed by Fiona Thraille - a British voice actor, narrator and audio producer who has worked in voiceover, podcasts, and who has narrated and produced over a dozen audiobooks through Audible. She is the founder and producer of Dashing Onions Audio - an audio drama podcast, was co-host and producer of the Audio Drama Production Podcast for a year, and has given lectures and presentations on aspects of audio drama podcast creation.

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319: Discussing: The Theatrical Legacy of Thomas Middleton

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 07:49:04 +0000

Welcome to this edited version of our live discussion of The Theatrical Legacy of Thomas Middleton
It was an online event celebrating the publication of The Theatrical Legacy of Thomas Middleton, 1624-2024
Featuring Drs Will Green, Anna L. Hegland, Sam Jermy; with host Robert Crighton.

You can purchase the book online at... https://www.routledge.com/The-Theatrical-Legacy-of-Thomas-Middleton-1624-2024/Green-Hegland-Jermy/p/book/9781032556093

For more info on all our events for this play, go to our Game at Chess webpage.

The Theatrical Legacy of Thomas Middleton, 1624-2024 marks the 400th anniversary of Middleton’s final and most contentious work for the public theatres, A Game at Chess (1624), presenting readers with a celebration of the impact and lasting salience of Middleton's body of dramatic works from 1624 up to the present day. This live event brings the editors of this collection together to discuss Middleton, and the book they have produced.

The Theatrical Legacy of Thomas Middleton, 1624-2024 marks the 400th anniversary of Middleton’s final and most contentious work for the public theatres, A Game at Chess (1624), presenting readers with a celebration of the impact and lasting salience of Middleton's body of dramatic works from 1624 up to the present day. The collection is divided into three sections: ‘Critical and Textual Reception’, ‘Afterlives and Legacies’, and ‘Practice and Performance’. This division reflects the book’s holistic approach to Middleton’s dramatic canon, and its emphasis on the continuing significance of Middleton’s writing to the study of early modern English drama. The book offers an assessment of the place of Middleton’s drama in culture, criticism, and education today, through a variety of critical approaches. Featuring work from a range of voices (from early career, independent, and seasoned academics and practitioners), this collection will be of interest to specialists in early modern literature and drama who are interested in both theory and practice, and students or scholars researching Middleton’s historical significance to the study of early theatre.

Dr. Will Green is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Nottingham, and an associate tutor in Medieval and Renaissance Literature at the University of Warwick. He received his PhD from the University of Birmingham's Shakespeare Institute in 2021, and his work has appeared in journals including Exchanges, Theatre Notebook, and Critical Survey.
Dr Anna L. Hegland is an advisor in The Aspire Center and adjunct professor at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin. She earned a PhD in Medieval and Early Modern Studies from the University of Kent in 2022. Her research examines the intertwining of rhetoric and action in early modern English theatre during moments of staged violence, combining textual and practice-based methods to think about enactment and embodiment then and now. Her work is published in the British Shakespeare Association’s Teaching Shakespeare magazine, Shakespeare Bulletin, and Symbolism, and a chapter on Middleton appears in the recent edited collection Boundaries of Violence (Routledge, 2023).
Dr. Sam Jermy is an independent researcher whose research explores the ways that masculinities are imagined, staged, articulated, and problematised across Thomas Middleton’s body of work. They have published reviews in Shakespeare Bulletin and Urban History, and appeared as a guest on several podcasts including That Shakespeare Life and The International Anthony Burgess Foundation Podcast.

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307: The World and the Child (Full Cast Audio Adaptation)

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 08:00:00 +0000

At last, it's the last of the big pre-plague audio recordings to come through the machine. It's...
The World and the Child, or Mundus et Infans by the Unknown.
With Sarah Golding as The World, Robert Crighton as Infans to Age, Rob Myson as Age, Hugh Weller-Poley as Folly, and Fiona Thraille as Perseverance.
Technical presentation by Robert Crighton, with additional sfx from https://www.zapsplat.com/

Earlier exploring session on the podcast can be found here - https://audioboom.com/posts/7413235-exploring-mundus-et-infans
YouTube First and Second look sessions here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoLGMp3bRtUBO0KY_38X0vnc

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306: Doctor John Faustus (Chapter 4)

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 08:00:00 +0000

The History of the Damnable Life and Deserved Death of Doctor John Faustus, is the book that is the source for Christopher Marlowe's play. Chapter by chapter we will wander through the twists and turns of this story.
Performed by Robert Crighton
Chapter Four: The second time of the Spirit appearing to Faustus in his house and their parley.

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318: The Shrewsbury Fragments - Shepherds

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 08:00:00 +0000

This is the first of a three part series looking at The Shrewsbury Fragments - this is fragment number one, a Shepherds play.
This clears the very earliest surviving material, clearing a path towards the late medieval plays, that survive in greater abundance.
In The Shrewsbury Shepherds by the Unknown
Third Shepherd was played by Fiona Thraille, with Simon Nader as the cue.
The host was Robert Crighton

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317: The Road to Bosworth Field (Live Panel Discussion)

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 08:00:00 +0000

This week it's the live discussion about Richard III in literature, The Road to Bosworth Field, as recorded at the Quay Theatre at Sudbury on Thursday 20th July 2023, following our live performance of Bosworth Field by Sir John Beaumont.

With host Robert Crighton were Doctor Jitka Štollová & Doctor Stephen Longstaffe, with additional readings by Sarah Golding and Karim Kronfli

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312: Discussing: A Mirror for Magistrates with Prof. Scott C. Lucas

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +0000

And as a bit of a run up to our next live show The Fall of Richard II, we have a chat with Professor Scott C. Lucas about A Mirror for Magistrates, which he edited in a fine modern edition in 2019, published by Cambridge University Press.
If you'd like to hear more about Beware the Cat, we have another episode just for you.

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316: Bosworth Field by Sir John Beaumont (LIVE)

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +0000

Welcome to Bosworth Field by Sir John Beaumont, recorded live at the Quay Theatre at Sudbury.
The second half of the evening - The Road to Bosworth Field - will drop very soon.

Bosworth Field by Sir John Beaumont was hosted by Robert Crighton, sound recorded by Jack Lawson of the Quay Theatre. Many thanks to Joe Fawcett, Sharon Buckler, and the team at the Quay for helping make this show possible.

Cast
Pamela Flanagan – Narrator for King Richard
Karim Kronfli – Narrator for Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond
Sarah Golding – The Ghost of Henry VI, Ferrers, Hungerford
Gillian Horgan – Richmond, Earl of Surrey (Norfolk’s son), Bourchier
Heydn McCabe – Thomas Stanley, Byron, Talbot
Simon Nader – King Richard III
Rob Myson – Duke of Norfolk (father to Surrey), Clifton
Stephen Longstaffe – Brakenbury, Oxford
Kit McGuire – Catesby, Narrator for the French, Percy, Scout

Special thanks to Doctor Jitka Štollová for assisting in all our work on Richard III texts.
Also thanks to the Beyond Shakespeare online group who’ve contributed to making this piece come to life through our exploring sessions - Alan Scott, Eric Karoulla, Liza Graham, Emma Kemp, Gina Moravec, Lynn Freitas, Aliki Chapple, Lois Potter, Rachel Warburton, Gregory Musson.

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306: Doctor John Faustus (Chapter 3)

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +0000

The History of the Damnable Life and Deserved Death of Doctor John Faustus, is the book that is the source for Christopher Marlowe's play. Chapter by chapter we will wander through the twists and turns of this story.
Performed by Robert Crighton
Chapter Three: The conference of Doctor Faustus with his Spirit Mephostophiles the morning following at his own house.

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310: Discussing: The World and the Child with Prof. Greg Walker

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +0000

A chat about The World and the Child or, Mundus et Infans, with Professor Greg Walker - who you will remember many a chat about John Heywood on the pod. We're turning the clock back a little bit for a play that survives in print from 1522, but precise dating of production is less clear. Spoilers on the play are already available, and the full cast audio to follow soon.
This episode features clips from the upcoming production, featuring performances by Sarah Golding as the World, Rob Myson as Conscience, Hugh Weller-Poley as Folly and Fiona Thraille as Perseverance. A playlist of all the audio we have on The World and the Child can be heard here.
There's also an excerpt from The Chester Fall of Lucifer play with Trevor Laver as Lucifer - the full episode can be heard here.
These clips include some effects from zapsplat.com

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311: The Tragedy of Panthea (Fragment)

Fri, 08 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +0000

The Tragedy of Panthea possibly by Richard Farrant.
So, this is a short fragment from The Tragedy of Panthea. It was performed by a boy’s company sometime between 1567 and 1580, and depending on the date by the Children of Winsor or the Children of the Chapel Royal. Richard Farrant is a reasonable shout as the author, as he produced within those limits.
Panthea performed by Fiona Thraille, the host is Robert Crighton

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304: !Spoilers! The World and the Child (Part 4)

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +0000

We continue our Spoilers for The World and the Child, or Mundus et Infans by the Unknown. Dating around 1500, printed in 1522, it's the smallest cast show on the block - potentially stageable with two (we used five) actors. As a pre-plague bonus recording, we are locked into the takes we made four years ago - but it's come out quite well.
This !Spoilers! episode unlocks the final movement of the play (I call them movements, because they're not quite perfectly delineated as scenes - plus I like to sound arty) which includes the two actor clash point - is it actually reasonable to stage this play with two actors? Kinda.
With Robert Crighton as Age, and Fiona Thraille as Perseverance
Earlier exploring session on the podcast can be found here - https://audioboom.com/posts/7413235-exploring-mundus-et-infans
YouTube First and Second look sessions here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoLGMp3bRtUBO0KY_38X0vnc

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309: Discussing: Early Plays with Mark Ravenhill

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 09:00:00 +0000

Welcome to this discussing episode, where I chat with modern playwright Mark Ravenhill about early plays by unmodern playwrights. We talk about a whole host of plays, productions, inspirations, and approaches to early modern plays from the perspective of a modern one.
Mark Ravenhill's latest play Ben and Imo is being produced by the RSC and will be performing at the Swan Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon from the 21st February to 6th April 2024
Information and tickets can be found here - https://www.rsc.org.uk/ben-and-imo
Mark Ravenhill is the author of many plays, including Shopping and Fucking; Faust is Dead; Handbag; Some Explicit Polaroids; Mother Clap’s Molly House; Citizenship; Pool No Water; The Cut; Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat; Over There; The Cane.

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306: Doctor John Faustus (Chapter 2)

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 09:00:00 +0000

The History of the Damnable Life and Deserved Death of Doctor John Faustus, is the book that is the source for Christopher Marlowe's play. Chapter by chapter we will wander through the twists and turns of this story.
Performed by Robert Crighton
Chapter Two: How Doctor Faustus began to practise in his devilish Art, and how he conjured the devil, making him to appear and meet him on the morrow at his own house.

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304: !Spoilers! The World and the Child (Part 3)

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 09:00:00 +0000

We continue our Spoilers for The World and the Child, or Mundus et Infans by the Unknown. Dating around 1500, printed in 1522, it's the smallest cast show on the block - potentially stageable with two (we used five) actors. As a pre-plague bonus recording, we are locked into the takes we made four years ago - but it's come out quite well.
This !Spoilers! episode unlocks the third movement of the play (I call them movements, because they're not quite perfectly delineated as scenes - plus I like to sound arty) which includes some of the most dynamic cross-talk of the play - but also, the hardest to understand.
With Robert Crighton as Manhood, Hugh Weller-Poley as Folly, and Rob Myson as Conscience.
Earlier exploring session on the podcast can be found here - https://audioboom.com/posts/7413235-exploring-mundus-et-infans
YouTube First and Second look sessions here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoLGMp3bRtUBO0KY_38X0vnc

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308: Discussing: Love's Victory by Mary Wroth

Fri, 09 Feb 2024 09:00:00 +0000

A discussion of the play Love's Victory by Lady Mary Wroth - which has been produced live by the team of Professor Alison Findlay and director Emma Rucastle. A video of that production is available online now. More about the project can be found here.

A production of Edward III at Lancaster Castle (2023), mentioned in the episode, can be seen here.

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303: !Spoilers! The World and the Child (Part 2)

Fri, 02 Feb 2024 09:00:00 +0000

We continue our !Spoilers! for The World and the Child, or Mundus et Infans by the Unknown. Dating around 1500, printed in 1522, it's the smallest cast show on the block - potentially stageable with two (we used five) actors. As a pre-plague bonus recording, we are locked into the takes we made four years ago - but it's come out quite well.
This !Spoilers! episode unlocks the second movement of the play (I call them movements, because they're not quite perfectly delineated as scenes - plus I like to sound arty) which features the appearance of Conscience.
With Robert Crighton as Manhood, and Rob Myson as Conscience.
Earlier exploring session on the podcast can be found here - https://audioboom.com/posts/7413235-exploring-mundus-et-infans
YouTube First and Second look sessions here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoLGMp3bRtUBO0KY_38X0vnc

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305: The Hanging of Judas - Towneley (Fragment)

Fri, 26 Jan 2024 09:00:00 +0000

A full performance of The Hanging of Judas, an odd bit of text in the Towneley mystery cycle documents. It's a fragment only, the narrative cuts off, but we fill in some of the gaps.
Sadly, this was one of the recording sessions which went wrong technically - I have cleaned it up as best I can, and added some background sfx for atmosphere, but some artifacts do still occur. However, it was such a good performance I didn't want to lose it.

With Alexandra Kataigida as Judas, the host was Robert Crighton

Our patrons received this episode in July 2023 - approx. 6 months early.
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306: Doctor John Faustus (Chapter 1)

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 09:00:00 +0000

Welcome to a new monthly Tuesday short release - it's a reading of a book you might not have read, but you will know.
The History of the Damnable Life and Deserved Death of Doctor John Faustus, is the book that is the source for Marlowe's play. Chapter by chapter we will wander through the twists and turns of this story.
Performed by Robert Crighton
Chapter One: Of his Parentage and Birth.

Our patrons also get an exploring session looking in detail at the text - join our chat here - https://www.patreon.com/posts/76206403

Thunder sfx thanks to zapsplat.com
Our patrons received this episode in June 2023 - approx. 7 months early.
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303: !Spoilers! The World and the Child (Part 1)

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 09:00:00 +0000

We are finally releasing this last of the pre-plague recordings - it's The World and the Child, or Mundus et Infans by the Unknown. Dating around 1500, printed in 1522, it's the smallest cast show on the block - potentially stageable with two (we used five) actors. As a pre-plague bonus recording, we are locked into the takes we made four years ago - but it's come out quite well.
This first !Spoilers! episode unlocks the opening movement of the play (I call them movements, because they're not quite perfectly delineated as scenes - plus I like to sound arty) which is the most exciting to stage as a producer. How do you make the Child grow up before the audiences eyes?
With Robert Crighton as The Child, who grows up fast into Wanton/Lust and Liking/Manhood, and Sarah Golding as The World.

Earlier exploring session on the podcast can be found here - https://audioboom.com/posts/7413235-exploring-mundus-et-infans
YouTube First and Second look sessions here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoLGMp3bRtUBO0KY_38X0vnc

Our patrons received this episode in August 2023 - approx. 5 months early.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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302: The Merry Conceited Jests of George Peele (Omnibus)

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 09:00:00 +0000

This is our omnibus edition of the complete jests of George Peele - with additional music added to the mix!
The Merry Conceited Jests of George Peele was narrated by Sarah Black, with music composed by Tom Cowell and performed by Tom Cowell, Gabriela Ansteeg, Paolo Maldari, Federico Picetti and Corinna Vatterodt.
Produced by Sounds Curious for the Beyond podcast.
Final omnibus mix by Robert Crighton.

Our patrons have received early access to nearly all the episodes so far, and have exclusive access to our exploring sessions and discussion of the text - join us on the patreon to get more from the world of jest books.

Sarah Blake discusses the project with Robert Crighton on the podcast here - https://audioboom.com/posts/8194838-discussing-the-jests-of-george-peele-with-sarah-blake

The jests can be found variously online, though none of the ones we looked at were very tidy or void of errors - this is a fairly good option, but feel free to hunt. http://www.luminarium.org/renascence-editions/peele1.html

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Our patrons received this episode first in June 2023 - sevenish months early.
Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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300: Discussing: Brutan Drama with Dr Kim Gilchrist

Fri, 05 Jan 2024 09:00:00 +0000

This week it's a chat about Brutan Drama - or plays about Britain's pre-Roman history, which feature in Stage Britain's Past by Dr Kim Gilchrist, our guest! This has been a chat long in the making, and much prepared for, as we discuss Gorboduc, Locrine, King Leir, and Nobody and Somebody - all of which we have played with in exploring sessions (though Nobody and Somebody won't be released till later in the year 2024).
Otherwise, here's a playlist of lots of history plays. Some are more historical than others.

Kim Gilchrist is a lecturer in the School of English at Cardiff University, UK, and an Honorary Research fellow at the University of Roehampton, UK. Prior ton joining Cardiff University, he taught on Shakespeare and early modern literature at Roehampton, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre and Central School of Speech and Drama, UK.

Our patrons received this episode in September 2023 - approx. 4 months early.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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299: Round Up of the Year 2023

Fri, 29 Dec 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Our patrons received this episode about a week ago. It's hard to do a round up in advance.

A round up of all things Beyond, as well as beyond Beyond in the world of pre-modern drama.
You can join the public end of the BIG VOTE for our next season here!
If you're interested in being involved in our live sessions on A Game at Chess by Thomas Middleton next August, sign up here.

The video version - with the pictures - is on YouTube here.

Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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297: King Darius by the Unknown (Epilogue)

Fri, 22 Dec 2023 09:00:00 +0000

A fuller look than usual at the epilogue to King Darius (c.1565) in the context of the wider play. And... oh boy... is King Darius WEIRD.
With the wonderful Fiona Thraille as the epilogue, and various voices in passing in our exploring session clip, including possibly Heydn McCabe, Stephen Longstaffe, Gregory Musson, Liza Graham, Alex Scott Fairley, Rob Myson, Lynsey Beauchamp.
The host is Robert Crighton.

If you'd like to look at more of our hysteria reading this play, go to this handy playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoJ7F93JctDgYfcTuxXVBjpS

Our patrons received this episode in April 2023 - approx. 8 months early.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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282: The Jests of George Peele - Episode 14

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 09:00:00 +0000

The Jests of George Peele - Episode 14: How George Served a Gentlewoman.
Performed by Sarah Blake

A full audiobook reading, performed by Sarah Blake of Sounds Curious Productions, released monthly - followed by an omnibus version. Our patrons have received early access to nearly all the episodes so far, and have exclusive access to our exploring sessions and discussion of the text - join us on the patreon to get more from the world of jest books.
Music by Tom Cowell.
Produced by Sounds Curious Productions for the Beyond Podcast.

Sarah Blake discusses the project with Robert Crighton on the podcast here - https://audioboom.com/posts/8194838-discussing-the-jests-of-george-peele-with-sarah-blake

The jests can be found variously online, though none of the ones we looked at were very tidy or void of errors - this is a fairly good option, but feel free to hunt. http://www.luminarium.org/renascence-editions/peele1.html

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Our patrons received this episode first in May 2023 - eight months early. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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296: Judith by Cornelius Schonaeus (Fragment)

Fri, 08 Dec 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Another fun fragmentary text, Judith by Cornelius Schonaeus, which is... well the more we look at it, the more we think that the translation of the original text is bobbins. It's not really designed for performance, more a literal translation job... so, it's a bit... yeah. Messy. But we had a go.

Judith by Cornelius Schonaeus, possibly translated by Henry Evans. With Rob Myson as the Prologue and Simon Nader as Holofernes. Additional trumpet by Matt Byham.
Hosted and produced by Robert Crighton

Our patrons received this episode in December 2022 - approx. 11 months early!
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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298: Winter Revels 2023 (plus The BIG Vote 2024)

Fri, 01 Dec 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Hello! A quick update on our Winter Revels 2023 and the opening of Round 1 (ding, ding) for our BIG Vote for 2024. Open to all, you get to help create the shortlist for next years new productions - https://forms.gle/YvuS657yV8rVEhq19
All of which is (in part) dependent on the success of our upcoming Winter Revels - do come if you can, or share the shows with your friends and on social media.

The Beyond Shakespeare Winter Revels 2023
A Season of Tragedy, History, True Crime, Horror & Comedy

Welcome to the Beyond Winter Revels, a celebration selection box of shows from our repertoire. From Marlowe’s famous tragedy of Dido, through famous historical characters in Cleopatra, via true crime in Arden of Faversham and a gothic proto-horror story in Beware the Cat, to the chaotic comedy of a story that comes to life in Old Wives’ Tale – we’ve a show for you. You can sample one play or, for a discount price, catch them all! Live play readings, recording for the Beyond Shakespeare podcast, for one week only.
Performing 12th to 16th December 2023 at The White Bear Theatre, Kennington
138 Kennington Park Rd, London SE11 4DJ
Shows start at 7.30pm, with pre-show warm up material from 7.20pm.
Tickets - www.ticketsource.co.uk/milkbottleproductions
More info - www.beyondshakespeare.org

When planning your visit, remember the White Bear gives theatergoers 10% off food by simply showing their ticket or digital confirmation! Enjoy pre & post-show drinks in the stylish White Bear bar and garden.

Tuesday 12th December: Dido, Queen of Carthage by Christopher Marlowe and Thomas Nashe – a tragedy of a doomed love affair between the Queen of Carthage and Aeneas, survivor of the Trojan war, who has to choose between love and his destiny, as mapped out by the gods.
Wednesday 13th December: Cleopatra by Samuel Daniel – a history play, covering the last days of the Queen of Egypt. Written as a follow up to his patrons translation of The Tragedy of Antony, Daniel’s play is a mix of storytelling and drama, telling of the last hours in Cleopatra’s story.
Thursday 14th December: Arden of Faversham by the Unknown – a true crime thriller. Thomas Arden’s wife wants him dead, and pulls in a succession of accomplices to arrange the deed. The plans keep going wrong. Until they don’t.
Friday 15th December: Beware the Cat by William Baldwin - a Gothic horror story of talking cats. Our narrator tells how he learnt to understand the secret of the language of cats. When he hears what they say, he discovers that cat kind are organised and coming for you.
Saturday 16th December: The Old Wives' Tale by George Peele - the comical shaggy dog story for a winter's night. Three lost youths stumble across a cottage in a forest, where an old wife tells an Old Wives’ tale. The story comes to life before their eyes, and gets… a little muddled in the telling. 🚨Special guest announcement – joining us for a post-show discussion is Dr Annaliese Connolly (Senior Lecturer in English Literature at Sheffield Hallam University)

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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295: The Tragedy of Iphigenia by Lady Lumley (Full Cast Audio Adaptation)

Thu, 23 Nov 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Welcome to our full cast audio adaptation of Iphigenia - recorded as a test live stream for our patrons in April, this is the mixed down version. Many thanks to everyone who helped get this show on the road, and to our wonderful patrons who voted for it.

The Tragedy of Iphigenia by Jane, Lady Lumley, as translated from the play by Euripides

The Chorus / Lady Lumley was played by Sarah Blake, Agamemnon by Aliki Chapple, Senex by Liza Graham, Menelaus by Valentina Vinci, Clytemnestra by Alexandra Kataigida, Iphigenia by Minna Pang, Achilles by Emma Kemp, and Nuncius by Melissa Shirley.
The play was directed by Sarah Blake, and recorded by Robert Crighton, with special thanks to Liza Graham and Helen Good.

CW: Themes of infanticide, murder, war, and misogyny throughout.

Our patrons received the initial live stream of this play in April 2023 - approx 7 months ago.
They then received this edit of the episode in October 2023 - approx. 1 and a bit months early. And the gap between patron early access and final release is increasing! Sooooooo...
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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282: The Jests of George Peele - Episode 13

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 09:00:00 +0000

The Jests of George Peele - Episode 13: How he Served a Tapster.
Performed by Sarah Blake

A full audiobook reading, performed by Sarah Blake of Sounds Curious Productions, released monthly - followed by an omnibus version. Our patrons have received early access to nearly all the episodes so far, and have exclusive access to our exploring sessions and discussion of the text - join us on the patreon to get more from the world of jest books.
Music by Tom Cowell.
Produced by Sounds Curious Productions for the Beyond Podcast.

Sarah Blake discusses the project with Robert Crighton on the podcast here - https://audioboom.com/posts/8194838-discussing-the-jests-of-george-peele-with-sarah-blake

The jests can be found variously online, though none of the ones we looked at were very tidy or void of errors - this is a fairly good option, but feel free to hunt. http://www.luminarium.org/renascence-editions/peele1.html

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Our patrons received this episode first in April 2022 - seven months early. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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294: Spoilers: The Tragedy of Iphigenia by Lady Lumley

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 09:00:00 +0000

It's a brand new !Spoilers! episode for The Tragedy of Iphigenia as translated from Euripides by Jane, Lady Lumley around 1553. This episode works through the action, but there isn't the plain text audio at the end - largely because we don't plan to cut the final version. As ever, the text as recorded may contain minor errors and is a bit rough round the edges.
In The Tragedy of Iphigenia by Jane, Lady Lumley, as translated from the play by Euripides
The chorus was played by Sarah Blake, Agamemnon by Aliki Chapple, Senex by Liza Graham, Menelaus by Valentina Vinci, Clytemnestra by Alexandra Kataigida, Iphigenia by Minna Pang, Achilles by Emma Kemp, and Nuncius by Melissa Shirley.

The play was directed by Sarah Blake, and recorded by Robert Crighton, with special thanks to Liza Graham and Helen Good. The host was Robert Crighton.

Our exploring sessions on the play are also available here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoLCbWNAHshgw0ZzNM6OseRP
The Second Look is also available audio only on the podcast - https://audioboom.com/posts/8025903-exploring-the-tragedy-of-iphigeneia-translated-by-lady-lumley

Our patrons received this episode in September 2023 - approx. 2 months early.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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293: Part of a Play by the Unknown (Fragment)

Fri, 10 Nov 2023 09:00:00 +0000

It's another fragment, labelled as Part of a Play by someone, but it's not desperately play like... so... here it is. It's... not a particularly easy text to read, so many bonus thanks to Heydn McCabe for giving it a go.
Part of a Play by the Unknown
The part was performed by Heydn McCabe, and the episode hosted and produced by Robert Crighton

Our patrons received this episode in March 2023 - approx. 8 months early.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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290: Discussing: Jack Straw with Dr Stephen Longstaffe

Fri, 03 Nov 2023 09:00:00 +0000

This is a VERY belated episode. It was recorded via the telephone back in the before times - in the later end of 2019. The recording is very messy (it's been tidied up, but there are still a lot of pops and bangs and other strange issues) but it is... rather good, we hope.
It's a discussion of The Life and Death of Jack Straw, at the time we were finishing our full cast audio adaptation, and planning a live production (which the plague cancelled). It is released now, as we start to revive our plans to stage it again - and run low on the pre-plague audio. Increasingly, our work is all new.
So, enjoy this chat with Dr Stephen Longstaffe, editor of the only modern critical edition that is (sort of) still available (you might need to sell a kidney) and host Robert Crighton.

More Jack Straw on the podcast - discussions, !Spoilers! & our audio adaptation - https://audioboom.com/playlists/4629941-the-life-and-death-of-jack-straw
And another run on the Tube-of-You - https://youtu.be/yohgz7LhDuM

Our patrons received an unedited version of this episode YEARS AGO! And the uncut 2 hour recording is still on the feed.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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287: Live Stream this Sunday! (Lord Mayor's Show 1623)

Fri, 27 Oct 2023 13:46:00 +0000

A quick reminder that we have a live streamed audio adaptation of the 1623 Lord Mayor's show on Sunday 29th October.
NB: Early bird listeners to this episode would have heard a lot of random raw recordings... sorry about that, exported the file incorrectly. This is as it should be.

The Lord Mayor’s Show 1623 LIVE!
A live audio stream of the 1623 Lord Mayor’s Show, on Sunday 29th October at 2.30pm
Full coverage of the 400 year old event, fed into our studio via the latest scrying glass link up. Join your hosts John and Joan as they commentate on all the action, with guest Professor Tracey Hill in the studio, and behind the scenes chats with Thomas Middleton and Anthony Munday in the green room. Including the water pageant, the Triumphs of the Golden Fleece by Anthony Munday, and the street pageants The Triumph of Integrity by Thomas Middleton
Live streaming as audio on YouTube at 2.30pm on Sunday 29th October 2023

Bonus: Professor Tracey Hill will be running a walk through the surviving route of the Lord Mayor’s show of 1623, looking at the show in the context of the streets. Strictly limited numbers, sign up to apply to join in. https://forms.gle/kAdVsTz8Xw8N2U51A

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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282: The Jests of George Peele - Episode 12

Tue, 24 Oct 2023 08:00:00 +0000

The Jests of George Peele - Episode 12: How George served his Hostess.
Performed by Sarah Blake

A full audiobook reading, performed by Sarah Blake of Sounds Curious Productions, released monthly - followed by an omnibus version. Our patrons have received early access to nearly all the episodes so far, and have exclusive access to our exploring sessions and discussion of the text - join us on the patreon to get more from the world of jest books.
Music by Tom Cowell.
Produced by Sounds Curious Productions for the Beyond Podcast.

Sarah Blake discusses the project with Robert Crighton on the podcast here - https://audioboom.com/posts/8194838-discussing-the-jests-of-george-peele-with-sarah-blake

The jests can be found variously online, though none of the ones we looked at were very tidy or void of errors - this is a fairly good option, but feel free to hunt. http://www.luminarium.org/renascence-editions/peele1.html

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Our patrons received this episode first in March 2023 - seven months early. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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289: The Tragedy of Antony by Mary Sidney (Full Cast Audio Adaptation)

Fri, 20 Oct 2023 08:00:00 +0000

Yes, it's finally here - the final cut of the full cast audio adaptation of The Tragedy of Antony by Robert Garnier, translated by Mary Sidney Herbert. It has been a long road to get here, using recordings from before the plague and without recourse to retakes. I hope you like it.
CW: Themes and depiction of suicide, sounds of war, a culture of misogyny, violent death, general lamentation.

The Tragedy of Antony by Robert Garnier, translated by Mary Sidney Herbert

The Cast (in order of appearance)
Antony - Heydn McCabe
Philostratus - Mark Scanlon
Cleopatra - Pamela Flanagan
Eras - Sarah Golding
Diomede - Geir Madland
Charmion - Leigh McDonald
Lucilius - Rob Myson
Caesar - Simon Nader
Agrippa - Hugh Weller-Poley
Euphron - Richard Fawcett
Child – Gillian Horgan

General Chorus - Pamela Flanagan, Gillian Horgan, Seb Ransom, and Robert Crighton
Roman Chorus - Geir Madland
Additional sound effects from zapsplat.com
The Tragedy of Antony was produced by Robert Crighton

Our patrons received this episode in August 2023 - approx. 2 months early.
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292: Discussing: The Alchemist by Ben Jonson with Creation Theatre

Wed, 18 Oct 2023 12:38:40 +0000

NB: This episode has been produced with some speed, so it's not as tidy a recording as per usual.
Welcome to this pop up episode, chatting with Katie Blackwell and Anna Tolputt of Creation Theatre - who're producing Jonson's Alchemist this October - Tickets on sale now!
We chat with Katie about Creation itself, and with show director Anna about the production.
In Oxford now (at time of posting) till the 21st October and in London 27th-29th October - book now! https://creationtheatre.co.uk/show/the-alchemist/
Follow Creation on the socials @creationtheatre

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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291: Live Stream this Sunday! (Occupation and Idleness)

Mon, 16 Oct 2023 08:45:42 +0000

Live show this Sunday!

A quick reminder that we have a live streamed audio adaptation of Occupation and Idleness on Sunday 22nd October at 2.30pm

We’re recording a bunch of new stuff across the day, and then in the afternoon we’re live streaming a full run of Occupation and Idleness by the Unknown, plus a bonus mini sketch, Preist the Barber. Occupation and Idleness is the first surviving true interlude play – it’s from the middle of the fifteenth century and is mostly forgotten about – but it does everything your average Tudor interlude will do, it just does it in the medieval period. It’s a three hander about education – with a cheeky school boy who just doesn’t want to do any work, being encouraged – shall we say – to study by Occupation, a hard working farmer, and Doctrine, the figure representing religion in the play. It’s a lively, nay, a tad violent a play, with an ending that isn’t surprising as to what happens – but perhaps surprising how it happens. It was, as ever, a different age. Or is it?

I will be joined on the live stream by Liza Graham and Emma Kemp, and will perform the play in full, followed by the short sketch Preist the Barber – which is… well… it’s a thing.

Live streaming as audio on YouTube via the link at 2.30pm on Sunday 22nd October 2023 -
https://youtube.com/live/KqIeUPCDgbc?feature=share

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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288: Detraction by the Unknown (Fragment)

Fri, 13 Oct 2023 08:00:00 +0000

Welcome to another fragment - known as Detraction, or An Interlude of Detraction, or Light Judgement, Verity and Justice – by the more literal of title givers. We have no idea what the title actually is. It was printed around 1550, and could date between 1533 and the break with Rome and 1553, when Edward VI popped his clogs. So 1550ish.

Detraction was played by Simon Nader, Light Judgement by Rob Myson and Verity by Heydn McCabe
Detraction was hosted and produced by Robert Crighton

Our patrons received this episode in February 2023 - approx. 8 months early.
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281: Spoilers: The Tragedy of Antony by Mary Sidney (Act 5)

Fri, 06 Oct 2023 08:00:00 +0000

More !Spoilers! from The Tragedy of Antony as translated by Mary Sidney from the play by Robert Garnier.
This fifth and final !Spoilers! episode works through Act 5, followed by a plain text recording of the Act. The full cast audio adaptation will drop IN TWO WEEKS!.

With Pamela Flanagan as Cleopatra, Sarah Golding as Eras, Leigh McDonald as Charmion, Richard Fawcett as Euphron and Gillian Horgan as the child.

If you're interested in more plays by women writers from the period, why not dip into The Tragedy of Mariam by Elizabeth Cary - https://audioboom.com/playlists/4631219-the-tragedy-of-mariam-by-elizabeth-cary
There is of course a full Tragedy of Antony playlist with all our work on the podcast to date - https://audioboom.com/playlists/4630912-the-tragedy-of-antony

Our patrons received this episode in June 2023 - approx. 3 months early.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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286: Discussing: Boys Companies with Dr Harry R. McCarthy

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 08:00:00 +0000

This is a discussion on boys companies, who popped in and out of the public consciousness in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Dr Harry R. McCarthy has written about boys companies in the period, as well as their recreation today, so was an excellent guest to chat about the trends of the boys company world.
Dr Harry R. McCarthy is Lecturer in Early Modern Literature at Exeter, and has published Boy Actors in Early Modern England and Performing Early Modern Drama Beyond Shakespeare: Edward's Boys with Cambridge University Press.
His research centres on early modern theatre, the body in performance, and premodern childhood. He is particularly interested in boy actors on the early modern stage (the topic of his first two books) and is currently developing a project on the intersecting concepts of whiteness and childhood in the early modern period and its literature.

Our patrons received this episode in April 2023 - approx. 6 months early.
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282: The Jests of George Peele - Episode 11

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 08:00:00 +0000

The Jests of George Peele - Episode 11: A Jest of George, riding to Oxford.
Performed by Sarah Blake

A full audiobook reading, performed by Sarah Blake of Sounds Curious Productions, released monthly - followed by an omnibus version. Our patrons have received early access to nearly all the episodes so far, and have exclusive access to our exploring sessions and discussion of the text - join us on the patreon to get more from the world of jest books.
Music by Tom Cowell.
Produced by Sounds Curious Productions for the Beyond Podcast.

Sarah Blake discusses the project with Robert Crighton on the podcast here - https://audioboom.com/posts/8194838-discussing-the-jests-of-george-peele-with-sarah-blake

The jests can be found variously online, though none of the ones we looked at were very tidy or void of errors - this is a fairly good option, but feel free to hunt. http://www.luminarium.org/renascence-editions/peele1.html

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Our patrons received this episode first in December 2022 - seven months early. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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280: Spoilers: The Tragedy of Antony by Mary Sidney (Act 4)

Fri, 22 Sep 2023 08:00:00 +0000

More !Spoilers! from The Tragedy of Antony as translated by Mary Sidney from the play by Robert Garnier.
This fourth !Spoilers! episode, works through Act 4, followed by a plain text recording of the Act. The full cast audio adaptation will drop later in the year.

With Simon Nader as Caesar, and Hugh Weller-Poley as Agrippa, Rob Myson as Dircetus/Lucilius and Geir Madland as the chorus.

If you're interested in more plays by women writers from the period, why not dip into The Tragedy of Mariam by Elizabeth Cary - https://audioboom.com/playlists/4631219-the-tragedy-of-mariam-by-elizabeth-cary
There is of course a full Tragedy of Antony playlist with all our work on the podcast to date - https://audioboom.com/playlists/4630912-the-tragedy-of-antony

Our patrons received this episode in June 2023 - approx. 3 months early.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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285: Discussing: Jonson's Every Man Out of His Humour

Fri, 15 Sep 2023 08:00:00 +0000

It's discussing time - this week it's a chat about Every Man Out of His Humour by Ben Jonson, which is getting a production in a couple of weeks in Stratford-upon-Avon. The director is Dr Josh Caldicott, and we have a spoiler free and a spoilerific discussion of the play.

The show is performing from 27th to 30th September at the Bear Pit Theatre - tickets can be purchased here - https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/sweet-sorrow-theatre-company/every-man-out-of-his-humour/e-xrarjk
The theatre company Sweet Sorrow can be found here - https://www.sweetsorrowtc.com/our-productions

Our First Look exploring sessions on the play can be found here - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoKz_-l-i9_Shy_AfacbQ0iC&si=roFpuw_EP-TdfQ7N

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare
Or, if you'd like to, buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare
Or, if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org - follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes
Or you can go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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279: Spoilers: The Tragedy of Antony by Mary Sidney (Act 3)

Fri, 08 Sep 2023 08:00:00 +0000

More !Spoilers! from The Tragedy of Antony as translated by Mary Sidney from the play by Robert Garnier.
This third !Spoilers! episode, works through Act 3, followed by a plain text recording of the Act. The full cast audio adaptation will drop later in the year.

With Heydn McCabe as Mark Antony, Rob Myson as Lucilius, plus Robert Crighton and Gillian Horgan as the chorus.

If you're interested in more plays by women writers from the period, why not dip into The Tragedy of Mariam by Elizabeth Cary - https://audioboom.com/playlists/4631219-the-tragedy-of-mariam-by-elizabeth-cary
There is of course a full Tragedy of Antony playlist with all our work on the podcast to date - https://audioboom.com/playlists/4630912-the-tragedy-of-antony

Our patrons received this episode in May 2023 - approx. 3 months early.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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284: Discussing: John Fletcher's Roman Plays

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 08:00:00 +0000

It's time for a discussion of John Fletcher's Roman plays, with Domenico Lovascio, Associate Professor of English Literature at the University of Genoa, who has written two books in this area. John Fletcher's Rome and a new edition of The False One, a play by Fletcher and Massinger.
They are both excellent texts - and I wasn't paid to say that, though I did get freebies for this episode so I might be biased. Both books are available via the below links. Manchester University Press have a mailing list, and if you join that, there are discounts available I believe.
https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526151636/the-false-one/
https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526157386/john-fletchers-rome/

Domenico Lovascio is Associate Professor of English Literature at the University of Genoa, and he is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He is the author of John Fletcher’s Rome: Questioning the Classics for the Revels Plays Companion Library and the editor of Fletcher and Massinger’s The False One for the Revels Plays. He is the Italian advisor to the Oxford edition of The Complete Works of John Marston, a member of the editorial board of the journal Shakespeare, and a contributing editor to the forthcoming Collected Works of Thomas Kyd and Collected Plays of Robert Greene. He also edited the Arden Early Modern Drama Guide to Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra and a special issue of Shakespeare on ‘Shakespeare: Visions of Rome’. In 2020 he received the Ben Jonson Discoveries Award for outstanding contribution to The Ben Jonson Journal. His critical edition of Thierry and Theodoret by Fletcher, Massinger, and Field is forthcoming in the Revels Plays.

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next.
Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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278: The Jests of George Peele - Episode 10

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 08:00:00 +0000

The Jests of George Peele - Episode 10: How George Peele served half a score Citizens.
Performed by Sarah Blake

A full audiobook reading, performed by Sarah Blake of Sounds Curious Productions, released monthly - followed by an omnibus version. Our patrons have received early access to nearly all the episodes so far, and have exclusive access to our exploring sessions and discussion of the text - join us on the patreon to get more from the world of jest books.
Music by Tom Cowell.
Produced by Sounds Curious Productions for the Beyond Podcast.

Sarah Blake discusses the project with Robert Crighton on the podcast here - https://audioboom.com/posts/8194838-discussing-the-jests-of-george-peele-with-sarah-blake

The jests can be found variously online, though none of the ones we looked at were very tidy or void of errors - this is a fairly good option, but feel free to hunt. http://www.luminarium.org/renascence-editions/peele1.html

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Our patrons received this episode first in January 2023 - seven months early. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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283: Winter Revels - Tickets On Sale! (Plus other free shows...)

Sat, 26 Aug 2023 09:17:07 +0000

A quick round up of the shows we have coming up - with early bird discount tickets for our Winter Revels now online - book now to avoid disappointment.
Book your Early Bird Season Tickets here!
The Beyond Shakespeare Winter Revels 2023
A Season of Tragedy, History, True Crime, Literature & Comedy
Tuesday: Dido, Queen of Carthage by Christopher Marlowe and Thomas Nashe – a tragedy
Wednesday: Cleopatra by Samuel Daniel – a history play
Thursday: Arden of Faversham by the Unknown – a true crime thriller
Friday: Beware the Cat by William Baldwin - a Gothic horror story of talking cats
Saturday: The Old Wives' Tale by George Peele - the original shaggy dog story for a winter's night.
Performing 12th to 16th December 2023 at The White Bear Theatre, Kennington
138 Kennington Park Rd, London SE11 4DJ
Book your Early Bird Season Tickets here!

Or there are two free events coming up...
🔊〰️Live Audio Stream in October!
Occupation and Idleness - the earliest surviving interlude play – a ‘moral’ tale about how to educate young boys. Plus surprise bonus show!
Saturday 7th October at 2.30pm on YouTube
https://beyondshakespeare.org/live-events/

🔔 The Lord Mayor’s Show 1623 LIVE!
A live audio stream of the 1623 Lord Mayor’s Show, on Sunday 29th October at 2.30pm
Full coverage of the 400 year old event, fed into our studio via the latest scrying glass link up. Join your hosts John and Joan as they commentate on all the action, with guest Professor Tracey Hill in the studio, and behind the scenes chats with Thomas Middleton and Anthony Munday in the green room. Including the water pageant, the Triumphs of the Golden Fleece by Anthony Munday, and the street pageants The Triumph of Integrity by Thomas Middleton
Live streaming as audio on YouTube at 2.30pm on Sunday 29th October 2023
https://beyondshakespeare.org/live-events/

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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278: Spoilers: The Tragedy of Antony by Mary Sidney (Act 2)

Fri, 25 Aug 2023 08:00:00 +0000

More !Spoilers! from The Tragedy of Antony as translated by Mary Sidney from the play by Robert Garnier.
This second !Spoilers! episode, works through the rest of Act 2 (Cleopatra's first scene), followed by a plain text recording of scenes. The full cast audio adaptation will drop later in the year.

With Pamela Flanagan as Cleopatra, Sarah Golding as Eras, Leigh McDonald as Charmion, Geir Madland as Diomede and Robert Crighton and Gillian Horgan as the chorus.

If you're interested in more plays by women writers from the period, why not dip into The Tragedy of Mariam by Elizabeth Cary - https://audioboom.com/playlists/4631219-the-tragedy-of-mariam-by-elizabeth-cary
There is of course a full Tragedy of Antony playlist with all our work on the podcast to date - https://audioboom.com/playlists/4630912-the-tragedy-of-antony

Our patrons received this episode in May 2023 - approx. 3 months early.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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277: Killing Arden: Adapting Arden of Faversham, p5

Fri, 18 Aug 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We continue our series of explorations on the podcast with a deep dive into the play Arden of Faversham by the Unknown. We're looking at the final scenes, asking the question of how to adapt the text for an audio production. Which is coming to the stage for a live recording at the end of the year!

The host was Robert Crighton, with Gregory Musson, Liza Graham, Desna Mackenzie, Tom Helsby and Sarah Blake.

There's a First Look Exploring session of the play available on our YouTube channel, with more to come later in the year - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoKNs8EPvSfIj1dqslTdwZdi

Our patrons received this episode in April 2023, four months earlier than this release.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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277: Spoilers: The Tragedy of Antony by Mary Sidney (Act 1 into 2)

Fri, 11 Aug 2023 08:00:00 +0000

The first !Spoilers! episode of The Tragedy of Antony as translated by Mary Sidney from the play by Robert Garnier.
This first !Spoilers! episode, works through Act 1 and the opening of Act 2, followed by a plain text recording of the opening of the play. The full cast audio adaptation will drop later in the year.

With Heydn McCabe as Mark Antony, Mark Scanlon as Philostratus, and Robert Crighton, Pamela Flanagan and Seb Ranson as voices in the chorus.
The host was Robert Crighton

If you're interested in more plays by women writers from the period, why not dip into The Tragedy of Mariam by Elizabeth Cary - https://audioboom.com/playlists/4631219-the-tragedy-of-mariam-by-elizabeth-cary

Our patrons received this episode in April 2023 - approx. 4 months early.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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276: Discussing: The Changeling with Ricky Dukes of Lazarus

Fri, 04 Aug 2023 08:00:00 +0000

Welcome to this chat with Ricky Dukes of Lazarus Theatre company - discussing their upcoming production of The Changeling by Thomas Middleton and William Rowley at the Southwark Playhouse. Or is that the other way round?
We hope to return to Lazarus for more as the show goes into rehearsals. Tickets and show info can be found on their website.

Middleton/Rowley Exploring Sessions - September Sign Up - Come and Join Us!

Links and twitter handles - https://www.lazarustheatrecompany.co.uk/ @LazarusTheatre
Listen to a previous chat with Ricky Dukes and Gavin Harrington-Odedra about staging Marlowe (and other playwrights) -
https://audioboom.com/posts/7068343-discussing-staging-marlowe

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Our patrons received this episode first a couple of weeks early.
Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/@BeyondShakespeare
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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275: The Jests of George Peele - Episode 9

Tue, 01 Aug 2023 08:00:00 +0000

The Jests of George Peele - Episode 9: How George read a Play-book to a Gentleman.
Performed by Sarah Blake

A full audiobook reading, performed by Sarah Blake of Sounds Curious Productions, released monthly - followed by an omnibus version. Our patrons have received early access to nearly all the episodes so far, and have exclusive access to our exploring sessions and discussion of the text - join us on the patreon to get more from the world of jest books.
Music by Tom Cowell.
Produced by Sounds Curious Productions for the Beyond Podcast.

Sarah Blake discusses the project with Robert Crighton on the podcast here - https://audioboom.com/posts/8194838-discussing-the-jests-of-george-peele-with-sarah-blake

The jests can be found variously online, though none of the ones we looked at were very tidy or void of errors - this is a fairly good option, but feel free to hunt. http://www.luminarium.org/renascence-editions/peele1.html

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Our patrons received this episode first in December 2022 - seven months early. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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274: Noah's Ark, or The Newcastle Noah Play (Full Cast Audio Adaptation)

Fri, 28 Jul 2023 08:00:00 +0000

This production of Noah's Ark - or The Newcastle Noah Play - was produced for us by Sounds Curious Productions, the same home of our continuing Jests of George Peele.
There is a !Spoilers! walk through of the oddness of this particular play also available - https://audioboom.com/posts/8316679-spoilers-the-newcastle-noah-s-ark

In the Newcastle Noah play: Deus was played by Deeivya Meir, the Angel by Robert Crighton, Noah by William Sutton, Uxor by Sarah Blake, and the Demon by Andre Bullock.
The play was directed and produced by Sarah Blake and is a Sounds Curious Production for Beyond Shakespeare.

Our patrons received this episode in March 2023 - approx. 4 months early.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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273: Killing Arden: Adapting Arden of Faversham, part 4

Fri, 21 Jul 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We continue our series of explorations on the podcast with a deep dive into the play Arden of Faversham by the Unknown. We've left the first scenes of the play and are now in open waters, looking at scenes ten to thirteen, asking the question of how to adapt the text for an audio production.

The host was Robert Crighton, with Alan Scott, Eric Karoulla, Emma Kemp and Sarah Blake.

There's a First Look Exploring session of the play available on our YouTube channel, with more to come later in the year - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoKNs8EPvSfIj1dqslTdwZdi

Our patrons received this episode in April 2023, three months earlier than this release.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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272: A Speech from Hercules Oetaeus translated by Elizabeth I

Fri, 14 Jul 2023 08:00:00 +0000

This week we continues our work on women's dramatic writing with the attributed translation of a speech from the chorus in Hercules Oetaeus, a play not by Seneca (but everyone thought it was) by Queen Elizabeth the First. It's a difficult speech in the original, and the translation is not easy to follow, but we had a go anyway. The speech is performed by Fiona Thraille, with an alternative contemporary translation by John Studley, a rough reading by Alan Scott taken from our exploring session available on YouTube.

This episode, hosted and produced as ever by Robert Crighton.

Our patrons received this episode in January 2023 - approx. 6 months early.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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271: The Jests of George Peele - Episode 8

Fri, 07 Jul 2023 08:00:00 +0000

The Jests of George Peele - Episode 8: How George gulled a Punk, otherwise called a Croshabell
Performed by Sarah Blake

A full audiobook reading, performed by Sarah Blake of Sounds Curious Productions, released monthly - followed by an omnibus version. Our patrons have received early access to nearly all the episodes so far, and have exclusive access to our exploring sessions and discussion of the text - join us on the patreon to get more from the world of jest books.
Music by Tom Cowell.
Produced by Sounds Curious Productions for the Beyond Podcast.

Sarah Blake discusses the project with Robert Crighton on the podcast here - https://audioboom.com/posts/8194838-discussing-the-jests-of-george-peele-with-sarah-blake

The jests can be found variously online, though none of the ones we looked at were very tidy or void of errors - this is a fairly good option, but feel free to hunt. http://www.luminarium.org/renascence-editions/peele1.html

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Our patrons received this episode first in November 2022 - seven months early. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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270: The Wooer by George Puttenham (Fragment)

Fri, 30 Jun 2023 08:00:00 +0000

It's time for our last fragment from the pen of George Puttenham, The Wooer.
This is the third of three fragments which comprise the complete dramatic works of George Puttenham, (following Gynaeocratica and Lusty London). It was originally written somewhere between 1570 and 1588, when George included some of the text as an example in his book The Art of Poesy.
With Simon Nader as The Wooer and Fiona Thraille as the Nurse and other speaker - your host, as ever, Robert Crighton.

Our patrons received this episode in January 2023 - approx. 6 months early.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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269: Killing Arden: Adapting Arden of Faversham, part 3

Fri, 23 Jun 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We continue our series of explorations on the podcast with a deep dive into the play Arden of Faversham by the Unknown. We've left the first scenes of the play and are now in open waters, looking at scenes three to nine, asking the question of how to adapt the text for an audio adaptation.

The host was Robert Crighton, with Gregory Musson, Eric Karoulla, Liza Graham, Tom Helsby and Sarah Blake.

There's a First Look Exploring session of the play available on our YouTube channel, with more to come later in the year - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoKNs8EPvSfIj1dqslTdwZdi

Our patrons received this episode in February 2023, over four months earlier than this release.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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268: Discussing: The Chester Mystery Cycle 2023

Tue, 20 Jun 2023 08:00:00 +0000

A surprise pop up minisode discussing episode as we chat with director of The Chester Mystery Cycle 2023 John Young, about the challenges of pulling together a massive community production of these plays.
John Young (Romeo and Juliet and The Merry Wives of Windsor - Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre, To Dream Again - Polka Theatre and Theatr Clwyd, staff director Kerry Jackson - National Theatre

Watch the Trailer on YouTube - https://youtu.be/zIMxG2J0jiM
Produced only once every five years, the Chester Mystery Plays tell Biblical tales of love, death, betrayal and redemption, as told by the medieval freemen and guilds of the city. Presented in traverse with the stage running down the cathedral's central aisle, the audience will never be more than four rows from the action.
The 2023 production is told in one narrative from The Creation to the Last Judgment.
The script for the 2023 cycle is an adaptation, by John Young, of Edward Burns' Chester Mystery Plays, a new staging text (1987) and they will be presented in the nave of Chester Cathedral from June 28-July 15 at 7.30pm (except Sundays) with a matinee every Saturday at 1pm.
Tickets are available from www.chestermysteryplays.com, telephone 01244 500959 or from the Chester Cathedral Box Office.

The host was Robert Crighton.

For more of Beyond's work on Chester, we have exploring sessions and some full cast audio adaptations as well in our handy playlist - https://audioboom.com/playlists/4623693-the-chester-mystery-cycle

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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267: !Spoilers! The Newcastle Noah's Ark

Fri, 16 Jun 2023 08:00:00 +0000

Spoilers for Noah's Ark, the Shipwrights' Ancient Play or Dirge, or The Newcastle Noah Play.

A new spoilers episode for a new full cast audio adaptation of Noah's Ark, an unattached solo mystery play from Newcastle - dating around 1450/1736, depending on how accurate you think the transcription is.

Produced for the podcast by Sarah Blake of Sounds Curious Productions.
With Deeivya Meir as God, William Sutton as Noah, Andre Bullock as the Demon, Robert Crighton as Angel, and Sarah Blake as Noah’s wife.

The host was Robert Crighton.

Our patrons received this episode in February 2022 - approx. 4 months early.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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265: The Jests of George Peele - Episode 7

Fri, 09 Jun 2023 08:00:00 +0000

The Jests of George Peele - Episode 7: How George gulled a Punk, otherwise called a Croshabell
Performed by Sarah Blake

A full audiobook reading, performed by Sarah Blake of Sounds Curious Productions, released monthly - followed by an omnibus version. Our patrons have received early access to nearly all the episodes so far, and have exclusive access to our exploring sessions and discussion of the text - join us on the patreon to get more from the world of jest books.
Music by Tom Cowell.
Produced by Sounds Curious Productions for the Beyond Podcast.

Sarah Blake discusses the project with Robert Crighton on the podcast here - https://audioboom.com/posts/8194838-discussing-the-jests-of-george-peele-with-sarah-blake

The jests can be found variously online, though none of the ones we looked at were very tidy or void of errors - this is a fairly good option, but feel free to hunt. http://www.luminarium.org/renascence-editions/peele1.html

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Our patrons received this episode first in October 2022 - seven months early. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
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264: Lusty London by George Puttenham (Fragment)

Fri, 02 Jun 2023 08:00:00 +0000

It's time for another fragment from the pen of George Puttenham, Lusty London.
This is the second of three fragments which comprise the complete dramatic works of George Puttenham, (following last months Gynaeocratica). It was originally written somewhere between 1570 and 1588, when George included some of the text as an example in his book The Art of Poesy.
With Simon Nader and Rob Myson as Sergeants and Yeomen and Clowns - your host, as ever, Robert Crighton.

Our patrons received this episode in December 2022 - approx. 5 months early.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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263: Killing Arden: Adapting Arden of Faversham, part 2

Fri, 26 May 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We continue our series of explorations on the podcast with a deep dive into the play Arden of Faversham by the Unknown. We're still deep into the first scene of the play, but we will make it to scene two, asking the question of how to adapt the text for an audio adaptation.

The host was Robert Crighton, with Eric Karoulla, Alan Scott, and Sarah Blake.

There's a First Look Exploring session of the play available on our YouTube channel, with more to come later in the year - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoKNs8EPvSfIj1dqslTdwZdi

Our patrons received this episode in December 2022, over five months earlier than this release.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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260: The Jests of George Peele - Episode 6

Fri, 19 May 2023 08:00:00 +0000

The Jests of George Peele - Episode 6: The Jest of George Peele at Bristow
Performed by Sarah Blake

A full audiobook reading, performed by Sarah Blake of Sounds Curious Productions, released monthly - followed by an omnibus version. Our patrons have received early access to nearly all the episodes so far, and have exclusive access to our exploring sessions and discussion of the text - join us on the patreon to get more from the world of jest books.
Music by Tom Cowell.
Produced by Sounds Curious Productions for the Beyond Podcast.

Sarah Blake discusses the project with Robert Crighton on the podcast here - https://audioboom.com/posts/8194838-discussing-the-jests-of-george-peele-with-sarah-blake

The jests can be found variously online, though none of the ones we looked at were very tidy or void of errors - this is a fairly good option, but feel free to hunt. http://www.luminarium.org/renascence-editions/peele1.html

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Our patrons received this episode first in October 2022, six months early. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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266: The BIG Vote 2023!

Fri, 12 May 2023 08:00:00 +0000

Special minisode to say, voting is now open to set the agenda for the next 18 months. We have two votes in progress, a patreon vote for those who pay for everything, and a public vote - which anyone can do. So, vote now on the public vote, and if you fancy join the patreon and vote again! And vote for more things too...
PUBLIC VOTE HERE! https://forms.gle/erGmjXf7a9w5yo3c7

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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262: Discussing: Playgoing in Elizabethan London with Eoin Price

Tue, 09 May 2023 08:00:00 +0000

Today's episode is a chat - a proper chat too - with Dr Eoin Price about Play going in Elizabethan London; how many plays might someone watch, what plays might to know about but never see, and just what you might watch on a Tuesday.

A Senior Lecturer in the Department of English Literature and Creative Writing as Swansea University, specialising in the politics of playing and playgoing in sixteenth-and seventeenth-century London and in the afterlives of plays from this period in later centuries, including our own. Author of ‘Public’ and ‘Private’ Playhouses in Renaissance England (Palgrave, 2015)
For those listening to this upon release - Eoin is running a workshop at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse on 17th May 2023 - Research in Action: Framing the Play - https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/research-in-action-framing-the-play/

Our patrons received this episode in February 2023 - approx. 3 months early.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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261: Gynaeocratica by George Puttenham (Fragment)

Fri, 05 May 2023 08:00:00 +0000

Welcome to another fragments episode, this is the first of three fragments which comprise the complete dramatic works of George Puttenham, 29 words from his play Gynaeocratica - plus synopsis. It was originally written somewhere between 1570 and 1588, when George included some of the text as an example in his book The Art of Poesy.
The fragment is performed by Simon Nader, your host, as ever, Robert Crighton.

Our patrons received this episode in November 2022 - approx. 5 months early.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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259: Killing Arden: Adapting Arden of Faversham, part 1

Fri, 28 Apr 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We're beginning a new series of explorations on the podcast, a deep dive into the play Arden of Faversham by the Unknown. Following our prelude looking at the play's source material from Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland, we dive into the first scene of the play, asking the question of how to adapt the text for an audio adaptation.
There's a First Look Exploring session of the play available on our YouTube channel, with more to come later in the year - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoKNs8EPvSfIj1dqslTdwZdi

Our patrons received this episode in November 2022, over five months earlier than this release.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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258: Knowledge and Simplicity by the Unknown (Full Cast Audio Adaptation)

Fri, 21 Apr 2023 08:00:00 +0000

Welcome to another full audio production of a dialogue text - A Goodly Dialogue Between Knowledge and Simplicity, which we have previously explored on the pod. This dates from 1548ish, so following John Bon and Mast Parson, we have another evangelical work from the first years of Edward VI.
With Liza Graham as Simplicity and Robert Crighton as Knowledge.
This episode was recorded on location and mixed by Robert Crighton.

Our patrons received this episode in September 2022 - approx. 7 months early.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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257: The Jests of George Peele - Episode 5

Fri, 14 Apr 2023 08:00:00 +0000

The Jests of George Peele - Episode 5: How he was Shaven
Performed by Sarah Blake

A full audiobook reading, performed by Sarah Blake of Sounds Curious Productions, released monthly - followed by an omnibus version. Our patrons have received early access to nearly all the episodes so far, and have exclusive access to our exploring sessions and discussion of the text - join us on the patreon to get more from the world of jest books.
Music by Tom Cowell.
Produced by Sounds Curious Productions for the Beyond Podcast.

Sarah Blake discusses the project with Robert Crighton on the podcast here - https://audioboom.com/posts/8194838-discussing-the-jests-of-george-peele-with-sarah-blake

The jests can be found variously online, though none of the ones we looked at were very tidy or void of errors - this is a fairly good option, but feel free to hunt. http://www.luminarium.org/renascence-editions/peele1.html

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Our patrons received this episode first in September 2022. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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256: Discussing: Early Modern Music with Tamsin Lewis of Passamezzo

Fri, 07 Apr 2023 08:00:00 +0000

A discussing episode about Early Modern Music with Tamsin Lewis of Passamezzo, who we collaborated with for the reconstruction of the 1621 Lord Mayor's Show. This chat isn't quite as well structured as it could be, as we were working towards a more specific discussion of Love's Victory by Mary Wroth; deadlines being what they are, we haven't yet completed the other interviews, so that will come anon. So here we have a more general chat around early modern music and what Tamsin and Passamezzo do.

Passamezzo can be found via most social media @Passamezzo
Or via their website - https://passamezzo.uk/
At time of release their next gig is at HistFest - http://histfest.org/histfest-2023/
Their book of music - Here Comes My Lord Mayor - 17th century songs for the Lord Mayor's Show can be purchased via Rondo publishing - https://www.rondopublishing.co.uk/product/here-comes-my-lord-mayor/

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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255: Killing Arden Prelude: Holinshed's Chronicle

Fri, 31 Mar 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We're beginning a new series of explorations on the podcast, a deep dive into the play Arden of Faversham by the Unknown. This prelude to the series proper is a read through and discussion of the play's source material from Holinshed's Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland. You can find the source in most printed editions, and it's a fairly swift google search away (other search engines are available).
Next month Killing Arden will dive into the first scene of the play, asking the question of how to adapt the text for an audio adaptation.
There's a First Look Exploring session of the play available on our YouTube channel, with more to come later in the year - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoKNs8EPvSfIj1dqslTdwZdi

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254: Exploring: Knowledge and Simplicity (Dialogue)

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 09:00:00 +0000

More from our series of Dialogues - this is A Goodly Dialogue Between Knowledge and Simplicity, in an exploring session with Robert Crighton and Liza Graham. And Mylo. The cat. Who has much to say. This is from 1548ish, so following John Bon and Mast Parson is another evangelical work from the first years of Edward VI. A full performed recording will follow anon.
More of this kind of thing, as well as more plays in performance, are on their way.
With Liza Graham and Robert Crighton.
Mylo appears by permission of the Catnip Theatre Company.

Our patrons received this episode in April 2022 - 11 months early. They have had the full audio recording since September 2022.
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253: The Jests of George Peele - Episode 4

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 09:00:00 +0000

The Jests of George Peele - Episode 4: How George helped his friend to a Supper
Performed by Sarah Blake

A full audiobook reading, performed by Sarah Blake of Sounds Curious Productions, released monthly - followed by an omnibus version. Our patrons have received early access to nearly all the episodes so far, and have exclusive access to our exploring sessions and discussion of the text - join us on the patreon to get more from the world of jest books.
Music by Tom Cowell.
Produced by Sounds Curious Productions for the Beyond Podcast.

Sarah Blake discusses the project with Robert Crighton on the podcast here - https://audioboom.com/posts/8194838-discussing-the-jests-of-george-peele-with-sarah-blake

The jests can be found variously online, though none of the ones we looked at were very tidy or void of errors - this is a fairly good option, but feel free to hunt. http://www.luminarium.org/renascence-editions/peele1.html

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Our patrons received this episode first in August 2022. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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252: Discussing: London Playhouses with Heather Knight

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 09:00:00 +0000

This is a wide ranging discussion of mostly London Playhouses with Heather Knight of the Museum of London Archaeology. Covering what we know about theatres from archaeological digs on many playhouses, but very much on how dig at the site of the Curtain was a game changer.

Our patrons received this episode four months early in November 2022.
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251: Discussing: Adaptation in Conference with Amy Jennings

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 09:00:03 +0000

A minisode discussing episode this week, with a chat with Amy Jennings of the All the World's a Stage Conference 2023, looking at adaptation of Early Modern drama. Which is something we do a lot. Hence the fact that Robert Crighton, host of this noble pod, has been asked to open the conference. So, if you want to hear more words from us in a different context, then you can book for the event on Saturday 22nd April 2023 via the link below (unless you're listening in the future, in which case it is past) and you can follow the con on twitter at @AllTheWorldConf
Event link - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/all-the-worlds-a-stage-conference-tickets-555972838727

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250: John Bon and Master Parson by Luke Shepherd (Full Cast Audio Adaptation)

Fri, 24 Feb 2023 09:00:00 +0000

This is our full cast audio adaptation of Luke Shepherd's John Bon and Mast Parson - an evangelical dialogue to affirm the new creed against transubstantiation. As such, it is putting forward, in a satirical way, an attack on the Catholic faith and is presented here for historical purposes and not because we have an axe to grind.

In John Bon and Mast Parson by Luke Shepherd, the intro/outro text was performed by Emily C A Snyder, John Bon by Robert Crighton and Master Parson by Liza Graham. This audio was recorded on location in London and mixed by Robert Crighton, with additional sound effects from zapsplat.com

If you'd like to dig into this text a little deeper, go to our exploring session - https://audioboom.com/posts/8225304-exploring-john-bon-and-master-parson-by-luke-shepherd-dialogueOr, if you join our patreon, there is the RAW recording of this adaptation, which also includes a lot of discussion about what is going on - https://www.patreon.com/posts/64260104

Our patrons received this episode in September 2022.
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250: The Jests of George Peele - Episode 3

Fri, 17 Feb 2023 09:00:00 +0000

The Jests of George Peele - Episode 3: How George Peele became a Physician
Performed by Sarah Blake

A full audiobook reading, performed by Sarah Blake of Sounds Curious Productions, released monthly - followed by an omnibus version. Our patrons have received early access to nearly all the episodes so far, and have exclusive access to our exploring sessions and discussion of the text - join us on the patreon to get more from the world of jest books.
Music by Tom Cowell.
Produced by Sounds Curious Productions for the Beyond Podcast.

Sarah Blake discusses the project with Robert Crighton on the podcast here - https://audioboom.com/posts/8194838-discussing-the-jests-of-george-peele-with-sarah-blake

The jests can be found variously online, though none of the ones we looked at were very tidy or void of errors - this is a fairly good option, but feel free to hunt. http://www.luminarium.org/renascence-editions/peele1.html

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Our patrons received this episode first in August 2022. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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250: Discussing: Jack Straw with Tony Tambasco

Fri, 10 Feb 2023 09:00:00 +0000

It's another 'Lost' discussing episode, with this 2019 (ye gods! we're so sorry!) chat about The Life and Death of Jack Straw produced by Bad Quarto in 2016 by our guest Tony Tambasco.
You can follow our guest on Twitter at - tony@badquarto.org
More info about the production, including clips, can be found here. http://badquarto.org/showPages/2016_jackStraw.php
And, of course, here's our playlist of all the audio Jack Straw things... https://audioboom.com/playlists/4629941-the-life-and-death-of-jack-straw
Plus our exploring session on YouTube - https://studio.youtube.com/video/yohgz7LhDuM/edit

Our patrons received this episode in June 2022.
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249: A History Play by John Day (Fragment)

Fri, 03 Feb 2023 10:55:00 +0000

A fragment of a history play by John Day gets the full works this week. It's a few lines from a play from the summer of 1601. For more information, listen.
Hosted by Robert Crighton, with Simon Nader as the Brother.
The original First Look session can be found here - https://youtu.be/jw1Vw6Y-BdY
For a look at the text go to the Lost Plays Database -https://lostplays.folger.edu/History_play_including_the_death_of_Percy

Our patrons received this episode in March 2022. They have had the full audio recording since September 2022.
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248: Exploring: John Bon and Master Parson by Luke Shepherd (Dialogue)

Fri, 27 Jan 2023 09:00:00 +0000

Exploring: John Bon and Master Parson by Luke Shepherd (Dialogue)
Welcome to the first of a semi-regular new series of works looking at Dialogues and other semi-dramatic material. We've touched on the dramatic edges of these kinds of things before, with plays that are a bit didactic, but now we're having a look at printed works never designed for performance, but which are very performable. Or hopefully are.
This is an exploring session recorded in London in the spring of 2022, and there will be a full audio production to follow.
Till then, enjoy John Bon and Master Parson by Luke Shepherd, a satirical writer on the Protestant side of the fence, writing to promote the new religion in the reign of Edward VI. This text is mostly concerned about the nature of the host and the feast of Corpus Christi.
With Liza Graham and Robert Crighton

Our patrons received this episode in March 2022. They have had the full audio recording since September 2022.
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247: The Jests of George Peele - Episode 2

Fri, 20 Jan 2023 09:00:00 +0000

The Jests of George Peele - Episode 2: The Jest of George and the Barber.
Performed by Sarah Blake

A full audiobook reading, performed by Sarah Blake of Sounds Curious Productions, released monthly - followed by an omnibus version. Our patrons have received early access to nearly all the episodes so far, and have exclusive access to our exploring sessions and discussion of the text - join us on the patreon to get more from the world of jest books.
Music by Tom Cowell.
Produced by Sounds Curious Productions for the Beyond Podcast.

Sarah Blake discusses the project with Robert Crighton on the podcast here - https://audioboom.com/posts/8194838-discussing-the-jests-of-george-peele-with-sarah-blake

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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246: The Tragedy of Mariam by Elizabeth Cary (Full Cast Audio Adaptation)

Fri, 13 Jan 2023 09:00:00 +0000

A Full Cast Audio Adaptation of The Tragedy of Mariam by Elizabeth Cary.
See below for content warnings...

MARIAM, the Queen - Gillian Horgan
ALEXANDRA, Mariam’s mother - Leigh McDonald
SALOME, Herod’s sister - Pamela Flanagan
SILLIUS, Salome’s lover - Simon Nader
CONSTABARUS, husband to Salome - Heydn McCabe
PHERORAS, Herod’s Brother - Robert Crighton
GRAPHINA, Pheroras’ lover - Nemonee Stone
DORIS, Herod’ first wife - Pollie Hall
ANTIPATER, Herod’s son by Doris - Fiona Thraille
First Son of BABUS - Hugh Weller-Poley
Second Son of BABUS - Mark Scanlon
ANNANELL, the high Priest - Andy Barrett
SOHEMUS, A Counsellor/Mariam’s guardian - Rob Myson
NUNTIO - Richard Fawcett
HEROD - Geir Madland
BUTLER - Valentina Vinci
SILLIUS' Man - Alan Scott

Additional voices by Liza Graham and other members of the company.
Additional sound effects from zapsplat.com
Produced by Robert Crighton

The full Mariam playlist on the podcast can be found here - https://audioboom.com/playlists/4631219-the-tragedy-of-mariam-by-elizabeth-cary
An exploring session on YouTube can be found here - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoJH6-GM7WcJ2vUef7XPaQ0a
There's also a dedicated webpage for Mariam - https://beyondshakespeare.org/the-tragedy-of-mariam-by-elizabeth-cary/

Content Warning: Details and depictions of murder, racially charged language (mostly removed for the FCAA, fully present in the !Spoilers! episodes), gun shots, death, suicide, hanging, expressions of misogyny.

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243: Exploring: Coventry Pageant of the Weavers

Fri, 06 Jan 2023 09:00:00 +0000

A read through and discussion of the second of two surviving Coventry mystery plays, the text surviving from 1534.
With Gregory Musson as Simeon, Jesus; Eric Karoulla as 1st Prophet, 1st Angel, Clerk, 1st Doctor; Liza Graham as Host, Joseph; Lynsey Beauchamp as 2nd Angel, Mary, Second Doctor; Lisa Hill-Corley as 2nd Prophet, Anna, Gabriel, Third Doctor

The host was Robert Crighton.

The video version of this episode is also available here - https://youtu.be/1GIWFskVxYk

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245: Round Up of the Year 2022

Sat, 31 Dec 2022 09:00:00 +0000

It's time for a ramble through 2022, as well as a few previews things for 2023. So much has been done, so much yet to come. Thank you for your support.
With Robert Crighton.

A video version of this also exists, with a look at some charts and stuff. https://youtu.be/TfFOCTtk7pQ

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243: Exploring: Coventry Pageant of the Shearmen and Taylors

Fri, 23 Dec 2022 09:00:00 +0000

Merry Christmas everyone!
First of a two part Christmas release, a look at the surviving Coventry Mystery plays. This play covers the Nativity through to the slaughter of the innocents.

With Stephen Longstaffe as First Shepherd, Herod; Francis Cox as Second Shepherd, Second King; Eric Karoulla as Third Shepherd, Third King; Lois Potter as Gabriel, Second Woman; Liza Graham as Second Prophet, First Woman; Alan Scott as Prologue (Isaiah), Herald; Sarah Blake as Mary; Daniel Yabut as Joseph; Lynn Freitas as Angel (1st), Third Woman; Helen Good as Second Angel, Second Soldier; Valentina Vinci as First Prophet, First King, First Soldier.

The host was Robert Crighton.

First released on our YouTube channel - https://youtu.be/LksJtWk0IaI

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242: This Is... 1583: A Year in Theatre

Fri, 16 Dec 2022 09:00:00 +0000

This Is... 1583 is a pilot for an occasional series looking at theatre history on year at a time, with a focus on plays premiering or in rep at the time, and significant events in the realm. With Helen Good, Stephen Longstaffe, Daniel Yabut and host Robert Crighton.
If you'd like to hear more of this kind of thing, get in touch, suggest a year, suggest topics... though it might be a while before you hear more of this kind of thing.

The plays covered in this episode, which have been explored on our YouTube channel, are...
Fedele and Fortunio by Anthony Munday - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoJO9HEXXT-czQMP_RSzb4a7
Campaspe by John Lyly - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoJ6Gad4JC0QeGMBXzf33XfV
Another confirmed play from that year includes a Latin play of Dido by William Gager
Also discussed are the Queen's Men, their wider repertoire can be found on this expansive playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoKW-TB_TKM1Frf3bGqzvd_n

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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244: The Jests of George Peele - Episode 1

Fri, 09 Dec 2022 09:00:00 +0000

The Jests of George Peele - Episode 1:
The Merry Conceited Jests of George Peele, with four of his Companions at Brainford.
Performed by Sarah Blake

A full audiobook reading, performed by Sarah Blake of Sounds Curious Productions. This is the first part of the collection, released monthly for the next year - followed by an omnibus version. Our patrons have received early access to nearly all the episodes so far, and have exclusive access to our exploring sessions and discussion of the text - join us on the patreon to get more from the world of jest books.
Music by Tom Cowell.
Produced by Sounds Curious Productions for the Beyond Podcast.

Sarah Blake discusses the project with Robert Crighton on the podcast here - https://audioboom.com/posts/8194838-discussing-the-jests-of-george-peele-with-sarah-blake

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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241: Lucidus and Dubius (Full Cast Audio Adaptation)

Fri, 02 Dec 2022 09:00:00 +0000

A full cast audio adaptation of Lucidus and Dubius, a play without an ending from around 1450. Listen as two debaters get going on the important issues of theology. Like why the cross wasn't made of stone. Lucidus vs Dubius - age vs youth - master vs student. The !Spoilers! episode is available here - https://audioboom.com/posts/8198976-spoilers-lucidus-and-dubius-fragments.
This is one of two dialogues/plays known as The Winchester Dialogues. It's sister text, Occupation and Idleness, is coming next year.

With Liza Graham as Lucidus and Robert Crighton as Dubius.

Recorded on location in London, mixed and edited by Robert Crighton.

An initial exploring session can be found on the podcast here - https://audioboom.com/posts/7559944-exploring-lucidus-and-dubius-fragments
An exploring session for the sister text Occupation and Idleness is also available here -
https://audioboom.com/posts/7595489-exploring-occupation-and-idleness

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240: Chess Pieces: Exploring A Game at Chess, part 7

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 09:00:00 +0000

Chess Pieces: Exploring A Game at Chess by Thomas Middleton
We focus on the closing scenes of the play, specifically the White Knight and Duke's attempt to infiltrate the Black House to uncover the truth about their plans.

Reading combinations shift across the session, but mostly it was: Gregory Musson as White Knight; Liza Graham as the Fat Bishop and the Black Bishop's Pawn; Lynsey Beauchamp as White Duke and Black Knight; Tom Helsby as the Black Knight's Pawn, Black Queen and others; Daniel Yabut as Black King, Black Knight, White Knight

The host was Robert Crighton, who also sometimes read the Black Knight and Black King.

Our initial First Look Exploring Session can be found on our YouTube channel - feel free to browse, like, subscribe - and all that malarky. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoJWOdHzBzkdJXtRR7UkydSW
Video versions of these sessions are available to our wonderful patrons, links below.

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239: !Spoilers! Lucidus and Dubius (Fragments)

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 09:07:33 +0000

!Spoilers! Fragments! Which kind of episode is this? Well, it's a bit of both. This is your introduction to the slightly damaged play Lucidus and Dubius - the full cast audio adaptation will follow soon. This is one of two dialogues/plays known as The Winchester Dialogues. It's sister text, Occupation and Idleness, is coming next year.
The host is Robert Crighton, who plays Dubius, joined by Liza Graham as Lucidus.

An initial exploring session can be found on the podcast here - https://audioboom.com/posts/7559944-exploring-lucidus-and-dubius-fragments
An exploring session for the sister text Occupation and Idleness is also available here -
https://audioboom.com/posts/7595489-exploring-occupation-and-idleness

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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238: Discussing: The Jests of George Peele with Sarah Blake

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 09:03:20 +0000

A special discussing episode with performer and producer of the upcoming series of readings of The Merry Conceited Jests of George Peele. Sarah Blake has produced a complete reading of the text, which will begin its podcast release next month - patreons have early access to the episodes about six months ahead.
Additionally there's a preview of other exclusive patreon content, which you can access now by supporting the work we do.

The Merry Conceited Jests of George Peele is read and produced by Sarah Blake of Sounds Curious Productions, with music by Tom Cowell.

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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237: England's Joy: Con or Cock Up?

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 08:53:06 +0000

A First Look read through and discussion of the England's Joy affair. On Saturday 6th November 1602 a show appeared at the Swan Theatre - privately produced by Richard Vennar. It did not go well.
We rake through the documents of the case and ask the question - con, or cock up?

With Sarah Blake, Aliki Chapple and Alan Scott.

The host was Robert Crighton.

An overview of the material we looked at can be found via the wonderful Lost Plays Database - https://lostplays.folger.edu/England's_Joy

There is also a video version, at the time of release exclusive to our wonderful patrons, to be found here - https://www.patreon.com/posts/73776346

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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236: Exploring: 1622 Lord Mayor's Show by Thomas Middleton

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 07:57:05 +0000

We had hoped to be running a live event to look at the 400th anniversary of the 1622 Lord Mayor's Show, but sadly it came to nought. Or at least, this year it did. We can however release this planning / Second Look session, where we had a go at decided what could be done with a text that is slightly trickier to put on in a public street - asking as it does what is happening with representations of race.

Featuring regular city chronologer Professor Tracey Hill, Gregory Musson, Lynsey Beauchamp and Tom Helsby.
The host was Robert Crighton.

For more on Lord Mayor's Shows, and civic and royal pageantry generally, here are some handy links...
Look at the texts and the map of the locations here - https://mapoflondon.uvic.ca/mdtPrimarySourceLibraryMayoral.htm
Exploring 1585 plus 1590 & 1590 - https://youtu.be/PUE5kD5ltcc
Lord Mayor’s Shows Playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoIA2ktcBFPPnb6Eqss2So5k
Civic and Royal Pageantry Playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoJ6XS5SaCLTFcieiL9FTMw_

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton

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235: Lord Mayor's Show 1591 by George Peele - Full Cast Audio Adaptation

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 08:11:06 +0000

The last of our full(ish) cast series on the 16th century Lord Mayor's Show, another George Peele number, Descensus Astraea, borne before William Web.
With Gillian Horgan, Seb Ranson, Liza Graham, David Ault, Geir Madland, Pamela Flanagan, and Heydn McCabe. Trumpet by Matt Byham - it was hosted and produced by Robert Crighton. Additional sounds from zapsplat.com

Also featuring our initial exploring session, with regular city chronologer Professor Tracey Hill, Gregory Musson, Alex Scott Fairley and Liza Graham.

For more on Lord Mayor's Shows, and civic and royal pageantry generally, here are some handy links...
Look at the texts and the map of the locations here - https://mapoflondon.uvic.ca/mdtPrimarySourceLibraryMayoral.htm
Exploring 1585 plus 1590 & 1590 - https://youtu.be/PUE5kD5ltcc
Lord Mayor’s Shows Playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoIA2ktcBFPPnb6Eqss2So5k
Civic and Royal Pageantry Playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoJ6XS5SaCLTFcieiL9FTMw_

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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234: Lord Mayor's Show 1590 by Thomas Nelson - Full Cast Audio Adaptation

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 09:07:28 +0000

The civic pageantry fest continues with our mini reconstruction of the 1590 Lord Mayor's Show by Thomas Nelson, who wrote the device of this pageant for the new Lord Mayor Sir John Allot. This production is less expansive than 1585, as we don't have as much material to use, so this is a more sedate walk through.
With the voices of Karim Fronfli as the figure riding the Merman; Liza Graham as the rider of the Unicorn & God's Truth;Gillian Horgan as Loyalty and Concord & Richard II; Seb Ranson as Fame, Plenty & Jack Straw; David Ault as Peace, Commonwealth & Walworth; Geir Madland as Policy, Science and Labour, Pamela Flanagan as Wisdom, Ambition & Time, and trumpet by Matt Byham. Additional sound effects from zapsplat.com
Hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.
Plus our initial exploring session with regular city chronologer Professor Tracey Hill, Gregory Musson, Alex Scott Fairley and Liza Graham.

For more on Lord Mayor's Shows, and civic and royal pageantry generally, here are some handy links...
Exploring 1585 plus 1590 & 1590 - https://youtu.be/PUE5kD5ltcc
Lord Mayor’s Shows Playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoIA2ktcBFPPnb6Eqss2So5k
Civic and Royal Pageantry Playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoJ6XS5SaCLTFcieiL9FTMw_

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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233: Lord Mayor's Show 1585 by George Peele - Full Cast Audio Adaptation

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 09:43:34 +0000

A full cast audio adaptation of the 1585 Lord Mayor's Show - the Device of the Pageant borne before Wolstan Dixie. Based on the pageant text and the eye witness account of Lupold von Wedel. Adapted by Robert Crighton, with additional material by Liza Graham.
NB: Some of our recordings suffered from some distortion, we have tidied these sources up as best we can.

With expert testimony from Dr Annaliese Connolly and Professor Tracey Hill, our resident city chronologer.

With Heydn McCabe as Lupold von Wedel, Liza Graham as Mine Host Joan and Robert Crighton as Mine Host John.

A Speech spoken by him that rid on a luzern – Karim Kronfli
LONDON - Seb Ranson
MAGNANIMITY - Gillian Horgen
LOYALTY - Pamela Flanagan
THE COUNTRY - David Ault
THE THAMES - Seb Ranson
THE SOLDIER - Geir Madland
THE SAILOR - Pamela Flanagan
SCIENCE - David Ault
FIRST NYMPH - Gillian Horgan
SECOND NYMPH - Seb Ranson
THIRD NYMPH - Pamela Flanagan
FOURTH NYMPH - Geir Madland
Trumpet by Matt Byham.
Additional sfx from zapsplat.com

In the exploring session were Gregory Musson, Alex Scott Fairley, Liza Graham and Professor Tracey Hill.

For more on Lord Mayor's Shows, and civic and royal pageantry generally, here are some handy links...
Exploring 1585 plus 1590 & 1590 - https://youtu.be/PUE5kD5ltcc
Lord Mayor’s Shows Playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoIA2ktcBFPPnb6Eqss2So5k
Civic and Royal Pageantry Playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoJ6XS5SaCLTFcieiL9FTMw_

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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232: Exploring: The Funeral of Queen Mary I

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 08:00:00 +0000

An exploration of The Funeral of Queen Mary the First - This is a surprise episode, coming about thanks to Helen Good who transcribed this text for us. We have looked at other royal pageantry, where there is a performance text to play with, so this less texty text is not completely outside our usual fare.

With Helen Good, Melita Thomas, Johanna Strong, Liza Graham, Gregory Musson, Tom Helsby and Eric Karoulla.

The host was Robert Crighton

The Funeral: Stale Papers Domestic Elizabeth Volume 1 Document Number 32
for images see http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT7/SP12/1_(1558)/…
for text see https://waalt.uh.edu/index.php/TNA_SP_12/1,_32…
and thanks to Michael Pearce for proofing and helpful suggestions.
Proclamation of the Accession: Stale Papers Domestic Elizabeth Volume 1 Document Number 1 -
for images see http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT7/SP12/1_(1558)/…
for text see https://waalt.uh.edu/index.php/TNA_SP12/1,_1…
For the “Presentation” see - https://www.westminster-abbey.org/about-the-abbey/history/funeral-and-wax-effigies#i33458

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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231: Fantasy Production Meeting Ep 5: Thomas Cromwell

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 08:00:00 +0000

A fantasy production meeting for a play we really want to stage - this week Thomas Cromwell.

A series of podcasts looking at plays we'd like to see, where we and guests pitch a Fantasy Production. With much merriment and chat, we explore different media, different approaches and a different play each session. Each play has been covered on our YouTube channel, or on the podcast, so you can dig deeper into the text if you'd like. Regular segments include - Cocktail Minute (a play themed cocktail), and from the Chatroom (reactions to the play in chat from our readings).

With Liza Graham, Alexandra Katagida, Tamara Ritthaler & special guest Eric Karoulla - the host was Robert Crighton.

Episode Five: Thomas Cromwell - a dive into the tale of a prodigal son.

First and Second Look runs at this rather fun play can be found on this handy playlist - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoL5eCaEwfu5RTHeunEkDS5v

Join our Patreon to listen to uncut versions of the podcast - full uncut audio (£5 tier) or watch the uncut video version plus video cocktail minute (£10 tier). This version features additional sfx and music from zapsplat.com

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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230: The Temptation - Chester Mystery Cycle (Full Cast Audio Adaptation)

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 08:30:33 +0000

Welcome to the Butchers play from The Chester Mystery Cycle - The Temptation and the Woman Taken in Adultery, which is play twelve in the sequence.

Dashingly Quirky for the Beyond Shakespeare Podcast presents…
The Temptation
A Full Cast Audio Adaptation of the Chester Mystery play of The Temptation of Christ in the Wilderness, with the Woman taken in Adultery – written by the Unknown.

The Company (in order of appearance)
Satan - Robert Cudmore
Jesus - Karim Kronfli
Doctor - Méabh de Brún Maeve de Brun
Pharisee 1 - Fiona MacKinnon
Pharisee 2 - Emily C. A. Snyder
Woman - Sarah Golding

Music/Soundscape by Katie Seaton
Directed by Sarah Golding & Fiona Thraille

The Temptation was produced by Fiona Thraille and Sarah Golding and is a Dashingly Quirky Production for the Beyond Shakespeare podcast.

We've done a lot on Chester and Temptation plays...
For the full breakdown of play 12, go to our !Spoilers! episode - https://audioboom.com/posts/8146345-spoilers-the-temptation-chester-mystery-cycle
Chester Playlist - https://audioboom.com/playlists/4623693-the-chester-mystery-cycle
There's another Temptation from the N-Town text here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDIvat2NYPQ
And there's John Bale's alternative later take on the Temptation here... https://audioboom.com/posts/7181363-exploring-the-temptation-by-john-bale
Or, differently, on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1SXyTt9quc

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton

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229: The Proclamation for King James (1603)

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 16:20:02 +0000

A Proclamation Declaring the Undoubted Right of our Sovereign Lord King James to the Crown of the Realms of England, France and Ireland, from March 1603.

A reading of the proclamation made shortly after the death of Elizabeth the First in March 1603. Performed by Robert Crighton

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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228: Chess Pieces: Exploring A Game at Chess, part 6

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Chess Pieces: Exploring A Game at Chess by Thomas Middleton
A planning session for our future productions of A Game at Chess by Middleton. We focus on the big scenes of the play (Act 2.1, 3.1 & 5.3), where there are more speakers than an audio adaptation might like to have in a single sequence. Can we conflate characters? What do we need to explicate some of the business? And what noises do chess pieces make?

With Eric Karoulla as White Knight, Black King; Alan Scott as Black Bishop; Elizabeth Amisu as White King, White Bishop's Pawn, Black Jesting Pawn; Rachael Nicole as White Queen, White Duke; Helen Good as Fat Bishop, White Knight's Pawn, Black Queen's Pawn; Briony Sparrow as White Queen's Pawn, Black Duke; Lynn Freitas as White Bishop, Black Queen.

The host was Robert Crighton, who also read the Black Knight.

Our initial First Look Exploring Session can be found on our YouTube channel - feel free to browse, like, subscribe - and all that malarky. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoJWOdHzBzkdJXtRR7UkydSW

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton

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227: BIG Vote Result + Discussing: Arden of Faversham

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 07:59:42 +0000

It's a mini double bill, with Robert wittering on about the new patreon voted play/workshop series - followed by another 'lost' discussing episode. It's a bittersweet convo with Beth Burns about Hidden Room Theatre's production of Arden of Faversham, which was supposed to come to the UK - but this was recorded pre-pandemic and... well, things didn't turn out the way everyone hoped. But, there is a good chat about early modern theatre in revival and Arden specifically, so good stuff.

The Hidden Room Theatre page on Arden of Faversham is here - http://hiddenroomtheatre.com/past/arden-of-faversham/

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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226: !Spoilers! The Temptation - Chester Mystery Cycle

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 09:18:35 +0000

This is our spoilerly introduction to the Chester Temptation play - with the Woman Taken in Adultery. It is play 12 of the Chester cycle, which we've danced around as a sequence a fair amount since our inception.
The forthcoming full cast audio adaptation has been produced by the wonderful Dashingly Quirky, one of a number of upcoming works we've commissioned. The full cast audio adaptation follows in a few weeks time.
!Spoilers! is hosted by Robert Crighton, featuring the voices of...
Satan - Robert Cudmore
Jesus - Karim Kronfli
Doctor - Méabh de Brún Maeve de Brun
Pharisee 1 - Fiona MacKinnon
Pharisee 2 - Emily C. A. Snyder
Woman - Sarah Golding
Play text directed by Sarah Golding & Fiona Thraille.
The upcoming production of The Temptation was produced by Fiona Thraille and Sarah Golding and is a Dashingly Quirky Production for the Beyond Shakespeare podcast.

We've done a lot on Chester and Temptation plays...
Chester Playlist - https://audioboom.com/playlists/4623693-the-chester-mystery-cycle
There's another Temptation from the N-Town text here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDIvat2NYPQ
And there's John Bale's alternative later take on the Temptation here... https://audioboom.com/posts/7181363-exploring-the-temptation-by-john-bale
Or, differently, on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1SXyTt9quc

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton

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225: Triumph 1621: Interview with the Youth Company

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 08:00:00 +0000

This is a bonus episode of interviews with the youth company of last year's Lord Mayor's Show reconstruction of The Sun in Aries by Thomas Middleton. This is pretty much the last of our material from the show - new shows to come!
Many thanks to Charlie Beer, Holly Bartlett Giles, Quinn Scott, and Sam Plumb for giving their time to this project and that interview – the interview was recorded at Chesterton Community College in November 2021.

More on this LMS, and our reconstruction of the event, can be found here - https://beyondshakespeare.org/triumph-1621-sun-in-aries-recon/

Previous podcasts on the 1621 LMS include this intro to our reconstruction - https://audioboom.com/posts/7961092-reconstructing-middleton-s-1621-lord-mayor-s-show
And this recording of the live event - https://audioboom.com/posts/8000607-triumph-1621-live-recording-of-the-sun-in-aries-recon
And this !Spoilers! episode, walking you through the whole text in detail - https://audioboom.com/posts/8137014-spoilers-the-sun-in-aries-by-thomas-middleton-1621-lord-mayor-s-show

Videos of the Triumph 1621 Reconstruction (low quality) can be found here - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoJnnmvfHrmUBcerTSZ3uP49
Video of the initial First Look exploring session (as per second half of this episode) can be found here - https://youtu.be/nPHTWH4GBgk
Videos of works by Thomas Middleton can be found here - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoKAT8ej_crYtxo6nvzB0wVi
Videos exploring the Lord Mayor's Show can be found here - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoIA2ktcBFPPnb6Eqss2So5k

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton

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224: !Spoilers! The Sun in Aries by Thomas Middleton (1621 Lord Mayor's Show)

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Welcome to this very special !Spoilers! episode, covering The Sun in Aries by Thomas Middleton - it goes through the text in the usual stop/start way, with a mix of readings from our prep for the live recon, plus the original exploring session in full. It's everything you didn't need to know under one roof. I have yet to do a final pass over the audio, so some tweaking will occur prior to final release.

With Tracey Hill, Perry Mills, Daniel Yabut, Stephen Longstaffe, Liza Graham, Gregory Musson, Eric Karoulla, Rachael Nicole and Angela McShane. Additional reading thanks to Charlie Beer, Holly Bartlett Giles, Quinn Scott, and Sam Plumb of the youth company for the reconstruction.
The episode is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton

More on this LMS, and our reconstruction of the event, can be found here - https://beyondshakespeare.org/triumph-1621-sun-in-aries-recon/

Previous podcasts on the 1621 LMS include this intro to our reconstruction - https://audioboom.com/posts/7961092-reconstructing-middleton-s-1621-lord-mayor-s-show
And this recording of the live event - https://audioboom.com/posts/8000607-triumph-1621-live-recording-of-the-sun-in-aries-recon

Videos of the Triumph 1621 Reconstruction (low quality) can be found here - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoJnnmvfHrmUBcerTSZ3uP49
Video of the initial First Look exploring session (as per second half of this episode) can be found here - https://youtu.be/nPHTWH4GBgk
Videos of works by Thomas Middleton can be found here - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoKAT8ej_crYtxo6nvzB0wVi
Videos exploring the Lord Mayor's Show can be found here - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoIA2ktcBFPPnb6Eqss2So5k

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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223: Temperance and Other Virtues (Fragments Remix)

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 12:42:34 +0000

A remixed combination of the two fragmentary play texts, Temperance and Humility and The Four Cardinal Virtues - using the material we recorded for the two separate plays. We think, whilst the match isn't quite perfect, that the similarity of the two texts means we can slot them together, and one day use these fragments to construct a longer, fuller version for performance.

In Temperance and other Virtues – Disobedience who becomes Fortitude was played by Gillian Horgan, Temperance by Pamela Flanagan, Humility by Leigh McDonald, Wilfulness by Robert Crighton, Justice by Geir Madland, and Prudence by Liza Graham.

Recording and technical presentation was by Robert Crighton

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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222: Discussing: Look About You with Lois Potter

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 07:37:33 +0000

Discussing: Look About You with Lois Potter, Ned B. Allen Professor Emerita of the University of Delaware. Yes, it's time for a nice chat with YouTube regular Lois Potter about one of our favourite plays - Look About You, or Robin Hood: The Early Years.

We've done exploring sessions on Look About You on YouTube here - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoIR0raF2UFZ6J8lyzEhyAha

We've done, at the least, a first look exploring run at all the Robin Hood plays, plus more for select others.
Full Cast Audio Adaptation on the Podcast:

Robin Hood and the Sheriff/Knight - https://audioboom.com/posts/7124367-robin-hood-and-the-sheriff

Robin Hood and the Friar - https://audioboom.com/posts/7114942-robin-hood-and-the-friar

Robin Hood and the Potter - https://audioboom.com/posts/7120136-robin-hood-and-the-potter

YouTube videos: General Playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoLajx9vcZ7Vtw07YsJgY8FD

Edward I by George Peele - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoI-6hCF_T_COL-JP6mZfzye

George-a-Greene - First & Second Look videos - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoLRO4JytErVlpau9mru68Fj

Also, Fantasy Production Meeting episode - https://audioboom.com/posts/8030320-fantasy-production-meeting-ep-2-george-a-greene

Robin Hood p1 (Downfall of Robert, Earl of Huntingdon) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoIegZlY2hi9JYMxPtkjNkG0

Robin Hood p2 (Death of Robert, Earl of Huntingdon) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoIegZlY2hi9JYMxPtkjNkG0

The Sad Shepherd by Ben Jonson - https://youtu.be/jRuk3DM6NIQ

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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221: The Four Cardinal Virtues - Full Cast Audio (Fragment)

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 06:28:43 +0000

It's another exciting fragments episode - The Four Cardinal Virtues was written sometime between 1537-47. This is a ridiculously long episode for the length of the fragment, but we don't care; no play left behind! There will be a bonus episode doing a link up with Temperance and Humility, which feels very close to this play, soon.

In The Four Cardinal Virtues by the Unknown
Robert Crighton was Wilfulness, Geir Madland was Justice, Pamela Flanagan was Temperance, Liza Graham was Prudence and Gillian Horgan was Fortitude.

Recording and technical presentation was by Robert Crighton

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
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220: Discussing: Robin Hood

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 07:07:00 +0000

Discussing: Robin Hood, Outlaws in Drama with special guest Dr. Liz Oakley-Brown.
First of four lost discussing episodes that we should have released ages ago, but a number of reasons - plague/technical problems/inertia - led to delay after delay. But here we are. A chat about Robin Hood in all the plays.

We've done, at the least, a first look exploring run at all the Robin Hood plays, plus more for select others.
Full Cast Audio Adaptation on the Podcast:

Robin Hood and the Sheriff/Knight - https://audioboom.com/posts/7124367-robin-hood-and-the-sheriff

Robin Hood and the Friar - https://audioboom.com/posts/7114942-robin-hood-and-the-friar

Robin Hood and the Potter - https://audioboom.com/posts/7120136-robin-hood-and-the-potter

YouTube videos: General Playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoLajx9vcZ7Vtw07YsJgY8FD

Edward I by George Peele - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoI-6hCF_T_COL-JP6mZfzye

George-a-Greene - First & Second Look videos - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoLRO4JytErVlpau9mru68Fj

Also, Fantasy Production Meeting episode - https://audioboom.com/posts/8030320-fantasy-production-meeting-ep-2-george-a-greene

Robin Hood p1 (Downfall of Robert, Earl of Huntingdon) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoIegZlY2hi9JYMxPtkjNkG0

Robin Hood p2 (Death of Robert, Earl of Huntingdon) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoIegZlY2hi9JYMxPtkjNkG0

Look About You - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoIR0raF2UFZ6J8lyzEhyAha

The Sad Shepherd by Ben Jonson - https://youtu.be/jRuk3DM6NIQ

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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219: The BIG Vote 2022

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 10:19:13 +0000

It's that time again - tell us what plays you want to hear us produce!
Also on this episode - up and coming episodes of the podcast!
Anyone can vote, though not all votes are equal. Priority does go to our wonderful patrons and one off supporters, so, if you can, do vote and pledge something to keep the lights on and make new shows happen.
VOTE HERE: https://forms.gle/PeUzadzTBEsYnrsB9
Join our patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare
Donate a one off coffee here: https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare

Find out more about the plays to vote for here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/68186467

Thank you for all your support...

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218: Exploring: Wily Beguiled, part 2

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 09:51:52 +0000

A read through and discussion of Wily Beguiled by the Unknown (there are theories, but they don't help) printed in 1606 and could have been produced from around 1601 onwards. It's really difficult to tell who produced the play originally, the text pushes us in contradictory directions.
This is a session that normally would live on the YouTube channel, but the first session was such a disaster it could only survive as audio... so this is now here. Though there is a video version, but that's been given to our lovely patreons. https://www.patreon.com/posts/67592179

With Lynsey Beauchamp as Sophos, Plod-all, Gripe; Tom Helsby as Fortunatus; Liza Graham as Songs, Will, Churms, Robin; Somhairle Kelly as Sylvanus, Nurse, Clerk, Peg, Robin.

The host was Robert Crighton, who also read Peter, Midnight.

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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217: Exploring: Wily Beguiled, part 1

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 07:53:42 +0000

A read through and discussion of Wily Beguiled by the Unknown (there are theories, but they don't help) printed in 1606 and could have been produced from around 1601 onwards. It's really difficult to tell who produced the play originally, the text pushes us in contradictory directions.
This is a session that normally would live on the YouTube channel, but there were a massive number of cock-ups which meant I had to do a LOT of editing which my video skills failed at. So... audio! Part two will follow soon...

With Eric Karoulla as Player, Plodall, Peg; Tom Helsby as Lelia, Robin; Angela McShane as Juggler, Will, Sophos, occasional Churms; Desna Mackenzie as Prologue, Old Man, Nurse, occasional Churms; Liza Graham as initial host, Gripe, Peter, Fortunatus, Midnight.

The eventual host was Robert Crighton.

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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216: Fantasy Production Meeting Ep 4: Richard the Third

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 08:00:00 +0000

A series of podcasts looking at plays we'd like to see, where we and guests pitch a Fantasy Production. With much merriment and chat, we explore different media, different approaches and a different play each session. Each play has been covered on our YouTube channel, or on the podcast, so you can dig deeper into the text if you'd like. Regular segments include - Cocktail Minute (a play themed cocktail), and from the Chatroom (reactions to the play in chat from our readings).

Contributors include: Liza Graham, Alexandra Katagida and Robert Crighton, plus special guest Tamara Ritthaler.

Episode Four: Richard III - a dive into the usurpation of a kingdom.

Catch up with our First and Second Look Explorings of the play via this handy playlist! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoLqof8eUWJU5EEJXr93e56y

Contribute to our work specifically via Richard III paypal.

There will one day be some merchandise - coming soon!

Join our Patreon to listen to uncut versions of the podcast - full uncut audio (£5 tier) or watch the uncut video version plus video cocktail minute (£10 tier). This version features additional sfx and music from zapsplat.com

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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215: Chess Pieces: Exploring A Game at Chess, part 5

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 07:53:06 +0000

Chess Pieces: Exploring A Game at Chess by Thomas Middleton
A planning session for our future productions of A Game at Chess by Middleton. We focus on the second half of the play with the scenes between the White Queen's Pawn and the Black Queen's Pawn. Here the play goes in a slightly odd direction, which opens questions of how far does adaptation go.

With Gregory Musson as Black Bishop's Pawn; Liza Graham as White Queen's Pawn; Lynsey Beauchamp as Black Queen's Pawn; Tom Helsby as Black Knight's Pawn, White Bishop's Pawn.

The host was Robert Crighton, who also read the White Queen.

Our initial First Look Exploring Session can be found on our YouTube channel - feel free to browse, like, subscribe - and all that malarky. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoJWOdHzBzkdJXtRR7UkydSW

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton

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214: The Brome Abraham and Isaac Play (Full Cast Audio Adaptation)

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 09:34:55 +0000

The Brome Abraham and Isaac Play (Full Cast Audio Adaptation)
Abraham receives an order from God to sacrifice his favourite son Isaac. Will he go through with it?

Content Warning: Attempted infanticide. It's HEAVY stuff.
If you'd like to get a more detailed look at the text of the play and possible meanings, then go to our !Spoilers! episode - https://audioboom.com/posts/8087109-spoilers-brome-abraham-and-isaac - or one of our other many looks at similar texts (links below...)

In the Brome play of Abraham and Isaac are Geir Madland as Abraham, Leigh McDonald as Isaac, Rob Myson as God and Pamela Flanagan as the Angel and the Doctor.
The play was recorded and produced Robert Crighton.
With additional sfx from zapsplat.com

Want more versions of the Abraham and Isaac story? Really? You sure? It's dark out there man! Oh well, you have been warned...

Podcast Links -
Exploring Session on the Brome Play - https://audioboom.com/posts/7148855-exploring-the-brome-abraham-and-isaac
Exploring Sessions on the Chester version - https://audioboom.com/posts/2776335-chester-plays-4-2-abraham
https://audioboom.com/posts/2776410-chester-plays-4-3-abraham
N-Town Version - https://audioboom.com/posts/7612799-exploring-n-town-play-5-abraham-and-isaac
YouTube Links -
Northampton Abraham - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8MNLepAOv8
Abraham's Sacrifice - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU6WVqa2dYI
Towneley Play - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H1nC8faKew
York Play - https://youtu.be/f5DrWcmehwM

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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213: Exploring: The Play of Wit and Science by John Redford

Fri, 27 May 2022 07:59:26 +0000

A read through and discussion of The Play of Wit and Science, as seen on our YouTube exploring sessions in another of our occasional cross over episodes. Performed around 1544ish. Opinions vary. Late in the reign of Henry the Eighth will do.
The play is missing the first few pages, but what can you do.
This is the first of three plays that riff on the same material. They have annoyingly similar but different titles.

With Claire Richardson as Reason, Experience; Stephen Longstaffe as Wit; Gregory Musson as Instruction, Idleness, Science; Alex Scott Fairley as Confidence, Tediousness, Ignorancy, Riches; Nuno Meireles as Diligence, Fame; Liza Graham as Study, Honest Recreation, Favour.

The host was Robert Crighton who also read Worship.

You can go to the video version of this episode here. If you want. It's pretty much exactly the same, just you can see our lips move - https://youtu.be/a55FYFxkrEQ
There is also a series of workshop videos where we break the text down further, plus looks at the other variations on a theme, catch them on this handy playlist - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoIyBWRPzwx1osWZhTP6EU_h

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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212: !Spoilers! Brome Abraham and Isaac

Fri, 20 May 2022 07:58:37 +0000

It's the first of two episodes on the Brome Abraham and Isaac play, witnessed from somewhere in the late 15th century. This is a !Spoilers! session, working through the rough cut of the play - with the plain text recording at the end. Full cast audio edit to follow shortly!

Content Warning: If you don't know the story, it's about attempted infanticide. It's HEAVY stuff.
BE WARNED - If you just want to listen to the play as a play, don't listen to the spoilers episodes. Come back later, or don't listen. However, if you find early drama hard to follow, then you will get a good grounding in the action here - especially as we may make changes or cuts for our final version! The plain text version is rough in hew, it will change and we produce it in part to hunt out errors.

In the plain text recording of the Brome play of Abraham and Isaac are Geir Madland as Abraham, Leigh McDonald as Isaac, Rob Myson as God and Pamela Flanagan as the Angel and the Doctor.
If you want to skip to the plain text, it starts after 46 minutes in.

The play was recorded and produced Robert Crighton.

Want more versions of the Abraham and Isaac story? Really? You sure? It's dark out there man! Oh well, you have been warned...

Podcast Links -
Exploring Session on the Brome Play - https://audioboom.com/posts/7148855-exploring-the-brome-abraham-and-isaac
Exploring Sessions on the Chester version - https://audioboom.com/posts/2776335-chester-plays-4-2-abraham
https://audioboom.com/posts/2776410-chester-plays-4-3-abraham
N-Town Version - https://audioboom.com/posts/7612799-exploring-n-town-play-5-abraham-and-isaac
YouTube Links -
Northampton Abraham - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8MNLepAOv8
Abraham's Sacrifice - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU6WVqa2dYI
Towneley Play - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H1nC8faKew
York Play - https://youtu.be/f5DrWcmehwM

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton

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211: Exploring: Godly Queen Hester

Fri, 13 May 2022 09:59:58 +0000

A read through and discussion of Godly Queen Hester, as seen on our YouTube exploring sessions in another of our occasional cross over episodes. Performed in the 1520's - possibly 1529.

With Eric Karoulla as Third Gentleman, Hardydardy; Alan Scott as Mardocheus; Elizabeth Amisu as Pursuivant/s, Adulation, Arbona; Daniel Yabut as Aman; Lynn Freitas as First Gentleman, Ambition, First Jew; Helen Good as Prologue, Pride, Third Jew; Aliki Chapple as King; Briony Sparrow as Hester; Rachel Moles as Second Gentleman, Second Jew, Scribe.
The host was Robert Crighton.

You can go to the video version of this episode here. If you want. It's pretty much exactly the same, just you can see our lips move - https://youtu.be/cic7SNFxNKw

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton

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210: Dame Sirith (Full Cast Audio Adaptation)

Fri, 06 May 2022 07:53:57 +0000

A Full Cast Audio Adaptation of Dame Sirith, written somewhere in the 13th century. There is a !Spoilers! episode that works through the play text in detail, and you might want to go back there before starting this on, it is a tricky text. !SPOILERS! can be found here - https://audioboom.com/posts/8075104-spoilers-dame-sirith

In Dame Sirith: Mark Scanlon was the Narrator, Gillian Horgan - Margery, Seb Ranson - Wiliken, and Sarah Golding - Dame Sirith.

The host is Robert Crighton, who produced the audio and provides additional voices.

CONTEXT WARNING: Contains scenes of sexual coersion and animal cruelty. No animal was harming in the making of this audio. The dog is deliberately a bit rubbish, because we didn't want the play to take you to too dark a place.

You can also listen to our version of the fragmentary Interludium de Clerico et Puella, which is basically the same story, done differently and slightly later... https://audioboom.com/posts/7224328-interludium-de-clerico-et-puella-fragment

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton

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209: !SPOILERS! Dame Sirith

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 08:49:42 +0000

It's the first of two episodes on Dame Sirith from somewhere in the 13th century. This is a !Spoilers! session, working through the rough cut of the play - also with an Exploring session at the end. It's a massive episode, the follow up full cast audio adaptation will be a lot shorter.

The cast for the plain text of Dame Sirith are - Mark Scanlon as the Narrator, Gillian Horgan as Margery, Seb Ranson as Wiliken, and Sarah Golding as Dame Sirith.

The Exploring Session readers are Richard Fawcett, Liz Cole, Alan Scott, Maria Walker.
The host is Robert Crighton

BE WARNED - If you just want to listen to the play as a play, don't listen to the spoilers episodes. Come back later, or don't listen. However, if you find early drama hard to follow, then you will get a good grounding in the action here - especially as we may make changes or cuts for our final version! The plain text version is rough in hew, it will change and we produce it in part to hunt out errors.

You can also listen to our version of the fragmentary Interludium de Clerico et Puella, which is basically the same story, done differently and slightly later... https://audioboom.com/posts/7224328-interludium-de-clerico-et-puella-fragment

Jump to the opening of the spoiler text work through at about 2mins 45secs
Jump to the plain text record at about 33 minutes in
Jump to an exploring session of the text at about 54 minutes

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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208: Discussing: Mariam with Jasmine Silk of Cutpurse Theatre

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 07:43:02 +0000

A special surprise discussing episode, hot off the press - here is a discussion with Jasmine Silk of the upcoming production of Mariam from Cutpurse Theatre Company - which is super exciting. If you can support the show, go along or pop something in their kickstarter appeal.

Twitter @cutpursetheatre

Buy Tickets 27th to 28th April (Evenings) and 30th April to 1st May (matinees and evenings) 2022 - https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cutpursetheatre/675429

Support their kickstarter - http://kck.st/3ix57GI
Jasmine Silk is a theatre director & producer, working with Cutpurse Theatre to create a production of 'Mariam' by Elizabeth Cary for a modern audience. Cutpurse was founded with the goal of telling old stories in new ways, and collaborating with artists from other art forms to make exciting new productions.

There is, as ever, a host of material on The Tragedy of Mariam by Elizabeth Cary play - on the podcast - https://audioboom.com/playlists/4631219-the-tragedy-of-mariam-by-elizabeth-cary

And on the YouTubes - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoJH6-GM7WcJ2vUef7XPaQ0a

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton

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207: Exploring: Christ's Resurrection

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 06:37:09 +0000

A read through and discussion of Christ's Resurrection, as seen on our YouTube exploring sessions in another of our occasional cross over episodes.

The play comes from the Digby manuscript - a collection of late medieval/early Tudor drama, this text dating to the first quarter of the 16th century, around 1520ish. This play is supposed to be played on Easter Day, following Christ's Burial which was performed on Good Friday - see previous episode.
With the reading talents of Lynn Freitas as Peter; Gregory Musson as Andrew; Alan Scott as John Evangelist; Liza Graham as Second Mary; Sarah Blake as Angel and Jesus; Alexandra Kataigida as Third Mary; Sascha Cooper as Magdalen.
The host was Robert Crighton.
You can go to the video version of this episode here. If you want. It's pretty much exactly the same, just you can see our lips move - https://youtu.be/sgdnh3T0aqg

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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206: Exploring: Christ's Burial

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 07:14:36 +0000

A read through and discussion of Christ's Burial, as seen on our YouTube exploring sessions in another of our occasional cross over episodes.

The play comes from the Digby manuscript - a collection of late medieval/early Tudor drama, this text dating to the first quarter of the 16th century, around 1520ish. This play is supposed to be played in the afternoon of Good Friday, hence our dropping it here. It is followed by Christ's Resurrection for Easter Day. Which will also drop this weekend.
CW: It is an exposition on grief, so this packs a punch, and also features some early modern religious intolerance.
Featuring the reading talents of Liza Graham as John Evangelist; Sarah Blake as Mary 3 / Virgin Mary; Stephen Longstaffe as Joseph of Aramathia; Sascha Cooper as Magdalen (or in the text Maudlyn); Alan Scott as Nicodemus; and Georgia Andrews as Mary or Maries when in unison.
The host was Robert Crighton.
You can go to the video version of this episode here. If you want. It's pretty much exactly the same, just you can see our lips move - https://youtu.be/ct19JSBo5Uw

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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205: Chess Pieces: Exploring A Game at Chess, part 4

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 07:52:18 +0000

Chess Pieces: Exploring A Game at Chess by Thomas Middleton
A planning session for our future productions of A Game at Chess by Middleton. We open with sections of Act Two, Scene Two and Act Three, Scene One - wrestling with the introduction of the Fat Bishop. There are fewer structural adaptive questions to solve in this scene, but it contains material that might help with issues we had adapting Act 1.

With Gregory Musson, Liza Graham, Lynsey Beauchamp, Tom Helsby.

The host was Robert Crighton.

Our initial First Look Exploring Session can be found on our YouTube channel - feel free to browse, like, subscribe - and all that malarky. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoJWOdHzBzkdJXtRR7UkydSW

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
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204: Fantasy Production Meeting Ep 3: King Leir

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 07:19:15 +0000

A series of podcasts looking at plays we'd like to see, where we and guests pitch a Fantasy Production. With much merriment and chat, we explore different media, different approaches and a different play each session. Each play has been covered on our YouTube channel, or on the podcast, so you can dig deeper into the text if you'd like. Regular segments include - Cocktail Minute (a play themed cocktail), and from the Chatroom (reactions to the play in chat from our readings).

Contributors include: Liza Graham, Alexandra Kataigida, Sarah Blake (cocktail minute), and host Robert Crighton

Episode Three: King Leir - a dive into ancient Briton with more goodwill and humour than you might expect.

Catch up with our First and Second Look Explorings of the play via this handy playlist! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoJehRmgu4lWLbXjnVKBViZe

Contribute to our work specifically via King Leir paypal

There will one day be some King Leir merchandise - coming soon!

Join our Patreon to listen to uncut versions of the podcast - full uncut audio (£5 tier) or watch the uncut video version plus cocktail minute (£10 tier). This version features additional sfx and music from zapsplat.com

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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203: Exploring: The Conversion of St Paul

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 07:51:23 +0000

A read through and discussion of The Conversion of St Paul, as seen on our YouTube exploring sessions in another of our occasional cross over episodes.

The play comes from the Digby manuscript - a collection of late medieval/early Tudor drama, this text dating to the first quarter of the 16th century.
There's a bit of a rotation of readers as we played through the text, but it features Gregory Musson as Caiaphas, Servant, Belial; Alexandra Kataigida as Saul and Mercury; Sally Barnden as 1st Knight, various incarnations of Deus, and the Servant to the High Priests. With Liza Graham joining us later on to read Annas and Angel. The Poet was split between the company.
You can go to the video version of this episode here. If you want. It's pretty much exactly the same, just you can see our lips move - https://youtu.be/iIj1Ip7lk-w

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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202: Temperance and Humility - Full Cast Audio (Fragment)

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 09:10:15 +0000

Fragments: Temperance and Humility by the Unknown - from the press of Wynkyn de Worde around the 1520's/30's. It might be linked to another fragmentary play The Four Cardinal Virtues - more on that later in the year.

In the fragment known as Temperance and Humility by the Unknown - Pamela Flanagan was Temperance, Gillian Horgan - Disobedience, and Leigh McDonald - Humility.

The host was Robert Crighton, who also produced this recording.

Additional links and material -
Exploring Session on Temperance and Humility - https://audioboom.com/posts/7137916-exploring-temperance-and-humility
Exploring Session on The Four Cardinal Virtues - https://audioboom.com/posts/7144341-exploring-the-four-cardinal-virtues
General Fragments Playlist - https://audioboom.com/playlists/4620050-fragments

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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201: Exploring: Bosworth Field by Sir John Beaumont

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:15:16 +0000

A read through and discussion of Bosworth Field, a narrative poem by Sir John Beaumont published posthumously in 1629, telling the events of the battle of Bosworth in 1485.

The poem isn't split into parts, and some of the splits are inexact, but roughly the readers were Eric Karoulla as Henry VI, Brakenbury, Ferrers, Talbot, Bourchier, Clifton; Liza Graham as Norfolk, Stanley, Richmond, Percy, Surrey, Scout, Byron, Catesby; Emma Kemp as narrator for Richard's forces; Gina Moravec as Richard, Oxford, Hungerford.

The host was Robert Crighton, who also read narration from the side of Richmond's forces.

This continues our exploration of history plays/texts - especially on Richard III.
Continue the journey with our work on The True Tragedy of Richard III - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VTVSKpMIFI&list=PLflmEwgdfKoLqof8eUWJU5EEJXr93e56y
Or, The Ghost of Richard III - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0DblYYO8cQ
Or, our discussing episode on Ghost - https://audioboom.com/posts/7633017-discussing-the-ghost-of-richard-iii-by-christopher-brooke
Or, The Rising to the Crown of Richard III by himself - https://audioboom.com/posts/7676039-the-rising-to-the-crown-of-richard-iii-by-himself-via-giles-fletcher

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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200: Exploring: Calisto and Melebea

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 08:34:48 +0000

A read through and discussion of Calisto and Melebea, from the press of John Rastell

Another in our occasional series of cross overs with our YouTube channel, this is a Second Look read through and discussion of Calisto and Melebea, coming from the printing press of John Rastell around 1525. It's an adaptation of a Spanish book/play Celestina, later published in English as The Spanish Bawd. This is our first take, recorded in 2021, returning to the play after a year or so, as prep for a more detailed run - the video of which can be watched here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlkGUCoxIwQ

With Gregory Musson as Danio; Eric Karoulla as Calisto; Rachael Nicole as Melebea; Lynsey Beauchamp as Celestina; Alex Scott Fairley as Parmeno; Alexandra Kataigida as Sempronio.

The host was Robert Crighton.

The character of Celestina has many parallels in Dame Sirith and other texts. We haven't released our work on Dame Sirith at time of release, but the mentioned work on Interludium de Clerico et Puella is on the podcast now - https://audioboom.com/posts/7224328-interludium-de-clerico-et-puella-fragment

All the videos on Calisto and Melebea (1st, 2nd Looks and character workshop) can be viewed via this handy playlist - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWm5fLrrEqs&list=PLflmEwgdfKoLYUZxhyx34AJpuYvEtfGxp

To learn more about John Rastell, go to our Discussion episode on the man and his writing - https://audioboom.com/posts/7013153-discussing-john-rastell

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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199: Chess Pieces: Exploring A Game at Chess, part 3

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 09:05:46 +0000

Chess Pieces: Exploring A Game at Chess by Thomas Middleton
A planning session for our future productions of A Game at Chess by Middleton. We open Act Two, Scene One - CW: It features an attempted sexual assault. There are fewer structural adaptive questions to solve in this scene, but it contains material that might help with issues we had adapting Act 1.

With Eric Karoulla, Liza Graham, Lynsey Beauchamp and Emma Kemp.

The host was Robert Crighton.

Our initial First Look Exploring Session can be found on our YouTube channel - feel free to browse, like, subscribe - and all that malarky. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoJWOdHzBzkdJXtRR7UkydSW

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton

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198: Exploring: The Four Elements by John Rastell

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 11:15:56 +0000

Another in our occasional series of cross overs with our YouTube channel, this is a Second Look read through and discussion of The Four Elements by John Rastell, a fragmentary play from around 1519. This is our first take, recorded in 2021, returning to the play after a year or so, as prep for a more detailed run - the video of which can be watched here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlkGUCoxIwQ

With Gregory Musson as Humanity; Eric Karoulla as Ignorance; Liza Graham as Sensual Appetite; Rachael Nicole as Studious Desire; Lynsey Beauchamp as The Messenger, Experience; Alex Scott Fairley as Nature, Taverner.

The host was Robert Crighton.

All the videos on The Four Elements can be viewed via this handy playlist - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAKX-oxejjs&list=PLflmEwgdfKoIsAsJqQvUYr5ItLoFVA2Lo

To learn more about John Rastell, go to our Discussion episode on the man and his writing - https://audioboom.com/posts/7013153-discussing-john-rastell

There's an interesting exposition of the globe/maps in the play with text and images to be found here -http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/amerbegin/contact/text2/fourelements.pdf

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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197: Fantasy Production Meeting Ep 2: George-a-Greene

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 16:59:32 +0000

A series of podcasts looking at plays we'd like to see, where we and guests pitch a Fantasy Production. With much merriment and chat, we explore different media, different approaches and a different play each session. Each play has been covered on our YouTube channel, or on the podcast, so you can dig deeper into the text if you'd like. Regular segments include - Cocktail Minute (a play themed cocktail), from the Chatroom (reactions to the play in chat from our readings), and Fake Movie Trailers.

Contributors include: Liza Graham, Alexandra Kataigida, Sarah Blake, and host Robert Crighton

Episode One: George-a-Greene - a super fun part of the Robin Hood extended universe.

Contribute to our work specifically on George-a-Greene via paypay.

There will soon be some George-a-Greene merchandise - coming soon!

Join our Patreon to listen to uncut versions of the podcast - full audio (£5 tier) or watch the uncut video version (£10).

This version features additional sfx and music from zapsplat.com

Watch our First Look Exploring Session - a playlist of all our stop start read throughs of the play.
Watch our Second Look Exploring Session - a fast run through that's almost a proper production... though not quite.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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196: Exploring: The Tragedy of Iphigeneia translated by Lady Lumley

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 15:12:50 +0000

A simultaneous release with our YouTube channel, this is a Second Look read through and discussion of The Tragedy of Iphigeneia by Jane, Lady Lumley, written about 1553.

With Eric Karoulla as Achilles; Alan Scott as Menelaus; Elizabeth Amisu as Cytemnestra; Rachael Nicole as Iphigeneia; Sarah Blake as Agamemnon; Helen Good as Nuncius; Lynn Freitas as Senex.
The host was Robert Crighton who also read the Chorus.

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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195: The Prodigal Son (Fragment)

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 08:27:42 +0000

Fragments: The Prodigal Son by the Unknown - from the press of William Rastell, possibly around 1530.
It's a return to full cast audio production this year, with this short fragment of The Prodigal Son plus introductory exposition.
CW: The text plays with misogynistic ideas of the shrewish wife, and there is an unfortunate use of a word which has an alternative modern meaning to firewood.

In the fragment known as The Prodigal Son, or Pater, Filius et Uxor - Uxor was played by Leigh McDonald; Pater by Geir Madland; Filius by Simon Nader, and the servant, Robert Crighton.

The Prodigal Son was hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

Additional links and material.
The Prodigal Son - First Look Exploring Session on the podcast - https://audioboom.com/posts/7322186-exploring-the-prodigal-son-fragment
The Disobedient Child - First Look on the podcast - https://audioboom.com/posts/7548404-exploring-the-disobedient-child
Second Look fast paced run on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdP4mVy3OZw

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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194: Chess Pieces: Exploring A Game at Chess, part 2

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 11:50:05 +0000

Chess Pieces: Exploring A Game at Chess by Thomas Middleton, part 2.
Welcome to a series of podcasts looking at A Game at Chess by Thomas Middleton, specifically asking questions as to how to produce it a. as a full cast audio adaptation and b. as a live stage show in miniature and in full.
This session covers the continuing issues of exposition in the opening of the play (completing our survey of Act 1), questions of names and how to get across who anyone is. These are opening gambits towards our full cast audio adaptation for the podcast, with an endgame of a full scale production further down the road.

In the room were Eric Karoulla, Alan Scott, Lynn Freitas, Helen Good, Emma Kemp. and host Robert Crighton.

Our initial First Look Exploring Session can be found on our YouTube channel - feel free to browse, like, subscribe - and all that malarky. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoJWOdHzBzkdJXtRR7UkydSW

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton

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193: Happy New Year Message 2022

Sat, 01 Jan 2022 09:32:26 +0000

Happy New Year! This is a simultaneous release on YouTube and the podcast - there are some bits that are more videoy (sorry podcast people, it wasn't supposed to be that way, Robert forgot (Robert forgets what year it is, so it's downhill all the way)).
Anyway... Happy New Year! New stuff is coming, old stuff is coming, more stuff is coming.

YouTube version can be found here - https://youtu.be/dBXCwTbYqAs

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live (apart from early N-Town stuff) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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192: Exploring: Narcissus - A Twelfth Night Merriment

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 09:11:36 +0000

A First Look read through and discussion of Narcissus: A Twelfth Night Merriment, performed on Thursday 6th January 1602 (or new style 1603). This is a merriment performed at St John's College, Oxford, and is both incredibly self indulgent, and rather silly. Merry Christmas!
This is a simultaneous release with our YouTube channel, where most First Look explorations live.

With Eric Karoulla as Primus, Cephisus, Clinias; Alan Scott as Secundus, Tyresias, Cloris; Sarah Blake as Tertius, Lyriope, Florida, Echo; Emma Kemp as Prologue, Narcissus, One With Bucket; Briony Sparrow as Porter, Dorastus.
The host was Robert Crighton.

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live (apart from early N-Town stuff) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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191: Triumph 1621: Live Recording of The Sun in Aries Recon

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 09:30:59 +0000

Triumph 1621: Reconstructing: The Sun in Aries by Thomas Middleton. This is mostly an uncut recording of the 12pm show, our first of the day, from various outdoor recording positions that have been edited together into one track. It was not an ideal day to record on - it had rained for most of the morning and, though this performance was dry, our equipment was still largely covered in plastic. A few sections have been taken from other parts of the day for technical reasons.

There will be a SPOILERS episode of the podcast coming out next year, where we explicate a bit about what's going on in the original show, as the text survives to us.

Do go to our website where there are photos and links to videos about the show - or there will be very shortly.
The Sun in Aries by Thomas Middleton, performed from 12pm on Friday 29th October 2021, 400 years after the original performance in 1621

COMPANY:

Crier - Aliki Chapple
Thomas Middleton - Alexandra Kataigida

Jason - Charlie Beer

Fame - Holly Bartlett Giles

The Re-edified Standard - Daniel Yabut

Aries - Quinn Scott

Lord Mayor Edward Barkham - Gregory Musson

Music by Passamezzo, led by Tamsin Lewis with

Adrian Woodward - trumpet

Richard de Winter - singer

Robin Jeffrey - lute

Icon Bearers (silent, but you might hear the reactions to them... especially Tom)
Helen Good - Guildhall

Stephen Longstaffe - Westminster

Elizabeth Amisu - St Paul's

Angela McShane - The Standard

Tom Helsby - Six Knights Personified, St Lawrence Lane

STAGE TEAM:

Stage Manager - Valentina Vinci

Assistant Stage Manager - Liza Graham
Costumes - Callum Coates and the Lion's Part

Additional Sound Recording - Emma Kennedy
Photography - Simon Nader
Whifflers: Heydn McCabe, Rob Myson, Emma Kemp, Briony Sparrow, Pollie Hall

City Chronologer - Tracey Hill

Research Assistant - Kerstin Grunwald-Hope
Youth Director - Sam Plumb
Chaperone - Beverley Purkiss-Dean
Online Costume Design - Sarah Blake

Pageant Master - Robert Crighton

Thanks to The Revd George Bush, Danniella Downs, Matthew Beaumont and the City of London team, Ellena Schuster-Farrell, Claire Dumontier-Marriage, Christine Moia, ALL the people who signed up and expressed interest in the show, Eleanor Rycroft, Annaliese Connolly, Lois Potter, Perry Mills, Eric Karoulla, Rachael Nicole, Angela McShane, and Joe Fawcett for additional recording equipment.

Triumph 1621 could not have happened without the generous support of the Cheapside Business Alliance, SRS Public Engagement Scheme, Bath Spa University, and St Mary le Bow Church.

LINKS: Our first reading of the text can be found on YouTube - https://youtu.be/nPHTWH4GBgk
Other material is/or will soon appear on our website - https://beyondshakespeare.org/triumph-1621-sun-in-aries-recon/

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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190: Gentleness and Nobility by John Heywood (LIVE Archive Recording)

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 10:02:04 +0000

A reading of an edited version of Gentleness and Nobility by John Heywood and John Rastell, performed before a live audience in 2018.

A Knight overhears a Merchant boasting of his nobleness, sparking an argument between the two as to what is a gentleman. They are further interrupted by a Ploughman, whose debating style is a little more… violent.

With Rob Myson as the Merchant, Heydn McCabe as the Knight and Geir Madland as the Ploughman.

The host is Robert Crighton

We've a lot of stuff on John Heywood - including a full cast uncut audio adaptation of the play - https://audioboom.com/posts/6948279-gentleness-and-nobility-by-john-heywood
In fact, we've done ALL the plays of John Heywood, plus a host of background stuff - https://audioboom.com/playlists/4620013-the-plays-of-john-heywood

John Heywood exploring sessions can be found on our YouTube channel - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoKffZtkgZ7mUYF_d1mD72fr

For more information about this podcast go to our website - http://beyondshakespeare.org/

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189: Chess Pieces: Exploring A Game at Chess, part 1

Sun, 28 Nov 2021 11:39:12 +0000

Chess Pieces: Exploring A Game at Chess by Thomas Middleton, part 1.
Welcome to a series of podcasts looking at A Game at Chess by Thomas Middleton, specifically asking questions as to how to produce it a. as a full cast audio adaptation and b. as a live stage show in miniature and in full.
This session covers the problems of exposition in the opening of the play (Induction and the opening of Act 1), questions of names and how to get across who anyone is. This is an opening gambit towards our full cast audio adaptation for the podcast, with an endgame of a full scale production further down the road.

In the room were Gregory Musson, Lynsey Beauchamp and host Robert Crighton.

Our initial First Look Exploring Session can be found on our YouTube channel - feel free to browse, like, subscribe - and all that malarky. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoJWOdHzBzkdJXtRR7UkydSW

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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188: Discussing: Robert Greene (and Alphonsus)

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 09:46:48 +0000

Today we discuss the playwright Robert Greene, the breadth of his output (with some focus on his play Alphonsus), with Dr Darren Freebury-Jones. How many of the surviving selection of plays from the 1580's/90's are by Greene? How can we sift the evidence? Which plays can we be sure about, and which plays are on the fuzzy border?

Dr Darren Freebury-Jones is a Shakespeare lecturer in Stratford-upon-Avon. His 2016 doctoral thesis examined Thomas Kyd’s influence on Shakespeare’s early work and he is the Associate Editor for the first edition of Kyd’s collected works since 1901. He has also investigated the boundaries of John Marston’s dramatic corpus as part of the Oxford Marston project. His recent and forthcoming essays on the plays of authors such as Shakespeare, Kyd, Lyly, Marlowe, Greene, Peele, Nashe, Marston, Dekker, Fletcher, Behn, and others can be found in a wide range of peer-reviewed journals as well as in books by Routledge, Boydell and Brewer, and Oxford University Press. He is the author of the forthcoming books: Reading Robert Greene: Recovering Shakespeare’s Rival (Routledge) and Shakespeare’s Tutor: The Influence of Thomas Kyd (Manchester University Press). His findings on the works of early modern authors have been discussed in national newspapers such as The Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Observer, and The Independent. He has been invited to act as editorial and advisory board member for journals such as American Notes and Queries, Journal of Early Modern Studies, and Early Modern Digital Review. His interests include early modern attribution and textual studies, digital approaches to examining drama, and intertextuality, as well as performance studies, having acted in several productions of plays by early modern authors.
You can find more information at https://darrenfj.wordpress.com/2017/11/24/darren-freebury-jones-publications/

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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187: Reconstructing Middleton's 1621 Lord Mayor's Show

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 13:45:04 +0000

A special discussing episode with Professor Tracey Hill, covering our upcoming reconstruction of Thomas Middleton's 1621 Lord Mayor's Show - The Sun in Aries. We discuss civic pageantry in general, the 1621 show specifically, and throw a little light onto what's to come.
With on site rehearsal recordings of the cast and crew as we tested acoustics and generally walked through the show - including Liza Graham, Aliki Chapple and Alexandra Kataigida. Possibly some others, but they're really quiet.

The host was Robert Crighton.

There's all sorts of info about the show on our website - https://beyondshakespeare.org/triumph-1621-sun-in-aries-recon/

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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186: Exploring: N-Town, Plays 41 to 42 (Assumption of Mary & Judgement)

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 10:45:57 +0000

Exploring: The N-Town Play, a slow burn look at a medieval Mystery (sort of) cycle. The N-Town Play comes to us as a single manuscript, but it's a compilation of various different sources - including elements from what looks like a cycle and various other large scale productions focusing on episodes from the Bible.
The journey ends with plays forty one and two - covering the Assumption of Mary and the last Judgement. It's the end of a long process, but we will be returning for planning of a full production in the coming year. Probably.
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Eric Karoulla as Angel One, Paul, Demon One; Lois Potter as Doctor, Angel Two, Dominus/Deus, Ordo Angelorum; Alan Scott as Princeps Three, Peter, Michael; Elizabeth Amisu as Sapientia, Soldier, John, Gabriel; Sarah Blake as Maria, Demon Three; Lynn Freitas as Episcopus Legis, Chorus Martyrum; Rachael Nicole as Princeps One, Virgin One, All Salvati; Briony Sparrow as Princeps Two, Virgin Two, Resurgentes/Anime Dampnandum

The host was Robert Crighton, who also read Apostoli, Angeli, Demon Two, Demons.

There are various online and purchasable versions of these texts available - here's a good one, but is in the original middle English and might put you off - others should be hunted for to taste.
Play texts start here: https://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/sugano-n-town-plays-play-41-assumption-of-mary
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live (apart from early N-Town stuff) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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185: Exploring: N-Town, Plays 35 to 40 (Harrowing to Pentecost)

Sun, 12 Sep 2021 09:30:11 +0000

Exploring: The N-Town Play, a slow burn look at a medieval Mystery (sort of) cycle. The N-Town Play comes to us as a single manuscript, but it's a compilation of various different sources - including elements from what looks like a cycle and various other large scale productions focusing on episodes from the Bible.
The journey continues with plays thirty five to forty - returning to a selection of individual plays that may have been part of a cycle, though we can't be sure about how the editorial process has changed their shape. These cover the mixed up Harrowing of Hell and Pilate/guards at the sepulchre sequence, the appearances of Jesus to various disciples, doubting Thomas, and Pentecost.
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Eric Karoulla as Adam, Pilate, Angel, Judeus One; Alan Scott as John Baptist, Third Soldier, Peter, Maria Salome; Elizabeth Amisu as Eve, Second Soldier, Maria Jacobi, Cleophas, Jacobus Major; Lynn Freitas as Abraham, Fourth Soldier, John, Judeus Two; Helen Good as First Soldier, Magdalen, Judeus Three, Belial, Lucas; Rachael Nicole as Maria, Annas, Thomas, Judeus Four; Briony Sparrow as Anima Christi/Jesus, Caiaphas.

The host was Robert Crighton.

There are various online and purchasable versions of these texts available - here's a good one, but is in the original middle English and might put you off - others should be hunted for to taste.
Play texts start here: https://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/sugano-n-town-plays-play-30-death-of-judas-trials-before-pilate-and-herod
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live (apart from early N-Town stuff) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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184: Discussing: Staging N-Town (Mary and Passion Plays)

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 14:09:01 +0000

Following our spurt of N-Town releases, here's a discussion about staging some of the plays within the N-Town manuscript with special guest Elisabeth Dutton, Professor of Medieval English at the University of Fribourg.
In 2009 and 2010, Elisabeth Dutton produced the Mary play and the two Passion plays from N-Town in Oxford - this discussion covers the nature of those plays, the practical questions of staging them and the issues involved. We've covered all these plays as read throughs on the podcast, and hope to return to them next year. We shall see.

The host was Robert Crighton.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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183: Exploring: N-Town, Plays 31 to 34 (Passion Play 2)

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 09:21:24 +0000

Exploring: The N-Town Play, a slow burn look at a medieval Mystery (sort of) cycle. The N-Town Play comes to us as a single manuscript, but it's a compilation of various different sources - including elements from what looks like a cycle and various other large scale productions focusing on episodes from the Bible.
The journey continues with plays thirty one to thirty four - looking at the untidy close to the second Passion play as it is cut into by other material.
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Eric Karoulla as Second Doctor, Mulier Two, Judeus Three, John, Third Soldier; Alan Scott as Caiaphas, Simon, Centurio; Lynn Freitas as Pilate, Veronica, Magdalen, Longeus; Helen Good as Satan, Annas, Belial, Joseph of Aramathea; Aliki Chapple as First Doctor, Judeus One, Mulier One, Jestes, First Soldier; Valentina Vinci as Demon, Jesus/Anima Christi, Nicodemus; Rachael Nicole as Pilates Wife, Third Doctor, Judeus Two, Dysmas, Second Soldier; Briony Sparrow as Judeus Four, Fourth Soldier, Maria.

The host was Robert Crighton.

There are various online and purchasable versions of these texts available - here's a good one, but is in the original middle English and might put you off - others should be hunted for to taste.
Play texts start here: https://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/sugano-n-town-plays-play-30-death-of-judas-trials-before-pilate-and-herod
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live (apart from N-Town) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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182: Exploring: N-Town, Plays 28 to 30 (Passion Play 1 into 2)

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 12:17:04 +0000

Exploring: The N-Town Play, a slow burn look at a medieval Mystery (sort of) cycle. The N-Town Play comes to us as a single manuscript, but it's a compilation of various different sources - including elements from what looks like a cycle and various other large scale productions focusing on episodes from the Bible.
The journey continues with plays twenty-eight to thirty - looking at the continuing Passion sequence, from the close Passion Play 1 to the opening of 2.
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Francis Cox as Leyon, First Soldier; Tamara Ritthaler as Angel, Judeus Two; Eric Karoulla as Peter, Judeus Three, Judas; Alan Scott as Rewfyn, Second Soldier; Elizabeth Amisu as Jesus; Daniel Yabut as Gamalyel, Caiaphas; Lynn Freitas as Magdalen, Messenger, Ancilla Two; Helen Good as Maria, First Doctor; Aliki Chapple as Herod, Judeus One; Valentina Vinci as Contemplatio, Second Doctor; Rachael Nicole as Doctor Three, Ancilla One, Pilate; Briony Sparrow as Judas, Annas.

The host was Robert Crighton.

There are various online and purchasable versions of these texts available - here's a good one, but is in the original middle English and might put you off - others should be hunted for to taste.
Play texts start here: https://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/sugano-n-town-plays-play-28-betrayal-procession-of-saints
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live (apart from N-Town) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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181: Exploring: N-Town, Plays 26 to 27 (Passion Play 1)

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 09:16:37 +0000

Exploring: The N-Town Play, a slow burn look at a medieval Mystery (sort of) cycle. The N-Town Play comes to us as a single manuscript, but it's a compilation of various different sources - including elements from what looks like a cycle and various other large scale productions focusing on episodes from the Bible.
The journey continues with plays twenty-six to twenty-seven - looking at the opening of the Passion sequence, or the opening of Passion Play 1.
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Francis Cox as Messenger, Apostolus One, Philip, Simon, Judas; Tamara Ritthaler as Caiaphas Second Doctor, Jacobus Minor, Pauper One, Gamalyel; Eric Karoulla as Caiaphas First Doctor, John, Thadeus; Alan Scott as Arfexe, Jesus; Daniel Yabut as John Baptist, Rewfyn, Cives Four, Andreas; Lynn Freitas as Annas, Cives One, Matheus; Aliki Chapple as Demon, Leyon, Pauper Two, Bartholomeus; Valentina Vinci as Caiaphas, Cives Two; Rachael Nicole as Annas First Doctor, Peter; Briony Sparrow as Annas Second Doctor, Burgensis, Cives Three, Magdalene.

The host was Robert Crighton, who also read Thomas.

There are various online and purchasable versions of these texts available - here's a good one, but is in the original middle English and might put you off - others should be hunted for to taste.
Play texts start here: https://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/sugano-n-town-plays-play-26-conspiracy-entry-into-jerusalem
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live (apart from N-Town) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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180: Discussing: Digital Marlowe - Doctor Faustus

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 11:44:26 +0000

Today we're discussing upcoming digital performances of plays by Christopher Marlowe - today we're looking at Doctor Faustus (and briefly Dido), co-directed by Emily Ingram and Fergus Rattigan, who joins us to talk about their production for The Show Must Go Online.

In the opening of the episode we mention our recon of a Lord Mayor's Show - you can sign up for that here - https://forms.gle/dtWgrfTj3RPzpMqs5 - more info to come!

Emily Ingram is the artistic director of touring literary theatre company Some Kind of Theatre, a part of the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh's L20 artist attachment programme, and a member of Birds Of Paradise's young artist development scheme. Emily can be found on Twitter as @emilycingram

Doctor Faustus is on 23rd June 2021 - soon after this episode is released! - though next up is Dido, Queen of Carthage on 16th June. If you're from the future, you may have missed it! Edward II, now in the past, is at time of release, still available to view.
Access to the Month of Marlowe is a one-time pay-what-you-can contribution for a recommended amount of £20 (£5 per production), and a minimum of £1+Fees. Access is available via either Patreon or Eventbrite.
Tickets for all four Marlowe events can be purchased here - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tsmgo-month-of-marlowe-tickets-156361773273
The Show Must Go Online website is here - https://robmyles.co.uk/theshowmustgoonline/
Their patreon can be found here - https://www.patreon.com/TheShowMustGoOnline

Coming up - Dido, 16th June; Doctor Faustus 23rd June; Marlowe Cabaret 30th June. More on these (hopefully) soon...

For more Marlowe fun, go to our Marlowe playlist, including other Edward II material - https://audioboom.com/playlists/4630963-christopher-marlowe

The host was Robert Crighton.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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179: Discussing: Digital Marlowe - Edward II

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 09:16:34 +0000

Today we're discussing upcoming digital performances of plays by Christopher Marlowe - today we're looking at Edward the Second, directed by Kevin V. Smith, who joins us to talk about his production for The Show Must Go Online.

In the opening of the episode we mention our recon of a Lord Mayor's Show - you can sign up for that here - https://forms.gle/dtWgrfTj3RPzpMqs5 - more info to come!

Kevin V. Smith can be found online at www.kevinvsmith.com or he can be followed on Instagram or Twitter @kevinVsmith

Edward II is on 9th June 2021 - one week after this episode is released!, if you're from the future, you may have missed it!
Access to the Month of Marlowe is a one-time pay-what-you-can contribution for a recommended amount of £20 (£5 per production), and a minimum of £1+Fees. Access is available via either Patreon or Eventbrite.
Tickets for all four Marlowe events can be purchased here - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tsmgo-month-of-marlowe-tickets-156361773273
The Show Must Go Online website is here - https://robmyles.co.uk/theshowmustgoonline/
Their patreon can be found here - https://www.patreon.com/TheShowMustGoOnline

Coming up - Dido, 16th June; Doctor Faustus 23rd June; Marlowe Cabaret 30th June. More on these (hopefully) soon...

For more Marlowe fun, go to our Marlowe playlist, including other Edward II material - https://audioboom.com/playlists/4630963-christopher-marlowe

The host was Robert Crighton.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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178: Exploring: N-Town, Plays 24 to 25 (Adultery, Lazarus)

Sat, 29 May 2021 13:15:03 +0000

Exploring: The N-Town Play, a slow burn look at a medieval Mystery (sort of) cycle. The N-Town Play comes to us as a single manuscript, but it's a compilation of various different sources - including elements from what looks like a cycle and various other large scale productions focusing on episodes from the Bible.
The journey continues with plays twenty-four to twenty-five - looking at the episodes featuring the Woman taken in Adultery, and Lazarus.
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Eric Karoulla as Accusator, Consolator 2 & 4, Peter; Liza Graham as Phariseus, Magdalyn, and all the Disciples; Rachael Nicole as Scriba, Jesus (play 25), Consolator 1, 3; David Wootton as Jesus (play 24), Lazarus; Mary Stone-Moursund as Mulier, Martha, Thomas.

The host was Robert Crighton who also read Juvenis, some Consolators and John.

There are various online and purchasable versions of these texts available - here's a good one, but is in the original middle English and might put you off - others should be hunted for to taste.
Play texts start here: https://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/sugano-n-town-plays-play-24-woman-taken-in-adultery
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live (apart from N-Town) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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177: Discussing: Supposes by George Gascoigne

Sat, 15 May 2021 15:08:34 +0000

Today we're discussing Supposes by George Gascoigne, a translation of an Italian play produced in 1566. It's super fun and worth performing today - we know this because it has been. Robert is joined by Sam Plumb, director of a production of the play from 2017, and actor Riana White, one of the cast. They discuss the language, the production, the different performance spaces and the wonders of Gascoigne.

You can watch a recording of the production on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHxmsJyvdB4
You can also watch a documentary about the show here - https://vimeo.com/282880969

Sam Plumb is co-Artistic Director of Babolin Theatre - you can go to their website here: www.babolintheatre.com and on instagram - babolintheatre
Riana White is co-creator of Those People Theatre and can be found on instagram - thosepeopletheatre

For more fun with Supposes, our First Look exploring sessions are collected here - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoKXoHTFUJI2CK__4Y3vOuM9

The host was Robert Crighton.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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176: Exploring: N-Town, Plays 21 to 23 (Doctors, Baptism, Temptation)

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 08:33:52 +0000

Exploring: The N-Town Play, a slow burn look at a medieval Mystery (sort of) cycle. The N-Town Play comes to us as a single manuscript, but it's a compilation of various different sources - including elements from what looks like a cycle and various other large scale productions focusing on episodes from the Bible.
The journey continues with plays twenty-one to twenty-three - looking at the early life of Jesus with his encounter with the Doctors, his Baptism and Temptation in the wilderness.
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Eric Karoulla as First Doctor, Beliall; Liza Graham as Second Doctor, Satan; Alan Scott as Joseph, Jesus in the Baptism; Lynn Freitas as Jesus in the Doctors play, John Baptist; Helen Good as Maria, Jesus in the Temptation; Rachael Nicole as Deus, Belsabub.

There are various online and purchasable versions of these texts available - here's a good one, but is in the original middle English and might put you off - others should be hunted for to taste.
Play texts start here: https://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/sugano-n-town-plays-play-21-christ-and-the-doctors
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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175: Fantasy Production Meeting Ep 1: The Old Wives' Tale by George Peele

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 10:06:10 +0000

A series of podcasts looking at plays we'd like to see, where we and guests pitch a Fantasy Production. With much merriment and chat, we explore different media, different approaches and a different play each session. Each play has been covered on our YouTube channel, or on the podcast, so you can dig deeper into the text if you'd like. Regular segments include - Cocktail Minute (a play themed cocktail), from the Chatroom (reactions to the play in chat from our readings), and Fake Movie Trailers.

Contributors include: Liza Graham, Alexandra Kataigida, Sarah Blake, and host Robert Crighton

Episode One: The Old Wives' Tale by George Peele - a meta-comedy about telling stories, the conventions of romance stories, and the joy of Clunch.

Contribute to our work specifically on The Old Wives' Tale, via paypal

Contribute with official Old Wives' Tale merchandise - currently available as a Classic Mug (ignore the Tall mug option, it's rubbish)

Join our Patreon to listen to uncut versions of the podcast - full audio (£5 tier) or watch the uncut video version (£10).

This version features additional sfx and music from zapsplat.com

Watch our First Look Exploring Session - a stop start read through of the play - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZCOSOZRTz4
Watch our Second Look Exploring Session - a fast run through that's almost a proper production... though not quite - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh7jhyKwrd4
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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174: Discussing: The Devil is an Ass by Ben Jonson

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 09:02:08 +0000

Today we're discussing The Devil is an Ass by Ben Jonson, that has just received the full cast audio adaptation treatment by The Lords of Misrule, an amateur dramatics society based at the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of York. Forced by lockdown to go online, their live performances have gone digital. Robert is joined by Nic Peard, co-director and editor of the production, and producer Ross McIntire, to discuss the play, the production, and future plans for more shows.

You can listen to the play on YouTube here - https://youtu.be/EDfy-R_cHoY
You can also catch their adaptation of The Canterbury Tales by Chaucer - https://youtu.be/hi2LZgfdkIA

The host was Robert Crighton.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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173: Happy New Year Message 2021

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 23:59:00 +0000

Hello, welcome to a New Year, just a little thank you to all our listeners and viewers for all your support. Have a very Happy New Year, from Robert Crighton.

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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172: Exploring: N-Town, Plays 18 to 20 (Kings, Purification, Herod)

Wed, 23 Dec 2020 08:17:12 +0000

Exploring: The N-Town Play, a slow burn look at a medieval Mystery (sort of) cycle. The N-Town Play comes to us as a single manuscript, but it's a compilation of various different sources - including elements from what looks like a cycle and various other large scale productions focusing on episodes from the Bible.
The journey continues with plays eighteen to twenty (there is no play 17! Or is there...) - looking at the appearance of the Magi, the Purification of Mary and a fond farewell to horrible Herod.
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Eleanor Wilkinson, Francis Cox, Eric Karoulla, Lois Potter, Alan Scott, Lynn Freitas, and Helen Good. The host was Robert Crighton.

There are various online and purchasable versions of these texts available - here's a good one, but is in the original middle English and might put you off - others should be hunted for to taste.
Play texts start here: https://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/sugano-n-town-plays-play-18-magi
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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171: Exploring: N-Town, Plays 14 to 16 (Trial, Nativity, Shepherds)

Fri, 18 Dec 2020 12:16:57 +0000

Exploring: The N-Town Play, a slow burn look at a medieval Mystery (sort of) cycle. The N-Town Play comes to us as a single manuscript, but it's a compilation of various different sources - including elements from what looks like a cycle and various other large scale productions focusing on episodes from the Bible.
The journey continues with plays fourteen to sixteen - looking at the Trial of Mary and Joseph, The Nativity and the visit by some Shepherds.
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Lynn Freitas, Eric Karoulla, Alan Scott, Tamara Ritthaler, Sarah Blake, Daniel Yabut, and Helen Good. The host was Robert Crighton

There are various online and purchasable versions of these texts available - here's a good one, but is in the original middle English and might put you off - others should be hunted for to taste.
Play texts start here: https://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/sugano-n-town-plays-play-14-trials-of-mary-and-joseph

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live (apart from N-Town) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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170: Exploring: N-Town, Plays 11 to 13 (Mary, Joseph, Elizabeth)

Sun, 13 Dec 2020 17:08:38 +0000

Exploring: The N-Town Play, a slow burn look at a medieval Mystery (sort of) cycle. The N-Town Play comes to us as a single manuscript, but it's a compilation of various different sources - including elements from what looks like a cycle and various other large scale productions focusing on episodes from the Bible.
The journey continues with plays eleven to thirteen - we were going to do fourteen as well, but we ran out of time.
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Francis Cox, Eric Karoulla, Lois Potter, Kyle A. Thomas, Alan Scott, Tamara Ritthaler, Daniel Yabut, Helen Good. The host was Robert Crighton

There are various online and purchasable versions of these texts available - here's a good one, but is in the original middle English and might put you off - others should be hunted for to taste.
Play texts start here: https://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/sugano-n-town-plays-play-11-parliament-of-heaven-salutation-and-conception

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live (apart from N-Town) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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169: Exploring: Christmas Bits! (Old Christmas/His Masque)

Mon, 07 Dec 2020 08:38:36 +0000

First of our Christmas specials - a return to Old Christmas, a fragment we've already looked at with another room, and Christmas, His Masque by Ben Jonson - our first masque, and our first complete work by Jonson. Which is nice.
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Eric Karoulla as Gluttony, New Year; Liza Graham as Riot, Gambol, Offer; Emma Kemp as Good Order, Carol, Cupid; Sarah Blake as Prayer, Venus.
The host was Robert Crighton.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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168: Exploring: N-Town, Play 10 (Marriage of Mary and Joseph)

Wed, 25 Nov 2020 10:31:27 +0000

Exploring: The N-Town Play, a slow burn look at a medieval Mystery (sort of) cycle. The N-Town Play comes to us as a single manuscript, but it's a compilation of various different sources - including elements from what looks like a cycle and various other large scale productions focusing on episodes from the Bible.
The journey continues with play ten, the Marriage of Mary and Joseph - and, boy, is this a weird one.
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Mark Scanlon, Richard Fawcett, Alan Scott and Maria Walker – with host, Robert Crighton.
There are various online and purchasable versions of the text available - here's a good one, but is in the original middle English and might put you off - others should be hunted for to taste.
A play text: https://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/sugano-n-town-plays-play-10-marriage-of-mary-and-joseph

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live (apart from N-Town) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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167: Exploring: John John by John Heywood

Sun, 15 Nov 2020 12:59:43 +0000

Exploring: A Merry Play between John Johan the husband, Tyb his wife, and Sir Johan the Priest.
This is a cross over episode with our YouTube channel, where most exploring sessions now live, because we want to make sure all the John Heywood material lives on the podcast. You can watch all the John Heywood videos on YouTube here - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoKffZtkgZ7mUYF_d1mD72fr
Other John Heywood material on the podcast can be heard here - https://audioboom.com/playlists/4620013-the-plays-of-john-heywood
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Lisa Hill-Corley as John John; Eric Karoulla as Sir John; Emma Kemp as Tib
With guest host Liza Graham - the episode is introduced by Robert Crighton.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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166: Exploring: N-Town, Play 9 (Mary in the Temple)

Sun, 08 Nov 2020 13:00:58 +0000

Exploring: The N-Town Play, a slow burn look at a medieval Mystery (sort of) cycle. The N-Town Play comes to us as a single manuscript, but it's a compilation of various different sources - including elements from what looks like a cycle and various other large scale productions focusing on episodes from the Bible.
The journey continues with play nine, the presentation of Mary at the Temple - there's a fair amount of run up to the Nativity in N-Town, and we really get some Mary: The Early Years action - or singing.
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Liz Cole, Mark Scanlon, Richard Fawcett and Alan Scott – with host, Robert Crighton.
There are various online and purchasable versions of the text available - here's a good one, but is in the original middle English and might put you off - others should be hunted for to taste.
A play text: https://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/sugano-n-town-plays-play-9-presentation-of-mary-in-the-temple

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live (apart from N-Town) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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165: Discussing: Edward II by Christopher Marlowe

Sun, 18 Oct 2020 09:06:21 +0000

Discussing: Edward II by Christopher Marlowe - with Dr. Kit Heyam
This episode host Robert Crighton discusses a new book - The Reputation of Edward II, 1305-1697: A Literary Transformation of History by Kit Heyam. We delve into the changing story of Edward, what Marlowe does with the figure, and why the answer is never a red hot poker.
The book is available to order from Amsterdam University Press now - https://www.aup.nl/en/book/9789463729338/the-reputation-of-edward-ii-1305-1697

Watching Edward II - there are two audio versions available - one stand alone that can be found on Audible, and another that is part of Vivat Rex! - both from the BBC. There is a DVD of a BBC Television broadcast of a stage production with Ian McKellen, which is definitely available in Region 1, maybe other regions as well. And last, but not least is the Derek Jarman film.

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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164: Exploring: N-Town, Play 8 (Conception of Mary)

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 13:25:27 +0000

Exploring: The N-Town Play, a slow burn look at a medieval Mystery (sort of) cycle. The N-Town Play comes to us as a single manuscript, but it's a compilation of various different sources - including elements from what looks like a cycle and various other large scale productions focusing on episodes from the Bible.
The journey continues with play eight, Joachim and Anna, or the Conception of Mary - there's a fair amount of run up to the Nativity in N-Town, and we go full on prequel here.
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Liz Cole and Alan Scott – with host, Robert Crighton.
There are various online and purchasable versions available - here's a good one, but is in the original middle English and might put you off - others should be hunted for to taste.
A play text: https://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/sugano-n-town-plays-play-8-joachim-and-anne

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live (apart from N-Town) - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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163: The Harrowing of Hell (Full Cast Audio Adaptation)

Sun, 13 Sep 2020 15:15:54 +0000

The Harrowing of Hell - A full cast audio adaption of one of the earliest surviving Biblical dramas in English, with bonus material of our first exploring read through of the text.
In the Harrowing of Hell - the Narrator was played by Geir Madland, Jesus by Robert Crighton, Satan by Pamela Flanagan, the Gatekeeper by Mark Scanlon, Adam by Simon Nader, Eve by Gillian Horgan, Abraham by Geir Madland, King David by Mark Scanlon, John by Seb Ranson and Moses by Rob Myson.
Technical presentation by Robert Crighton, with additional sound effects from zapsplat.com
The Exploring Session readers were Richard Fawcett, Liz Cole, Alan Scott, and Maria Walker.
A modern production of the play with an updated script was directed and adapted by Dr. Jeff Dailey in 2019 - you can catch it on this video here. https://youtu.be/DjN-ki2S6WM

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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162: The Rising to the Crown of Richard III by Himself (via Giles Fletcher)

Sun, 06 Sep 2020 18:23:06 +0000

The Rising to the Crown of Richard the Third written by himself via Giles Fletcher - read by David Ault.
This is a narrative poem about, as the title says, the rise of Richard III - it's part of a mini season of work on the various narratives on Richard that existed in the early modern period.
We have also on the podcast looked at:
The True Tragedy of Richard III - https://audioboom.com/posts/7664659-the-true-tragedy-of-richard-iii-induction
The Ghost of Richard III - discussion thereof - https://audioboom.com/posts/7633017-discussing-the-ghost-of-richard-iii-by-christopher-brooke
And a stage adaptation on YouTube - https://youtu.be/G0DblYYO8cQ
David is a voice actor and mathematician based in North Yorkshire. You may know him from NoSleep, Shadows at the Door, Byron Chronicles or the White Vault. If not, or indeed if so, more information can be found at www.davidault.co.uk.

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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161: Exploring: N-Town, Play 7 (Jesse Root)

Sun, 30 Aug 2020 11:15:09 +0000

Exploring: The N-Town Play, a slow burn look at a medieval Mystery (sort of) cycle. The N-Town Play comes to us as a single manuscript, but it's a compilation of various different sources - including elements from what looks like a cycle and various other large scale productions focusing on episodes from the Bible.
The journey continues with play seven, a prophets play - a bit of a breather before we get to the opening of the Nativity sequence.
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Liz Cole, Mark Scanlon, Richard Fawcett and Alan Scott – with host, Robert Crighton.
There are various online and purchasable versions available - here's a good one, but is in the original middle English and might put you off - others should be hunted for to taste.
A play text: https://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/sugano-n-town-plays-play-7-root-of-jesse

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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160: The True Tragedy of Richard III (Induction)

Sun, 23 Aug 2020 19:25:08 +0000

What's Past is Prologue: The True Tragedy of Richard III, by someone for the Queen's Men.
The True Tragedy of Richard III is a a truly disturbing piece of Brechtian theatre, several centuries early, and one we'd like to do one day. Here's just the prologue/opening to tantalise and moderately annoy you.
The opening is performed by Geir Madland as the ghost of Clarence, Pamela Flanagan as Truth, and Seb Ransom as Poetry.
Our little recording is followed by a read through from our YouTube exploring sessions - you too can join in, updates on our website - https://beyondshakespeare.org/get-involved-exploring-in-isolation/
The contributors for the exploring session on Richard III were: Francis Cox as Poetry; Sarah Blake as Truth and Helen Good, Tamara Ritthaler, Alan Scott, Aliki Chapple, Liza Graham, Elizabeth Amisu, Ruth Evans, Simon Nader and Jitka Stollava. You can watch all the exploring sessions on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoLqof8eUWJU5EEJXr93e56y

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
The episode is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.
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159: Exploring: N-Town, Play 6 (Moses)

Mon, 10 Aug 2020 09:47:46 +0000

Exploring: The N-Town Play, a slow burn look at a medieval Mystery (sort of) cycle. The N-Town Play comes to us as a single manuscript, but it's a compilation of various different sources - including elements from what looks like a cycle and various other large scale productions focusing on episodes from the Bible.
The journey continues with the Moses play. We haven't done that much on Moses elsewhere in the canon, he's clearly a tricky one to dramatise. He does pop up in Chester - albeit in passing...
https://audioboom.com/posts/2771878-chester-plays-5-1-balaam-and-balak
And the character is in God's Promises by John Bale - here is his scene in isolation - https://audioboom.com/posts/7062086-god-s-promises-by-john-bale-act-4
And he pops up in Three Laws - which we looked at in exploring sessions on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoLwd-aRmg45psh4ORNUpDJf
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Richard Fawcett and Alan Scott – with host, Robert Crighton.
There are various online and purchasable versions available - here's a good one, but is in the original middle English and might put you off - others should be hunted for to taste.
A play text: https://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/sugano-n-town-plays-play-6-moses

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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158: Spoilers: The Tragedy of Mariam (Act 5)

Sun, 26 Jul 2020 10:15:42 +0000

Spoilers: The Tragedy of Mariam by Elizabeth Cary (Act 5)
Welcome to this spoiler episode for The Tragedy of Mariam, the Fair Queen of Jewry by Elizabeth Cary - and it's very spoilery! The canvas has narrowed again for Act 5, as it's almost a solo turn by Herod. If it weren't for the arrival of Nuntio there would be no one else. With a plain text recording of the Act and chorus overview at the end.
In the plain text: Geir Madland as Herod and Richard Fawcett as Nuntio.
Hosted by Robert Crighton - plus Beyond Shakespeare Irregular Alan Scott looking at the Chorus.
BE WARNED - If you just want to listen to the play as a play, don't listen to the spoilers episodes. Come back later, or don't listen. However, if you find early drama hard to follow, then you will get a good grounding in the action here - especially as we may make changes or cuts for our final version! The plain text version is rough in hew, it will change and we produce it in part to hunt out errors.

You can buy soooooo many editions of this play you can buy - just google them, seriously - there are also etexts and on YouTube various other looks at the play. There will be more details coming soon for all the various links on the website, but till then...
For text, there's loads online - for example the Norton https://wwnorton.com/college/english/nael/noa/pdf/27636_17th_U03_Cary-1-51.pdf
And for your facsimile type thing something like this is out there https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.176700/page/n21/mode/2up

If you can't wait for our production there's the video of the Royal Holloway 1995 production, directed by Elizabeth Schafer
https://youtu.be/TOYsjNcG93w
Other online versions can and should be searched for.

Support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare and pledge something – or by leaving a review on itunes or whichever podcasting service you use. Or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or check out our website at www.beyondshakespeare.org - you can even email us if you feel so inclined - admin@beyondshakespeare.org

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157: Discussing: The Ghost of Richard III by Christopher Brooke

Wed, 15 Jul 2020 11:43:16 +0000

Discussing: The Ghost of Richard III by Christopher Brooke with Dr Jitka Štollová.
In 1614, Christopher Brooke produced his Ghost poem on the life of Richard III. To celebrate (wantonly plug) our live streamed stage adaptation, Robert Crighton discusses the poem and a whole world of other texts on Richard III.
Dr Jitka Štollová is a Junior Research Fellow at Trinity College.
At time of release - the live stream will be occurring on Tuesday 21st July at 19.00 BST - links for the stream will be on the Quay Theatre online website - https://online.quaysudbury.com/
Read the poem - https://archive.org/details/ghostrichardthi00collgoog/page/n19/mode/2up
And to watch our exploration of The True Tragedy of Richard III, it's on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoLqof8eUWJU5EEJXr93e56y
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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156: Exploring: N-Town, Play 5 (Abraham and Isaac)

Sun, 21 Jun 2020 09:03:13 +0000

Exploring: The N-Town Play, a slow burn look at a medieval Mystery (sort of) cycle. The N-Town Play comes to us as a single manuscript, but it's a compilation of various different sources - including elements from what looks like a cycle and various other large scale productions focusing on episodes from the Bible.
The journey continues with the happy story of listening to the voices in your head, it's Abraham and Isaac. We looked at this play twice in this session.
For an alternative look at this story, we have rather a lot...
There's Chester, which is covered in three episodes, though only 2 and 3 cover the central story - https://audioboom.com/posts/2776335-chester-plays-4-2-abraham
There's the (very similar to Chester) Brome play which we've done an exploring session on - soon to come as a full cast audio adaptation - https://audioboom.com/posts/7148855-exploring-the-brome-abraham-and-isaac
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Richard Fawcett and Alan Scott – with host, Robert Crighton.
There are various online and purchasable versions available - here's a good one, but is in the original middle English and might put you off - others should be hunted for to taste.
A play text: https://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/sugano-n-town-plays-play-5-abraham-and-isaac

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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155: Discussing: John Heywood - Comedy and Survival in Tudor England

Sun, 14 Jun 2020 11:05:54 +0000

A special follow up discussion episode on John Heywood, to celebrate the release of John Heywood - Comedy and Survival in Tudor England by Greg Walker, Regius Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature at the University of Edinburgh. The book is a full biography of Heywood's life, from cradle to grave, and covers his complete surviving literary output. The book is published by Oxford University Press and can be found here - https://global.oup.com/academic/product/john-heywood-9780198851516?q=greg%20walker&lang=en&cc=gb
Or in such a thing as a bookshop, should such a thing exist.
A complete selection of audio adaptations of Heywood's plays also exist on this podcast.
Special Thanks to Professor Greg Walker for giving us his time to speak with us.

Useful Links -
John Heywood playlist: https://audioboom.com/playlists/4620013-the-plays-of-john-heywood
Staging the Henrician Court: http://stagingthehenriciancourt.brookes.ac.uk/
Our website: http://beyondshakespeare.org
Please support this podcast, and gain access to additional materials by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us @BeyondShakes on Twitter.

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154: Spoilers: The Tragedy of Mariam (Act 4)

Sat, 06 Jun 2020 09:05:31 +0000

Welcome to this spoiler episode for The Tragedy of Mariam, the Fair Queen of Jewry by Elizabeth Cary - and it's very spoilery! It's all change again in Act 4, as Herod returns! We say goodbye to Salome, Mariam, Doris... pretty much everyone except Herod. With a plain text recording of the Act and chorus overview at the end.
In the plain text: Introducing Geir Madland as Herod, with Pamela Flanagan as Salome, Gillian Horgan as Mariam, Pollie Hall as Doris, Heydn McCabe as Constabarus, Hugh Weller-Poley as Babas First Son, Mark Scanlon as Babas Second Son, Richard Fawcett as Nuntio, and Simon Nader for this rough cut, stepping in as Butler.
Hosted by Robert Crighton - who's also playing Phaeroras - plus Beyond Shakespeare Irregular Alan Scott looking at the Chorus.
BE WARNED - If you just want to listen to the play as a play, don't listen to the spoilers episodes. Come back later, or don't listen. However, if you find early drama hard to follow, then you will get a good grounding in the action here - especially as we may make changes or cuts for our final version! The plain text version is rough in hew, it will change and we produce it in part to hunt out errors.

You can buy soooooo many editions of this play you can buy - just google them, seriously - there are also etexts and on YouTube various other looks at the play. There will be more details coming soon for all the various links on the website, but till then...
For text, there's loads online - for example the Norton https://wwnorton.com/college/english/nael/noa/pdf/27636_17th_U03_Cary-1-51.pdf
And for your facsimile type thing something like this is out there https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.176700/page/n21/mode/2up

If you can't wait for our production there's the video of the Royal Holloway 1995 production, directed by Elizabeth Schafer
https://youtu.be/TOYsjNcG93w
Other online versions can and should be searched for.

Support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare and pledge something – or by leaving a review on itunes or whichever podcasting service you use. Or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or check out our website at www.beyondshakespeare.org - you can even email us if you feel so inclined - admin@beyondshakespeare.org

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153: Exploring: Occupation and Idleness

Sun, 31 May 2020 12:45:44 +0000

From the Winchester Dialogues this is a read through and discussion of Occupation and Idleness, edited from our zoom sessions on YouTube. Written sometime in the midst of the 15th century, this prefigures much of the interlude drama of the 16th century and deserves more attention.
The explorers were Sascha Cooper, Liza Graham, Ruth Evans, Gregory Musson, and Iain Black. The host is Robert Crighton
The only copy we can find online can be viewed here -
https://medievalit.com/home/edrama/morality-plays/occupation-and-idleness/
Otherwise you'll need to hunt out a rare as hens teeth edition of The Winchester Dialogues. Good luck with that.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare Or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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152: Eastward Ho! by Various (Prologue)

Sun, 24 May 2020 10:57:51 +0000

What's Past is Prologue: Eastward Ho! by Ben Jonson, George Chapman and John Marston.
Eastward Ho! is a fantastic play, and one we'd like to do one day. Here's just the prologue to tantalise and moderately annoy you.
The prologue is performed by the fabulous Sarah Golding, voice actor and audio producer extraordinary - you can hear Sarah Golding all over the podcasting world as a voice actor, and as the creator of MADIVA Podcast (or MODERN AUDIO DRAMA INDIE VOICE ACTING PODCAST) @QuirkyVoices

DO YOU WANT TO HEAR MORE? If you'd like to make us to do a full audio production of this play, join us on patreon and choose this play at the next vote. www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or you can follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes - or go to our website beyondshakespeare.org
The episode is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.
Additional sound effects from the wonderful people at http://www.freesfx.co.uk

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151: Exploring: N-Town, Play 4 (Noah)

Sat, 16 May 2020 08:27:08 +0000

Exploring: The N-Town Play, a slow burn look at a medieval Mystery (sort of) cycle. The N-Town Play comes to us as a single manuscript, but it's a compilation of various different sources - including elements from what looks like a cycle and various other large scale productions focusing on episodes from the Bible.
The journey continues with Noah and every child's favourite genocide story. For some light relief, there's the return of Cain!
For an alternative look at the Noah story, we have also looked at the Chester version - it's split over three episodes and can be found here... https://audioboom.com/posts/2472375-chester-plays-3-1-noah
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Liz Cole, Richard Fawcett, Mark Scanlon, and Alan Scott – with host, Robert Crighton.
There are various online and purchasable versions available - here's a good one, but is in the original middle English and might put you off - others should be hunted for to taste.
A play text: https://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/sugano-n-town-plays-play-4-noah

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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150: Spoilers: The Tragedy of Mariam (Act 3)

Sun, 10 May 2020 08:15:09 +0000

Welcome to this spoiler episode for The Tragedy of Mariam, the Fair Queen of Jewry by Elizabeth Cary - and it's very spoilery! The plot pivots in Act 3, with some news of Herod. He's ALIVE! Cue a host of reactions, happy and sad. With a plain text recording of the Act and chorus overview at the end.
In the plain text: with Pamela Flanagan as Salome, Gillian Horgan as Mariam, Rob Myson as Sohemus, Andy Barrett as Ananell, Alan Scott as Silleus Man. Hosted by Robert Crighton - who's also playing Phaeroras - plus Beyond Shakespeare Irregular Alan Scott looking at the Chorus.
BE WARNED - If you just want to listen to the play as a play, don't listen to the spoilers episodes. Come back later, or don't listen. However, if you find early drama hard to follow, then you will get a good grounding in the action here - especially as we may make changes or cuts for our final version! The plain text version is rough in hew, it will change and we produce it in part to hunt out errors.

You can buy soooooo many editions of this play you can buy - just google them, seriously - there are also etexts and on YouTube various other looks at the play. There will be more details coming soon for all the various links on the website, but till then...
For text, there's loads online - for example the Norton https://wwnorton.com/college/english/nael/noa/pdf/27636_17th_U03_Cary-1-51.pdf
And for your facsimile type thing something like this is out there https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.176700/page/n21/mode/2up

If you can't wait for our production there's the video of the Royal Holloway 1995 production, directed by Elizabeth Schafer
https://youtu.be/TOYsjNcG93w
Other online versions can and should be searched for.

Support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare and pledge something – or by leaving a review on itunes or whichever podcasting service you use. Or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or check out our website at www.beyondshakespeare.org - you can even email us if you feel so inclined - admin@beyondshakespeare.org

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149: The Dutch Courtesan by John Marston (Prologue)

Sat, 02 May 2020 10:04:22 +0000

What's Past is Prologue: The Dutch Courtesan by John Marston
The Dutch Courtesan is a fascinating play, and one we'd like to do one day. Here's just the prologue to tantalise and moderately annoy you.
The prologue is performed by the fabulous Sarah Golding, voice actor and audio producer extraordinary - you can hear Sarah Golding all over the podcasting world as a voice actor, and as the creator of MADIVA Podcast (or MODERN AUDIO DRAMA INDIE VOICE ACTING PODCAST) @QuirkyVoices

DO YOU WANT TO HEAR MORE? If you'd like to make us to do a full audio production of this play, join us on patreon and choose this play at the next vote. www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or you can follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes - or go to our website beyondshakespeare.org
The episode is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.
Additional sound effects from the wonderful people at http://www.freesfx.co.uk

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148: Exploring: N-Town, Play 3 (Cain and Abel)

Sat, 25 Apr 2020 10:17:33 +0000

Exploring: The N-Town Play, a slow burn look at a medieval Mystery (sort of) cycle. The N-Town Play comes to us as a single manuscript, but it's a compilation of various different sources - including elements from what looks like a cycle and various other large scale productions focusing on episodes from the Bible.
The journey continues with Cain and Abel - and our first murder. Don't worry Cain fans, he'll be back!
There are other plays featuring Cain and Abel - we've done both an exploring session and a full cast audio adaptation on the podcast, so you can compare and contrast.
Chester Full Cast: https://audioboom.com/posts/7019408-cain-and-abel-chester-mystery-cycle
And Exploring Chester in two parts: Part 1 https://audioboom.com/posts/2456490-chester-plays-2-3-cain-and-abel and Part 2 - https://audioboom.com/posts/2456533-chester-plays-2-4-cain-and-abel
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Liz Cole, Richard Fawcett, Mark Scanlon, and Alan Scott – with host, Robert Crighton.
There are various online and purchasable versions available - here's a good one, but is in the original middle English and might put you off - others should be hunted for to taste.
A play text: https://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/sugano-n-town-plays-play-3-cain-and-abel

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare Or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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147: Exploring: Lucidus and Dubius (Fragments)

Sat, 18 Apr 2020 07:57:23 +0000

From the Winchester Dialogues this is a read through and discussion of Lucidus and Dubius, written sometime in the midst of the 15th century. There's some question as to whether this is actually a performed play, but we take it on principle that if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck - it's a firking duck. Though there is no plot exactly, there is a relationship between the characters that develops and we had a lot more fun with this than expected. The read through is with Beyond Shakespeare Irregular Alan Scott and host Robert Crighton.
The only copy we can find online can be viewed here - https://medievalit.com/home/edrama/morality-plays/lucidus-and-dubius/
Otherwise you'll need to hunt out a rare as hens teeth edition of The Winchester Dialogues. Good luck with that.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare Or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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146: Spoilers: The Tragedy of Mariam (Act 2)

Sat, 11 Apr 2020 11:29:33 +0000

Spoilers: The Tragedy of Mariam by Elizabeth Cary (Act 2)
Welcome to this spoiler episode for The Tragedy of Mariam, the Fair Queen of Jewry by Elizabeth Cary - and it's very spoilery! After the enclosed first act, act 2 starts to open up the court. There's still a lot going on, and this episode doesn't come close to covering it. We just ran out of time - again. With a plain text recording of the Act and chorus overview at the end.
In the plain text: with Nemonee Stone as Graphina, Heydn McCabe as Constabarus, Hugh Weller-Poley as Babas First Son, Mark Scanlon as Babas Second Son, Pollie Hall as Doris, Fiona Thraille as Antipater, Simon Nader as Silleus. Hosted by Robert Crighton, with Beyond Shakespeare Irregular Alan Scott looking at the Chorus.
BE WARNED - If you just want to listen to the play as a play, don't listen to the spoilers episodes. Come back later, or don't listen. However, if you find early drama hard to follow, then you will get a good grounding in the action here - especially as we may make changes or cuts for our final version! The plain text version is rough in hew, it will change and we produce it in part to hunt out errors.

You can buy soooooo many editions of this play you can buy - just google them, seriously - there are also etexts and on YouTube various other looks at the play. There will be more details coming soon for all the various links on the website, but till then...
For text, there's loads online - for example the Norton https://wwnorton.com/college/english/nael/noa/pdf/27636_17th_U03_Cary-1-51.pdf
And for your facsimile type thing something like this is out there https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.176700/page/n21/mode/2up

If you can't wait for our production there's the video of the Royal Holloway 1995 production, directed by Elizabeth Schafer
https://youtu.be/TOYsjNcG93w
Other online versions can and should be searched for.

Support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare and pledge something – or by leaving a review on itunes or whichever podcasting service you use. Or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or check out our website at www.beyondshakespeare.org - you can even email us if you feel so inclined - admin@beyondshakespeare.org

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145: Exploring: The Disobedient Child

Sun, 05 Apr 2020 09:02:48 +0000

Exploring: The Disobedient Child by Thomas Ingleand
This exploring episode was recorded virtually online, as the lockdown bites around the world - other virtual episodes are available as videos on YouTube, except this one, because of a few problems with the feed which are easier fixed in audio than video. More of these will come into the podcast as we go.
The Disobedient Child was printed in the 1560's, but there's a putative date of writing around 1550. It's... all a bit sad by the end, but it's a play with a lot of fascinating business. See Nice Wanton for a different take on this sort of thing, and The Prodigal Son for literally the same story told in a different way.
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Sam Plumb as the variously named Son, Rebecca Starling as the variously named wife and maid-cook, Alex Scott Fairley as the variously named father and man-cook, with host Robert Crighton as a servant. All other parts read by the group.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare Or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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144: Exploring: The Norwich Grocers' Play

Sun, 29 Mar 2020 11:00:50 +0000

Exploring: The Norwich Grocers' Play - A and B text.
We're taking a break from N-Town to look at another East Anglian play text - or texts - two differing versions of a pageant from Norwich. Sadly we can't currently find an online version of the text to follow along with - so have a hunt if you can.
For contrast of other Adam and Eve plays, go to the last couple of N-Town exploring sessions or here's Chester - https://audioboom.com/posts/2449437-chester-plays-2-1-adam-and-eve (there's a part two, too) or our rough full cast audio adaptation here https://audioboom.com/posts/6379457-adam-and-eve-chester-mystery-cycle. And there are other variations coming in the next few months - so hang on in there.
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Liz Cole, Mark Scanlon, Richard Fawcett and Alan Scott with host, Robert Crighton.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare Or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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143: Exploring: The Tragedy of Antony (Act 5)

Mon, 23 Mar 2020 08:05:30 +0000

Exploring: The Tragedy of Antony (Act 5)
From our pre-production Exploring sessions, where we read through the text of this play for future use towards an audio/stage show.
The Tragedy of Antony is a translation of Robert Garnier's play, done into English by Mary Sidney, or Mary Herbert (Countess of Pembroke), in 1592. These are recordings of various readers and actors working through Act 5, as we tried to find a route into the play. It's the first step in a journey to understand and produce the play, with a plain text and full cast audio adaptation coming soon.
Act Five is short and sad, as Cleopatra mourns the dead Antony - and prepares herself mentally for her own end.
With Mark Scanlon, Liz Cole, Leigh McDonald, and the inevitable host, Robert Crighton.
There are a few editions of the play available both in print and online (one online version can be found here http://www.luminarium.org/renascence-editions/antonie.html) - we're very fond of the Three Tragedies by Renaissance Women, Penguin Renaissance Dramatists edition edited by Diane Purkiss; as well as the Renaissance Drama by Women, Routledge, edited by S.P. Cerasano and Marion Wynne-Davies. At least one other edition exists, but we haven't looked at it yet.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or even go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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142: Sophonisba by John Marston (Epilogue)

Thu, 19 Mar 2020 08:26:33 +0000

Sophonisba by John Marston (Epilogue) - Epic Epilogues
Performances of the epilogue to Sophonisba by John Marston - the prologue is also available as part of a sort of Marston sandwich.
The epilogue is performed (a few times) by Fiona Thraille - a British voice actor, narrator and audio producer who has worked in voiceover, podcasts, and who has narrated and produced over a dozen audiobooks through Audible. She is the founder and producer of Dashing Onions Audio - an audio drama podcast, was co-host and producer of the Audio Drama Production Podcast for a year, and has given lectures and presentations on aspects of audio drama podcast creation.

If you'd like to make us to do a full audio production of this play, join us on patreon and choose this play at the next vote. www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or you can follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes - or go to our website beyondshakespeare.org
The episode is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.
Additional sound effects from the wonderful people at http://www.freesfx.co.uk

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141: Spoilers: The Tragedy of Mariam (Act 1)

Mon, 16 Mar 2020 09:16:04 +0000

Spoilers: The Tragedy of Mariam by Elizabeth Cary (Act 1)
Welcome to this spoiler episode for The Tragedy of Mariam, the Fair Queen of Jewry by Elizabeth Cary - and it's very spoilery! It's our favourite Act, it's got so much going on, and this episode doesn't come close to covering it. We just ran out of time. With a plain text recording of the Act and chorus overview at the end.
In the plain text: Gillian Horgan as Mariam, Leigh McDonald as Alexandra, Pamela Flanagan as Salome, Simon Nader as Silleus, and Heydn McCabe as Constabarus. Hosted by Robert Crighton, with Beyond Shakespeare Irregular Alan Scott looking at the Chorus.
BE WARNED - If you just want to listen to the play as a play, don't listen to the spoilers episodes. Come back later, or don't listen. However, if you find early drama hard to follow, then you will get a good grounding in the action here - especially as we may make changes or cuts for our final version! The plain text version is rough in hew, it will change and we produce it in part to hunt out errors.
You can buy soooooo many editions of this play you can buy - just google them, seriously - there are also etexts and on YouTube various other looks at the play. There will be more details coming soon for all the various links on the website, but till then...
For text, there are versions online - like this facsimile type thing something like this is out there https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.176700/page/n21/mode/2up
If you can't wait for our production there's the video of the Royal Holloway 1995 production, directed by Elizabeth Schafer
https://youtu.be/TOYsjNcG93w
Other online versions can and should be searched for.
Support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare and pledge something – or by leaving a review on itunes or whichever podcasting service you use. Or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or check out our website at www.beyondshakespeare.org - you can even email us if you feel so inclined - admin@beyondshakespeare.org

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140: Notes for a Plague Year

Sat, 14 Mar 2020 11:46:14 +0000

Due to the arrival of plague, we're having to adjust our plans for the next couple of years. Robert Crighton outlines our plans for keeping going during this difficult year to come.
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139: A Letter to the Lord Mayor (1593)

Fri, 13 Mar 2020 20:16:56 +0000

A Letter from the Privy Council to the Lord Mayor and the Aldermen of the City of London from 28th January 1593 - ordering the closing of public entertainment spaces.

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138: Exploring: The Tragedy of Antony (Act 4)

Fri, 06 Mar 2020 10:31:42 +0000

Exploring: The Tragedy of Antony (Act 4)
From our pre-production Exploring sessions, where we read through the text of this play for future use towards an audio/stage show.
The Tragedy of Antony is a translation of Robert Garnier's play, done into English by Mary Sidney, or Mary Herbert (Countess of Pembroke), in 1592. These are recordings of various readers and actors working through Act 4, as we tried to find a route into the play. It's the first step in a journey to understand and produce the play, with a plain text and full cast audio adaptation coming soon.
ALL CHANGE! Act Four throws us into the hands of the enemy - as Caesar and Agrippa discuss what's to be done with Antony and a messenger arrives to give them some news. Even the chorus is different - with Roman soldiers instead of the usual array of distressed Egyptians.
With Rob Myson, Alan Scott, and the inevitable host, Robert Crighton.
There are a few editions of the play available both in print and online (one online version can be found here http://www.luminarium.org/renascence-editions/antonie.html) - we're very fond of the Three Tragedies by Renaissance Women, Penguin Renaissance Dramatists edition edited by Diane Purkiss; as well as the Renaissance Drama by Women, Routledge, edited by S.P. Cerasano and Marion Wynne-Davies. At least one other edition exists, but we haven't looked at it yet.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or even go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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137: Exploring: N-Town, Plays 1 and 2 (Again!)

Thu, 27 Feb 2020 10:13:29 +0000

Exploring: The N-Town Play, a slow burn look at a medieval Mystery (sort of) cycle. The N-Town Play comes to us as a single manuscript, but it's a compilation of various different sources - including elements from what looks like a cycle and various other large scale productions focusing on episodes from the Bible.
The journey continues - in that we actually start all over again! We return to plays 1 and 2 as well as the relevant banns over a couple of sessions, trying to dig a little deeper into the text and think about staging. Go back a few episodes to see how far we've come, or go even further with some of the below links. There are quite a few...
For play 1, you can compare this play with our work on other fall of Lucifer plays - an Exploring session of Chester https://audioboom.com/posts/2158551-chester-plays-1-1-the-fall-of-lucifer (there's a part two, too) or our rough full cast audio adaptation here https://audioboom.com/posts/3529283-the-fall-of-lucifer-chester-mystery-cycle More variations exist and we'll get to them anon.
For play two - https://audioboom.com/posts/2449437-chester-plays-2-1-adam-and-eve (there's a part two, too) or our rough full cast audio adaptation here https://audioboom.com/posts/6379457-adam-and-eve-chester-mystery-cycle. And there are other variations coming in the next few months - so hang on in there.
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Liz Cole, Richard Fawcett, Mark Scanlon, Alan Scott and Maria Walker – with host, Robert Crighton.
There are various online and purchasable versions available - here's a good one, but is in the original middle English and might put you off - others should be hunted for to taste.
Play 1: https://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/sugano-n-town-plays-play-1-creation-of-heaven-fall-of-lucifer
And Play 2: https://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/sugano-n-town-plays-play-2-creation-of-the-world-fall-of-man

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136: Sophonisba by John Marston (Prologue)

Wed, 19 Feb 2020 10:33:54 +0000

What's Past is Prologue: Sophonisba by John Marston - a quick look at the prologue, which really is a prologue.
Sophonisba opens with business. Businessy business, and people and stuff. It's an all plot prologue and it is necessary. Look at these people move.
And if you're really good, there'll be the epilogue soon. In fact, if you're a patron, it's available now. A Sophonisba sandwich, if you will.
The prologue is performed by the fabulous Sarah Golding, voice actor and audio producer extraordinary - you can hear Sarah Golding all over the podcasting world as a voice actor, and as the creator of MADIVA Podcast (or MODERN AUDIO DRAMA INDIE VOICE ACTING PODCAST) @QuirkyVoices

DO YOU WANT TO HEAR MORE? If you'd like to make us to do a full audio production of this play, join us on patreon and choose this play at the next vote. www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or you can follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes - or go to our website beyondshakespeare.org
The episode is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.
Additional sound effects from the wonderful people at http://www.freesfx.co.uk

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135: The Hunting of Cupid by George Peele (Fragments)

Fri, 14 Feb 2020 13:19:34 +0000

The Hunting of Cupid by George Peele (Fragments)
This is not a reconstruction of this lost play, because most of the fragments are notebook scratchings by William Drummond and make almost no sense. So we've put together this tone poem that dances through the text in a fun way which we hope you'll enjoy. It's also followed by a more straightforward look at the fragments from our exploring sessions in 2019 - and you can follow along with this online version of the text https://archive.org/details/collections0405malouoft/page/306/mode/2up.
The voices are: Mark Scanlon, Pamela Flanagan, Leigh McDonald, Simon Nader and Geir Madland - technical presentation by Robert Crighton. All sound effects were created in the studio except the heartbeat and the arrows which were supplied by the lovely www.zapsplat.com
Exploring: The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars were Alan Scott, Liz Cole and Mark Scanlon. Your Host was Robert Crighton.
Support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare and pledge something – or by leaving a review on itunes or whichever podcasting service you use. Or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or check out our website at www.beyondshakespeare.org - you can even email us if you feel so inclined - admin@beyondshakespeare.org

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134: Exploring: The Tragedy of Antony (Act 3)

Mon, 10 Feb 2020 08:36:25 +0000

Exploring: The Tragedy of Antony (Act 3)
From our pre-production Exploring sessions, where we read through the text of this play for future use towards an audio/stage show.
The Tragedy of Antony is a translation of Robert Garnier's play, done into English by Mary Sidney, or Mary Herbert (Countess of Pembroke), in 1592. These are recordings of various readers and actors working through Act 3, as we tried to find a route into the play. It's the first step in a journey to understand and produce the play, with a plain text and full cast audio adaptation coming soon.
Act Three returns us to the world of Mark Antony - discussing his fate (or his FATE) with his mate Lucilius, and then the chorus. Technically we will meet Antony again, in reported speech and as a very prominent corpse, but this is his last scene. It's also the last time we will meet this particular chorus. With cast member Heydn McCabe, Irregular regular Alan Scott, and the inevitable host, Robert Crighton.
There are a few editions of the play available both in print and online (one online version can be found here http://www.luminarium.org/renascence-editions/antonie.html) - we're very fond of the Three Tragedies by Renaissance Women, Penguin Renaissance Dramatists edition edited by Diane Purkiss; as well as the Renaissance Drama by Women, Routledge, edited by S.P. Cerasano and Marion Wynne-Davies. At least one other edition exists, but we haven't looked at it yet.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or even go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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133: Exploring: Somebody and Others (Fragment)

Thu, 06 Feb 2020 08:20:23 +0000

Exploring: Somebody and Others (Fragment)
This play is called variously (because there isn't a proper title) Somebody and Others, or The Spoiling of Lady Verity, or Somebody, Avarice and Minister - dated to around 1547 to 1550 (the maximum range is from 1534 to 1562) and possibly printed around 1550 - it is apparently an adaptation of French play - which we've not seen. As with all these sessions it's probable that we've hared off on a false scent - especially regarding the nature of Minister, who Robert was clearly all wrong about. Though there are inconsistencies in the logic of the action that we flag up. There is also a question of character labelling - the part Somebody later in the text should perhaps be Simony, which seemed right at the time and still does - but she's not listed as a part in the various guides we have consulted.
Basically, we're probably wrong about everything and a look at the French play this is based on would help - there are many more questions than answers.
One day we will come back, yes one day, but till then, here's a starting point for a fuller production.
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Liz Cole, Mark Scanlon, and Alan Scott – with host, Robert Crighton.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or you can buy us a one off coffee at
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Or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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132: Spoilers: The Tragedy of Mariam (Introduction/Argument)

Mon, 03 Feb 2020 11:54:38 +0000

Spoilers: The Tragedy of Mariam by Elizabeth Cary (Introduction and Argument)
Welcome to this first spoiler episode to The Tragedy of Mariam, the Fair Queen of Jewry by Elizabeth Cary - and it's sort of not very spoilery! It's all about backstory and what comes before the action of the play (though there are some spoilers to the play). Host Robert Crighton attempts to explain the backstory and then is joined by Pamela Flanagan (who will be playing Salome) to read through Elizabeth Cary's attempt to explain the backstory. It's super hard... so just relax.
BE WARNED - If you just want to listen to the play as a play, don't listen to the spoilers episodes. Come back later, or don't listen. However, if you find early drama hard to follow, then you will get a good grounding in the action here - especially as we may make changes or cuts for our final version! The plain text version is rough in hew, it will change and we produce it in part to hunt out errors.

You can buy soooooo many editions of this play you can buy - just google them, seriously - there are also etexts and on YouTube various other looks at the play. There will be more details coming soon for all the various links on the website, but till then...
For text, there's loads online - for example the Norton https://wwnorton.com/college/english/nael/noa/pdf/27636_17th_U03_Cary-1-51.pdf
And for your facsimile type thing something like this is out there https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.176700/page/n21/mode/2up

If you can't wait for our production there's the video of the Royal Holloway 1995 production, directed by Elizabeth Schafer
https://youtu.be/TOYsjNcG93w
Other online versions can and should be searched for.

Support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare and pledge something – or by leaving a review on itunes or whichever podcasting service you use. Or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or check out our website at www.beyondshakespeare.org - you can even email us if you feel so inclined - admin@beyondshakespeare.org

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131: Exploring: N-Town, Play 2 (Fall of Adam and Eve)

Thu, 30 Jan 2020 10:27:43 +0000

Exploring: The N-Town Play, a slow burn look at a medieval Mystery (sort of) cycle. The N-Town Play comes to us as a single manuscript, but it's a compilation of various different sources - including elements from what looks like a cycle and various other large scale productions focusing on episodes from the Bible. We continue with Play 2, following the story of the fall of Adam and Eve. It follows on directly from the previous play with the creation of the rest of the universe - and we'll be coming back to this play in the future for more work.
You can compare this play with our work on other fall of Adam and Eve plays - an Exploring session of Chester https://audioboom.com/posts/2449437-chester-plays-2-1-adam-and-eve (there's a part two, too) or our rough full cast audio adaptation here https://audioboom.com/posts/6379457-adam-and-eve-chester-mystery-cycle. And there are other variations coming in the next few months - so hang on in there.
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Liz Cole, Richard Fawcett, Mark Scanlon, and Alan Scott – with host, Robert Crighton.
There are various online and purchasable versions available - here's a good one, but is in the original middle English and might put you off - others should be hunted for to taste. https://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/sugano-n-town-plays-play-2-creation-of-the-world-fall-of-man

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare Or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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130: Exploring: The Cruel Debtor (Fragment)

Mon, 27 Jan 2020 09:28:26 +0000

Exploring: The Cruel Debtor (Fragment) - written by one of the Wagers, William or Lewis. This play survives in a couple of fragments and we may not have quite pieced it all together properly - or not put in the correct gaps - but there's a lot of fun material to play with in this big con of a play. One day we will come back, yes one day, but till then, here's a starting point for a fuller production.
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Liz Cole, Mark Scanlon, and Alan Scott – with host, Robert Crighton.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or you can buy us a one off coffee at
https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare
Or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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129: A Looking Glass for London and England (Epilogue)

Thu, 23 Jan 2020 12:14:31 +0000

A Looking Glass for London and England (Epilogue) - Epic Epilogues
Performances of the epilogue to A Looking Glass for London and England by Robert Greene and Thomas Lodge - a sort of late style morality tale (c1589ish) to show the people of England a cautionary tale that they might learn from.
The epilogue is performed (a few times) by Fiona Thraille - a British voice actor, narrator and audio producer who has worked in voiceover, podcasts, and who has narrated and produced over a dozen audiobooks through Audible. She is the founder and producer of Dashing Onions Audio - an audio drama podcast, was co-host and producer of the Audio Drama Production Podcast for a year, and has given lectures and presentations on aspects of audio drama podcast creation.

If you'd like to make us to do a full audio production of this play, join us on patreon and choose this play at the next vote. www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or you can follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes - or go to our website beyondshakespeare.org
The episode is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.
Additional sound effects from the wonderful people at http://www.freesfx.co.uk

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128: Exploring: The Tragedy of Antony (Act 2)

Mon, 20 Jan 2020 19:35:37 +0000

Exploring: The Tragedy of Antony (Act 2)
From our pre-production Exploring sessions, where we read through the text of this play for future use towards an audio/stage show.
The Tragedy of Antony is a translation of Robert Garnier's play, done into English by Mary Sidney, or Mary Herbert (Countess of Pembroke), in 1592. These are recordings of various readers and actors working through the the bulk of Act 2, as we tried to find a route into the play. It's the first step in a journey to understand and produce the play, with a plain text and full cast audio adaptation coming soon.
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Liz Cole and Alan Scott – with cast member Leigh McDonald, and the inevitable host, Robert Crighton. No cats were harmed in the making of this podcast.
There are a few editions of the play available both in print and online (one online version can be found here http://www.luminarium.org/renascence-editions/antonie.html) - we're very fond of the Three Tragedies by Renaissance Women, Penguin Renaissance Dramatists edition edited by Diane Purkiss; as well as the Renaissance Drama by Women, Routledge, edited by S.P. Cerasano and Marion Wynne-Davies. At least one other edition exists, but we haven't looked at it yet.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or even go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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127: Processus Satanae LIVE (Fragment)

Thu, 16 Jan 2020 08:49:22 +0000

Fragments: Processus Satanae - Or, Satan Vs God (Case Number 666)
It's cue script time again - the text known as Processus Satanae is mostly the dialogue for the character God, with a few words as cues for the lines. It's a tricky one to date - somewhere around 1560 is the best guess, but it could come anywhere between 1500-80. The plot is simple. Satan sues God for ram raiding hell and stealing Adam, Eve and the rest of the Old Testament. This is a recording of a live presentation, recorded on Halloween 2019 at the Farmers Club in Bury St Edmunds, followed by our initial exploring session from earlier that year.
You can follow a version of this text here: https://archive.org/details/p3collections02malouoft/page/238
LIVE: Rob Myson was God, Heydn McCabe was Satan, and presenter/everyone else was Robert Crighton.
Exploring: The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars were Richard Fawcett as God, with Maria Walker as mostly Angels, and Mark Scanlon as Satan. Your Host is Robert Crighton.
Support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare and pledge something – or by leaving a review on itunes or whichever podcasting service you use. Or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or check out our website at www.beyondshakespeare.org - you can even email us if you feel so inclined - admin@beyondshakespeare.org

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126: Exploring: N-Town, Play 1 (Fall of Lucifer)

Mon, 13 Jan 2020 09:25:32 +0000

Exploring: The N-Town Play, a slow burn look at a medieval Mystery (sort of) cycle. The N-Town Play comes to us as a single manuscript, but it's a compilation of various different sources - including elements from what looks like a cycle and various other large scale productions focusing on episodes from the Bible. We start with Play 1, following the story of the fall of Lucifer. It's a super short play and it moves into play 2 very swiftly - and we'll be coming back to this play in a few weeks time for more work.
You can compare this play with our work on other fall of Lucifer plays - an Exploring session of Chester https://audioboom.com/posts/2158551-chester-plays-1-1-the-fall-of-lucifer (there's a part two, too) or our rough full cast audio adaptation here https://audioboom.com/posts/3529283-the-fall-of-lucifer-chester-mystery-cycle More variations exist and we'll get to them anon.
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Liz Cole, Richard Fawcett, Mark Scanlon, and Alan Scott – with host, Robert Crighton.
There are various online and purchasable versions available - here's a good one, but is in the original middle English and might put you off - others should be hunted for to taste. https://d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/text/sugano-n-town-plays-play-1-creation-of-heaven-fall-of-lucifer

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare Or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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125: Tamburlaine the Great, Part 2 (Prologue)

Fri, 10 Jan 2020 09:17:14 +0000

What's Past is Prologue: Tamburlaine the Great, Part 2 - a quick look at the prologue to the slightly murdery play by Christopher Marlowe.

Tamburlaine the Great was so great it seems that Marlowe had to write a sequel, with a prologue telling us that the first part was so great it required the play the audience were about to witness. As it were.
The prologue is performed by the fabulous Sarah Golding, voice actor and audio producer extraordinary - you can hear Sarah Golding all over the podcasting world as a voice actor, and as the creator of MADIVA Podcast (or MODERN AUDIO DRAMA INDIE VOICE ACTING PODCAST) @QuirkyVoices

DO YOU WANT TO HEAR MORE? If you'd like to make us to do a full audio production of this play, join us on patreon and choose this play at the next vote. www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or you can follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes - or go to our website beyondshakespeare.org
The episode is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.
Additional sound effects from the wonderful people at http://www.freesfx.co.uk

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124: Exploring: The Tragedy of Antony (Act 1 into 2)

Tue, 07 Jan 2020 09:07:14 +0000

Exploring: The Tragedy of Antony (Act 1 into 2)
From our pre-production Exploring sessions, where we read through the text of this play for future use towards an audio/stage show.
The Tragedy of Antony is a translation of Robert Garnier's play, done into English by Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke in 1592. These are recordings of various readers and actors working through the first Act, and part of Act 2, as we tried to find a route into the play. It's the first step in a journey to understand and produce the play, with a plain text and full cast audio adaptation coming soon.
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Mark Scanlon, and Alan Scott – with cast members Heydn McCabe and Rob Myson, and the inevitable host, Robert Crighton.
There are a few editions of the play available both in print and online (one online version can be found here http://www.luminarium.org/renascence-editions/antonie.html) - we're very fond of the Three Tragedies by Renaissance Women, Penguin Renaissance Dramatists edition edited by Diane Purkiss; as well as the Renaissance Drama by Women, Routledge, edited by S.P. Cerasano and Marion Wynne-Davies. At least one other edition exists, but we haven't looked at it yet.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or even go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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123: Discussing: Jack Drum's Entertainment by John Marston

Sat, 04 Jan 2020 12:42:51 +0000

Discussing Jack Drum's Entertainment by John Marston - with Sam Plumb, director of a production of the play with the Young Actors Company in 2016. Host Robert Crighton has a lengthy chat about the play, their production, working with youth theatre, and the nature of an Entertainment. And there's a bonus recording of the pre-show introduction, with Rob Myson as the Tireman. You can watch a recording of the discussed production on YouTube here - https://youtu.be/EbrxKFULTGk and there's more on the John Marston Project and the play here https://johnmarston.leeds.ac.uk/the-works/jack-drums-entertainment/
Support this podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare, or follow us @BeyondShakes on Twitter, or visit our website www.beyondshakespeare.org

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122: New Year's Resolution for 2020

Tue, 31 Dec 2019 17:22:43 +0000

Happy New Year, if it is New Year yet, it probably is somewhere... anyway. Here's a little (fairly rambly) catch up from host Robert Crighton about the podcast at the end of the year, into the next, and projecting into the future. There's also a little bit on A Game at Chess, which is our five year plan. And an appeal to get involved - by joining us in Exploring A Game at Chess by Thomas Middleton.
Support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare and pledge something – or by leaving a review on itunes or whichever podcasting service you use. Or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or check out our website at www.beyondshakespeare.org - you can even email us if you feel so inclined - admin@beyondshakespeare.org

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121: The Stage Players Complaint (1641)

Mon, 16 Dec 2019 22:28:39 +0000

The Stage-Players Complaint by Anonymous (printed 1641)
This is a performance of a dialogue between two players, Cane of the Fortune and Reed of the Friars, complaining that the plague has closed the playhouses. Of course, we know from afar that there's worse to come for the theatre in a very short time. The times are a changing, and not for the better. Amidst the general hope for employment is a call for clemency for the stage itself. It will not be heard, and within a year of the printing of this dialogue the theatres will be closed, and then pulled down - a subject for covered in other texts available on this podcast - The Actors Remonstrance and An Ordinance for the Utter Suppression and Abolishing of All Stage Plays and Interludes (available in this playlist https://audioboom.com/playlists/4620467-down-with-this).

Performed by Robert Crighton as Cane - who is called Quick presumably for the speed of his tongue - and Rob Myson as Reed - who is called Light, because of the nimbleness of his feet.
The text for this pamphlet can be found variously online - there's a nice neat and tidy version here. http://www.luminarium.org/renascence-editions/player2.html
Support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare and pledge something – or by leaving a review on itunes or whichever podcasting service you use. Or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or check out our website at www.beyondshakespeare.org - you can even email us if you feel so inclined - admin@beyondshakespeare.org

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120: The Life and Death of Jack Straw (Full Cast Audio Adaptation)

Mon, 09 Dec 2019 08:17:28 +0000

The Life and Death of Jack Straw by the Unknown - A Full Cast Audio Adaptation

The Peasants Revolt has begun! Jack Straw and his fellow rebels head to London to demand an end to unfair taxes from the king. The fourteen year old king Richard II and his counsellors are completely unprepared for the revolt that quickly spirals out of control.
"We owe God a death, and we can but die!"

Jack Straw is played by Pollie Hall, Wat Tyler by Leigh McDonald, Tom Miller by Hugh Weller-Poley, John Ball by Rob Myson and Nobs by Sarah Golding.
King Richard II is played by Nemonee Stone, the Archbishop by Adam Thurkettle, the Lord Mayor by Simon Nader, Sir John Morton by Geir Madland, Sir John Newton by Heydn McCabe, the Queen Mother by Gillian Horgan and the Usher by Pamela Flanagan.
The Tax Collector is played by Robert Crighton, Hob Carter by Andy Barrett, the Messenger by Mark Scanlon, the Southwark Men by Alan Scott.
Other parts played by members of the company.
Music composed and recorded by Jack Lawson.
Technical presentation by Robert Crighton.
Special thanks to the Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars, the Quay Theatre Quiz Night, Chris Hapka, Stephen Longstaffe, Tony Tambasco of Bad Quarto Productions, the Geese who live next door our studio.
Additional sound of water from the lovely people at zapsplat.com

A detailed look through the play can be found via our !Spoilers! episodes, where we look at the complete text, which is presented uncut and without additional production.

You can follow the text online - though some texts are better than others. There are, to our current knowledge, only two modern editions - the print on demand acting edition published by Groundling Press which can be found at their website http://www.groundlingpress.com/, and the almost impossible to get edition edited by Stephen Longstaffe (Mellen Critical Editions, 2002).
Online versions exist - there is a copy of a facsimile at archive.org, which serves as a foundation https://archive.org/details/cu31924013324540/page/n9
Other online versions can and should be searched for.
Support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare and pledge something – or by leaving a review on itunes or whichever podcasting service you use. Or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or check out our website at www.beyondshakespeare.org - you can even email us if you feel so inclined - admin@beyondshakespeare.org

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119: Gammer Gurton's Needle by Mr. S (Full Cast Audio Adaptation)

Tue, 26 Nov 2019 07:54:00 +0000

A Full Cast Audio Adaptation of Gammer Gurton's Needle by Mr S.
A Comedy in which Gammer Gurton loses her needle, which opens up the household to mischief by one Diccon, the Bedlam.
Diccon was played by Heydn McCabe, Hodge by Geir Madland, Tib by Gillian Horgan, Gammer Gurton by Sarah Golding, Cock by Simon Nader, Dame Chat by Pamela Flanagan, Doctor Rat by Rob Myson and Master Baily by Andy Barrett. Technical presentation and opening narration by Robert Crighton.
!Spoilers! episodes that go through the play and present the complete unabridged plain text version of the script can be found on the podcast feed. This audio presentation of Gammer Gurton's Needle was chosen and supported by our patrons. They voted for it, we made it.
You can follow the text online - though some texts are better than others. Good editions of the play can also be found - not always in print, but still in circulation - and are worth the hunt.

Online versions are various and with many variations in text (dialect does that to a play) - but here's one that can be found at project Gutenberg. http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37503/37503-h/37503-h.htm

Other online versions can and should be searched for.

Editions: There are lots out there, these are the three volumes that pop up a lot. Five Pre-Shakespearean Comedies - Oxford (1934), Four Tudor Comedies - Penguin (1984), Gammer Gurton's Needle - New Mermaids (2nd Edition 2007)

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118: Exploring Chester Play 24 (Judgement)

Sat, 23 Nov 2019 08:41:11 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Cycle - Play 24 (Judgement)
From our Exploring workshop, where we read through the text of this play for future use towards an audio/stage show. It's the end - except it isn't really, because we're just going to start on another mystery cycle anyway. And we'll go back over all of this again at some point. The great journey of life continues.
Anyway, This is the Webstars play of the Judgement - where some judging goes on. More low key then the extravaganza last time, but still pretty epic.

The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Liz Cole, Richard Fawcett, Mark Scanlon, and Alan Scott – with host, Robert Crighton.
There are more versions of the Chester plays than you can shake a stick at - (actually there are eight) - so any text you use to follow will probably be a bit different to ours (for the sticklers, our base text was H, except for play five, where it was just easier to go for a group text (D-or Hm, A, R, B) composite - though some readings may have been borrowed from all). However, you don't necessarily need to worry about such things, so here's a nice friendly modern spelling version we found online. http://groups.chass.utoronto.ca/plspls/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/index.html

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or even go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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117: Spoilers: The Life and Death of Jack Straw (Act 4)

Thu, 21 Nov 2019 08:40:34 +0000

Spoilers: The Life and Death of Jack Straw (Act 4)
Jack Straw is not a long play, but that won't stop us going into ridiculous amounts of detail about it. This is the end, as there is no Act 4 - except it isn't as we're doing a lot more with this play - skip to about 16 minutes in for news on this.
Jack is dead, the rebels captured, it's time for justice/retribution. And a lot of politics on how to make that look good. The scenes are illustrated via a rough cut of our soon to be released full cast audio adaptation - which languishes in the edit as we post this.
The rough cut of Act 4 to The Life and Death of Jack Straw is performed by Nemonee Stone as Richard II, Leigh McDonald as Wat Tyler, Rob Myson as Parson Ball, Heydn McCabe as Sir John Newton, Geir Madland as Sir John Morton, and Simon Nader as the Lord Mayor. With your host Robert Crighton.

BE WARNED - If you just want to listen to the play as a play, don't listen to the spoilers episodes. Come back later, or don't listen. However, if you find early drama hard to follow, then you will get a good grounding in the action here - especially as we may make changes or cuts for our final version! The plain text version is rough in hew, it will change and we produce it in part to hunt out errors.

You can follow the text online - though some texts are better than others. There are, to our current knowledge, only two modern editions - the print on demand acting edition published by Groundling Press which can be found at their website http://www.groundlingpress.com/, and the almost impossible to get edition edited by Stephen Longstaffe (Mellen Critical Editions, 2002).

Online versions exist - there is a copy of a fascimile at archive.org, which serves as a foundation https://archive.org/details/cu31924013324540/page/n9
Other online versions can and should be searched for.

Support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare and pledge something – or by leaving a review on itunes or whichever podcasting service you use. Or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or check out our website at www.beyondshakespeare.org - you can even email us if you feel so inclined - admin@beyondshakespeare.org

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116: Exploring Chester Play 23

Tue, 19 Nov 2019 08:35:06 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Cycle - Play 23 (Antichrist)
From our Exploring workshop, where we read through the text of this play for future use towards an audio/stage show. We're almost done with the past, for soon we'll be into the future! This is the Diars play of the Antichrist - or Antechrist - where someone decides to blow the season budget on the penultimate show. It's got magic, it's got battles, it's got music, it's got the coming of the end of the world. (The end will end next time.)
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Liz Cole, Richard Fawcett, Mark Scanlon, and Alan Scott – with host, Robert Crighton.
There are more versions of the Chester plays than you can shake a stick at - (actually there are eight) - so any text you use to follow will probably be a bit different to ours (for the sticklers, our base text was H, except for play five, where it was just easier to go for a group text (D-or Hm, A, R, B) composite - though some readings may have been borrowed from all). However, you don't necessarily need to worry about such things, so here's a nice friendly modern spelling version we found online. http://groups.chass.utoronto.ca/plspls/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/index.html

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or even go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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115: Spoilers: The Life and Death of Jack Straw (Act 3, Scene 3)

Thu, 14 Nov 2019 09:07:10 +0000

Spoilers: The Life and Death of Jack Straw (Act 3, Scene 3)
Note: The precise scene division of Act Three is debatable, this episode goes from the general re-entrance of the king and the rebels after the mini scene with the Queen Mother.
Jack Straw is not a long play, but that won't stop us going into ridiculous amounts of detail about it. This is the beginning of the end. Farewell Jack... this parley does not go well. And there's some business with a sword... which we need to sit down and think about for a bit. And the Lord Mayor goes... off message. The scenes are illustrated via a rough cut of our soon to be released full cast audio adaptation - which languishes in the edit as we post this.
The rough cut of Act 3 scene 3 to The Life and Death of Jack Straw is performed by Pollie Hall as Jack Straw, Leigh McDonald as Wat Tyler, Rob Myson as Parson Ball, Hugh Weller Poley as Tom Miller, Heydn McCabe as Sir John Newton, Simon Nader as the Lord Mayor, and Nemonee Stone as Richard II. With your host Robert Crighton.

BE WARNED - If you just want to listen to the play as a play, don't listen to the spoilers episodes. Come back later, or don't listen. However, if you find early drama hard to follow, then you will get a good grounding in the action here - especially as we may make changes or cuts for our final version! The plain text version is rough in hew, it will change and we produce it in part to hunt out errors.

You can follow the text online - though some texts are better than others. There are, to our current knowledge, only two modern editions - the print on demand acting edition published by Groundling Press which can be found at their website http://www.groundlingpress.com/, and the almost impossible to get edition edited by Stephen Longstaffe (Mellen Critical Editions, 2002).

Online versions exist - there is a copy of a fascimile at archive.org, which serves as a foundation https://archive.org/details/cu31924013324540/page/n9
Other online versions can and should be searched for.

Support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare and pledge something – or by leaving a review on itunes or whichever podcasting service you use. Or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or check out our website at www.beyondshakespeare.org - you can even email us if you feel so inclined - admin@beyondshakespeare.org

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114: Exploring Chester Play 22

Tue, 12 Nov 2019 09:25:04 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Cycle - Play 22 (Prophets of the Antichrist)
From our Exploring workshop, where we read through the text of this play for future use towards an audio/stage show. We're almost done with the past, for soon we'll be into the future! This is the Clotheworkers play of the Prophets of the Antichrist, where everyone gets high and reenact their dream journal. It's a strange introduction to an even stranger play. There are only two more plays to go, and the end of the world is nigh.
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Liz Cole, Richard Fawcett, Mark Scanlon, and Alan Scott – with host, Robert Crighton.
There are more versions of the Chester plays than you can shake a stick at - (actually there are eight) - so any text you use to follow will probably be a bit different to ours (for the sticklers, our base text was H, except for play five, where it was just easier to go for a group text (D-or Hm, A, R, B) composite - though some readings may have been borrowed from all). However, you don't necessarily need to worry about such things, so here's a nice friendly modern spelling version we found online. http://groups.chass.utoronto.ca/plspls/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/index.html

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or even go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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113: Spoilers: The Life and Death of Jack Straw (Act 3, Scene 2)

Thu, 07 Nov 2019 08:06:57 +0000

Spoilers: The Life and Death of Jack Straw (Act 3, Scene 2)
Note: The precise scene division of Act Three is debatable, this episode goes from the general exit of the king and the rebels after the parley up to their re-entrance.
Jack Straw is not a long play, but that won't stop us going into ridiculous amounts of detail about it. This is a little interlude scene, where Tom Miller and Nobs pass the time of day, and Tom makes an appeal to the Queen. The scenes are illustrated via a rough cut of our soon to be released full cast audio adaptation - which languishes in the edit as we post this.
The rough cut of Act 3 scene 2 to The Life and Death of Jack Straw is performed by Sarah Golding as Nobs, Hugh Weller-Poley as Tom Miller, Gillian Horgan as the Queen Mother, and Pamela Flanagan as the Usher. With your host Robert Crighton.

BE WARNED - If you just want to listen to the play as a play, don't listen to the spoilers episodes. Come back later, or don't listen. However, if you find early drama hard to follow, then you will get a good grounding in the action here - especially as we may make changes or cuts for our final version! The plain text version is rough in hew, it will change and we produce it in part to hunt out errors.

You can follow the text online - though some texts are better than others. There are, to our current knowledge, only two modern editions - the print on demand acting edition published by Groundling Press which can be found at their website http://www.groundlingpress.com/, and the almost impossible to get edition edited by Stephen Longstaffe (Mellen Critical Editions, 2002).

Online versions exist - there is a copy of a fascimile at archive.org, which serves as a foundation https://archive.org/details/cu31924013324540/page/n9
Other online versions can and should be searched for.

Support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare and pledge something – or by leaving a review on itunes or whichever podcasting service you use. Or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or check out our website at www.beyondshakespeare.org - you can even email us if you feel so inclined - admin@beyondshakespeare.org

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112: Exploring: Mundus et Infans

Sun, 03 Nov 2019 10:46:51 +0000

Mundus et Infans or, The World and the Child by anonymous (dated somewhere before 1522).
Mundus et Infans is a morality play in miniature, like other surviving morality plays, but scaled down to - potentially - only two actors. It follows the shape of the other medieval morality plays we have - Castle of Perseverance et al - in that a man grows up to sin in the world and is guided back to good in old age. There is at least one moment where we slightly overreact to the change in meaning for a word, but it's important to demonstrate areas of the text where modern changes alter meaning and create pitfalls.
There are online versions of the text available variously and in print in the New Mermaids, Three Late Medieval Morality Plays - and we're sure elsewhere. You can find a version here - https://medievalit.com/home/edrama/morality-plays/mundus-et-infans/ other versions do exist, happy hunting.

The Irregulars were Liz Cole, Richard Fawcett, Mark Scanlon and Alan Scott, with host Robert Crighton.

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or even go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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111: Spoilers: The Life and Death of Jack Straw (Act 3, Scene 1)

Mon, 28 Oct 2019 09:48:53 +0000

Spoilers: The Life and Death of Jack Straw (Act 3, Scene 1)
Note: The precise scene division of Act Three is debatable, this episode goes up to the general exit of the king and the rebels after the parley.
Jack Straw is not a long play, but that won't stop us going into ridiculous amounts of detail about it. The start of Act 3 sees our heroes meet for the first time - with the king giving in to their demands and the diminishing of the rebel forces. The scenes are illustrated via a rough cut of our soon to be released full cast audio adaptation - which languishes in the edit as we post this.
The rough cut of Act 3 scene 1 to The Life and Death of Jack Straw is performed by Pollie Hall as Jack Straw, Leigh McDonald as Wat Tyler, Andy Barrett as Hob Carter, Sarah Golding as Nobs, Heydn McCabe as Sir John Newton, Simon Nader as the Lord Mayor and Nemonee Stone as Richard II. With your host Robert Crighton.

BE WARNED - If you just want to listen to the play as a play, don't listen to the spoilers episodes. Come back later, or don't listen. However, if you find early drama hard to follow, then you will get a good grounding in the action here - especially as we may make changes or cuts for our final version! The plain text version is rough in hew, it will change and we produce it in part to hunt out errors.

You can follow the text online - though some texts are better than others. There are, to our current knowledge, only two modern editions - the print on demand acting edition published by Groundling Press which can be found at their website http://www.groundlingpress.com/, and the almost impossible to get edition edited by Stephen Longstaffe (Mellen Critical Editions, 2002).

Online versions exist - there is a copy of a fascimile at archive.org, which serves as a foundation https://archive.org/details/cu31924013324540/page/n9
Other online versions can and should be searched for.

Support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare and pledge something – or by leaving a review on itunes or whichever podcasting service you use. Or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or check out our website at www.beyondshakespeare.org - you can even email us if you feel so inclined - admin@beyondshakespeare.org

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110: Exploring Chester Play 21

Mon, 21 Oct 2019 07:19:12 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Cycle - Play 21 (Pentecost)
From our Exploring workshop, where we read through the text of this play for future use towards an audio/stage show. We're almost done with the past, for soon we'll be into the future! This is the Fishmongers play of Pentecost, where the team break up for the regular season finale. There are only three more plays to go, but they are - in various ways - in the future.
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Liz Cole, Richard Fawcett, Mark Scanlon, and Alan Scott – with host, Robert Crighton.
There are more versions of the Chester plays than you can shake a stick at - (actually there are eight) - so any text you use to follow will probably be a bit different to ours (for the sticklers, our base text was H, except for play five, where it was just easier to go for a group text (D-or Hm, A, R, B) composite - though some readings may have been borrowed from all). However, you don't necessarily need to worry about such things, so here's a nice friendly modern spelling version we found online. http://groups.chass.utoronto.ca/plspls/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/index.html

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or even go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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109: Spoilers: The Life and Death of Jack Straw (Act 2, Scenes 2 to 5)

Tue, 15 Oct 2019 09:44:55 +0000

Spoilers: The Life and Death of Jack Straw (Act 2, Scenes 2 to 5)
Jack Straw is not a long play, but that won't stop us going into ridiculous amounts of detail about it. The rest of Act 2, following the goose scene, is a blur of incident as the rebellion sparks off into violence following a failed parley on the banks of the river Thames. The scenes are illustrated via a rough cut of our soon to be released full cast audio adaptation - which languishes in the edit as we post this.
The rough cut of Act 2 scenes 2 to 5 to The Life and Death of Jack Straw is performed by Pollie Hall as Jack Straw, Leigh McDonald as Wat Tyler, Hugh Weller-Poley as Tom Miller, Andy Barrett as Hob Carter, Sarah Golding as Nobs, Heydn McCabe as Sir John Newton, Geir Madland as Sir John Morton, Rob Myson as the bargeman, Alan Scott as the men of Southwark and Nemonee Stone as Richard II. With your host Robert Crighton.

BE WARNED - If you just want to listen to the play as a play, don't listen to the spoilers episodes. Come back later, or don't listen. However, if you find early drama hard to follow, then you will get a good grounding in the action here - especially as we may make changes or cuts for our final version! The plain text version is rough in hew, it will change and we produce it in part to hunt out errors.

You can follow the text online - though some texts are better than others. There are, to our current knowledge, only two modern editions - the print on demand acting edition published by Groundling Press which can be found at their website http://www.groundlingpress.com/, and the almost impossible to get edition edited by Stephen Longstaffe (Mellen Critical Editions, 2002).

Online versions exist - there is a copy of a fascimile at archive.org, which serves as a foundation https://archive.org/details/cu31924013324540/page/n9
Other online versions can and should be searched for.

Support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare and pledge something – or by leaving a review on itunes or whichever podcasting service you use. Or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or check out our website at www.beyondshakespeare.org - you can even email us if you feel so inclined - admin@beyondshakespeare.org

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108: Exploring: Nice Wanton

Tue, 08 Oct 2019 09:09:59 +0000

Nice Wanton, by anonymous (dated somewhere between 1547 - 1553) - with the version that we have having probably been revised around 1560.

Nice Wanton is a fascinating interlude, a moral tale that is... somewhat judgy. Anything fun is bad and will lead to disease, poverty and death. As usual, a rough read through - with only a couple of "strong message here" accidental reading of stage directions as dialogue.
There is an online version of the text available on Project Gutenberg here - other versions do exist, though we're not sure if they're in print.

The Irregulars were Liz Cole, Richard Fawcett, Mark Scanlon and Alan Scott, with host Robert Crighton.

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or even go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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107: Spoilers: The Life and Death of Jack Straw (Act 2, Scene 1)

Thu, 03 Oct 2019 08:20:55 +0000

Spoilers: The Life and Death of Jack Straw (Act 2, Scene 1)
GOOSE ALERT - GOOSE ALERT
Jack Straw is not a long play, but that won't stop us going into ridiculous amounts of detail about it. Act 2, scene 1 is the scene everyone remembers. There isn't enough time in the world to discuss the moral complexity of this deeply intellectual scene. Okay, it's a bit of Pantomime business - but it's great and does tie in (vaguely) with the plot, whilst also giving the audience a bit of light relief. The scene is illustrated via a rough cut of our soon to be released full cast audio adaptation - which languishes in the edit as we post this.
The rough cut of Act 2 scene 1 to The Life and Death of Jack Straw is performed by Hugh Weller-Poley and is introduced by your host Robert Crighton.

BE WARNED - If you just want to listen to the play as a play, don't listen to the spoilers episodes. Come back later, or don't listen. However, if you find early drama hard to follow, then you will get a good grounding in the action here - especially as we may make changes or cuts for our final version! The plain text version is rough in hew, it will change and we produce it in part to hunt out errors.

You can follow the text online - though some texts are better than others. There are, to our current knowledge, only two modern editions - the print on demand acting edition published by Groundling Press which can be found at their website http://www.groundlingpress.com/, and the almost impossible to get edition edited by Stephen Longstaffe (Mellen Critical Editions, 2002).

Online versions exist - there is a copy of a fascimile at archive.org, which serves as a foundation https://archive.org/details/cu31924013324540/page/n9
Other online versions can and should be searched for.

Support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare and pledge something – or by leaving a review on itunes or whichever podcasting service you use. Or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or check out our website at www.beyondshakespeare.org - you can even email us if you feel so inclined - admin@beyondshakespeare.org

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106: Exploring Chester Play 20

Tue, 01 Oct 2019 07:42:59 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Cycle - Play 20 (The Ascension)

From our Exploring workshop, where we read through the text of this play for future use towards an audio/stage show. We're almost done with the past, for soon we'll be into the future! This is the Taylors play of the Ascension, where Jesus... ascends. There's a big visual/musical element to this play which we just can't do justice - and there's special effects which get... urm... messy. Let's just say, this play features injury detail.
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Liz Cole, Richard Fawcett, Mark Scanlon, and Alan Scott – with host, Robert Crighton.
There are more versions of the Chester plays than you can shake a stick at - (actually there are eight) - so any text you use to follow will probably be a bit different to ours (for the sticklers, our base text was H, except for play five, where it was just easier to go for a group text (D-or Hm, A, R, B) composite - though some readings may have been borrowed from all). However, you don't necessarily need to worry about such things, so here's a nice friendly modern spelling version we found online. http://groups.chass.utoronto.ca/plspls/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/index.html

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or even go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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105: Discussing: T is for Tarlton (Early Modern Celebrity)

Sat, 28 Sep 2019 10:34:33 +0000

Discussing: T is for Tarlton - Early Modern Celebrity with Sophie Shorland.
This episode is a discussion with Sophie Shorland about Early Modern Celebrity - specifically looking at Sir Philip Sidney, Moll Cutpurse and - mostly - Richard Tarlton. We look at stories of his life, the myths and half truths, and are introduced to his animal avatar.
With recordings of our workshops on Tarlton's Jests - with Leigh MacDonald, Mark Scanlon and Hugh Weller-Poley. We spend much time going over the story of Bankes his horse - of which there is much more to be said in the future.
Sophie is an Early Career Fellow at the Institute of Advanced Study, University of Warwick. She is currently working on celebrity culture in the late Elizabethan and Jacobean periods, exploring what celebrity looked like before the newspaper. She has published in Renaissance Studies, Early Modern Literary Studies, and is currently editing a special issue of the journal Exchanges on metaphorical and literal cannibalisms. Her other research interests include the performance of premodern power, domestic tragedy, and early modern women’s writing.
If you'd like to have a look at Tarlton's Jests, there is an incomplete edition here - we're hunting for more. https://archive.org/details/tarltonsjestsan00chetgoog/page/n6
NB: Be warned there is some discussion of cock fighting and bear baiting towards the end of the episode.
Support this podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare, or follow us @BeyondShakes on Twitter, or visit our website www.beyondshakespeare.org

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104: Spoilers: The Life and Death of Jack Straw (Act 1, Scene 4)

Wed, 25 Sep 2019 09:34:48 +0000

Spoilers: The Life and Death of Jack Straw (Act 1, Scene 4)
Jack Straw is not a long play, but that won't stop us going into ridiculous amounts of detail about it. Act 1, scene 4 sees the crown get it together with this whole rebel alliance thing. Enter the royal family to the various lords we've already met. Something, at last, is going to be done. The scene is illustrated via a rough cut of our soon to be released full cast audio adaptation - which languishes in the edit as we post this.
The rough cut of Act 1 scene 4 to The Life and Death of Jack Straw is performed by Gillian Horgan as the Queen Mother, Heydn McCabe as The Treasurer, Pamela Flanagan as the Usher, Adam Thurkettle as the Bishop, Geir Madland as Sir John Morton, and Nemonee Stone as Richard II. Introduced by your host Robert Crighton.

BE WARNED - If you just want to listen to the play as a play, don't listen to the spoilers episodes. Come back later, or don't listen. However, if you find early drama hard to follow, then you will get a good grounding in the action here - especially as we may make changes or cuts for our final version! The plain text version is rough in hew, it will change and we produce it in part to hunt out errors.

You can follow the text online - though some texts are better than others. There are, to our current knowledge, only two modern editions - the print on demand acting edition published by Groundling Press which can be found at their website http://www.groundlingpress.com/, and the almost impossible to get edition edited by Stephen Longstaffe (Mellen Critical Editions, 2002).

Online versions exist - there is a copy of a fascimile at archive.org, which serves as a foundation https://archive.org/details/cu31924013324540/page/n9
Other online versions can and should be searched for.

Support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare and pledge something – or by leaving a review on itunes or whichever podcasting service you use. Or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or check out our website at www.beyondshakespeare.org - you can even email us if you feel so inclined - admin@beyondshakespeare.org

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103: Exploring: Love Feigned and Unfeigned (Fragment)

Mon, 23 Sep 2019 09:42:49 +0000

Exploring: Love Feigned and Unfeigned (A Fragmentary play c.1540 and 1560)
Another fragment - and it's a not so short fragment, a couple hundred lines - and it's a play dancing around ideas of conditional and unconditional love (to God, to your friends, etc...) as well as the motivations of deceit and the pretence of friendship. There's more to mine from this than this recording suggests, it was at the end of a session, we were a bit short and cynical about it - but it's, as ever, a start... there is room to create a framework to fit this within as part of a future entertainment.
You can follow the text by following a link in the notes - I've only found one published edition in the depths of Archive.org, but other publications may be available. https://archive.org/details/collections01malouoft/page/n11
The Irregulars were Liz Cole, Alan Scott, Mark Scanlon and Richard Fawcett with host Robert Crighton.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or even go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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102: Discussing: Volpone by Ben Jonson

Fri, 20 Sep 2019 10:18:58 +0000

Discussing: Volpone by Ben Jonson

Host Robert Crighton discusses with Charlie Day of Fresh Life Theatre Company their production of Ben Jonson's play Volpone. The show is coming to Bath in October 2019, and there is a kickstarter campaign to help get it on - support them and their work via the links below. And if you'd like to listen to the prologue to the play - it can be heard here.

Support this podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare, or follow us @BeyondShakes on Twitter, or visit our website www.beyondshakespeare.org
You can find Fresh Life on Twitter @freshlifetheatr or at their website https://www.freshlifetheatre.co.uk/index.html

Tickets for the show can be found here - https://bathboxoffice.org.uk/whatson/volpone/

And the kickstarter can be found here - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/volponeflt/volpone

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101: Spoilers: The Life and Death of Jack Straw (Act 1, Scene 3)

Wed, 18 Sep 2019 06:51:06 +0000

Spoilers: The Life and Death of Jack Straw (Act 1, Scene 3)
Jack Straw is not a long play, but that won't stop us going into ridiculous amounts of detail about it. Act 1, scene 3 returns us to the midst of the rebels - and they've been doing a little bit of looting, and have raided at least one castle. The scene is illustrated via a rough cut of our soon to be released full cast audio adaptation - which languishes in the edit as we post this.
The rough cut of Act 1 scene 3 to The Life and Death of Jack Straw is performed by Pollie Hall as Jack Straw, Leigh McDonald as Wat Tyler, Hugh Weller-Poley as Tom Miller, Andy Barrett as Hob Carter, Sarah Golding as Nobs. Introduced by your host Robert Crighton.

BE WARNED - If you just want to listen to the play as a play, don't listen to the spoilers episodes. Come back later, or don't listen. However, if you find early drama hard to follow, then you will get a good grounding in the action here - especially as we may make changes or cuts for our final version! The plain text version is rough in hew, it will change and we produce it in part to hunt out errors.

You can follow the text online - though some texts are better than others. There are, to our current knowledge, only two modern editions - the print on demand acting edition published by Groundling Press which can be found at their website http://www.groundlingpress.com/, and the almost impossible to get edition edited by Stephen Longstaffe (Mellen Critical Editions, 2002).

Online versions exist - there is a copy of a fascimile at archive.org, which serves as a foundation https://archive.org/details/cu31924013324540/page/n9
Other online versions can and should be searched for.

Support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare and pledge something – or by leaving a review on itunes or whichever podcasting service you use. Or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or check out our website at www.beyondshakespeare.org - you can even email us if you feel so inclined - admin@beyondshakespeare.org

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100: Exploring Chester Play 19

Mon, 16 Sep 2019 10:41:18 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Cycle - Play 19 (Lucas and Cleophas & Doubting Thomas)

From our Exploring workshop, where we read through the text of this play for future use towards an audio/stage show. We're into the home straight now, with the appearance of Jesus to various disciples.
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Liz Cole, Richard Fawcett, Mark Scanlon, and Alan Scott – with host, Robert Crighton.
There are more versions of the Chester plays than you can shake a stick at - (actually there are eight) - so any text you use to follow will probably be a bit different to ours (for the sticklers, our base text was H, except for play five, where it was just easier to go for a group text (D-or Hm, A, R, B) composite - though some readings may have been borrowed from all). However, you don't necessarily need to worry about such things, so here's a nice friendly modern spelling version we found online. http://groups.chass.utoronto.ca/plspls/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/index.html

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or even go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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99: Antonio and Mellida (Epilogue)

Fri, 13 Sep 2019 10:14:25 +0000

Antonio and Mellida by John Marston (Epilogue) - Epic Epilogues
Performances of the epilogue to Antonio and Mellida by John Marston - a piece of action that will one day be used as a bit of ammunition in the War of the Theatres - because Ben Jonson will steal the image presented here and use it against Marston. Another epilogue to listen to is The Poetaster - it's really fun - though a brief extract featuring Rob Myson is included here.
The epilogue is performed (four times, each different!) by Fiona Thraille - a British voice actor, narrator and audio producer who has worked in voiceover, podcasts, and who has narrated and produced over a dozen audiobooks through Audible. She is the founder and producer of Dashing Onions Audio - an audio drama podcast, was co-host and producer of the Audio Drama Production Podcast for a year, and has given lectures and presentations on aspects of audio drama podcast creation.

If you'd like to make us to do a full audio production of this play, join us on patreon and choose this play at the next vote. www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or you can follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes - or go to our website beyondshakespeare.org
The episode is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.
Additional sound effects from the wonderful people at http://www.freesfx.co.uk

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98: Spoilers: The Life and Death of Jack Straw (Act 1, Scene 2)

Wed, 11 Sep 2019 07:37:00 +0000

Spoilers: The Life and Death of Jack Straw (Act 1, Scene 2)
Jack Straw is not a long play, but that won't stop us going into ridiculous amounts of detail about it. Act 1, scene 2 sees the first reaction to the revolt, and the introduction to some... short lived characters. The scene is illustrated via a rough cut of our soon to be released full cast audio adaptation - which languishes in the edit as we post this.
The rough cut of Act 1 scene 2 to The Life and Death of Jack Straw is performed by Heydn McCabe as The Treasurer, Adam Thurkettle as the Archbishop and Simon Nader as the Secretary. The Messenger was played by Alan Scott. Introduced by your host Robert Crighton.

BE WARNED - If you just want to listen to the play as a play, don't listen to the spoilers episodes. Come back later, or don't listen. However, if you find early drama hard to follow, then you will get a good grounding in the action here - especially as we may make changes or cuts for our final version! The plain text version is rough in hew, it will change and we produce it in part to hunt out errors.

You can follow the text online - though some texts are better than others. There are, to our current knowledge, only two modern editions - the print on demand acting edition published by Groundling Press which can be found at their website http://www.groundlingpress.com/, and the almost impossible to get edition edited by Stephen Longstaffe (Mellen Critical Editions, 2002).

Online versions exist - there is a copy of a fascimile at archive.org, which serves as a foundation https://archive.org/details/cu31924013324540/page/n9
Other online versions can and should be searched for.

Support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare and pledge something – or by leaving a review on itunes or whichever podcasting service you use. Or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or check out our website at www.beyondshakespeare.org - you can even email us if you feel so inclined - admin@beyondshakespeare.org

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97: Exploring John the Evangelist

Mon, 09 Sep 2019 11:10:49 +0000

Exploring: John the Evangelist - 1520-57 (printed c.1550)
From our Exploring workshop, where we read through the text of this play for future use towards an audio/stage show. John the Evangelist is a strange beast, with little in the way of plot it's a series of scenes orbiting the preaching of the titular character. Whilst it's fair to say we didn't warm to the dialogue, the dramaturgy of the play really sparked an interest. There's more to this play than meets the eye.
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode are Richard Fawcett, Maria Walker and Mark Scanlon, with your host Robert Crighton.
You can follow the text via this link - your thoughts and comments are welcome. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/45805/45805-h/45805-h.htm

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or even go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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96: God's Promises - Omnibus Plain Text Version

Fri, 06 Sep 2019 07:00:00 +0000

God's Promises by John Bale - an omnibus edition of our plain text version. No frills, just the text, all in one episode. This version was started over six years ago and reflects the evolving working practice of our producers. One day, we will go back... one day. Online editions of the play are available - here's one, others can and should be searched for. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/19481/19481-h/19481-h.htm
God's Promises by John Bale - features Annie Eddington as the Prologue, narrator and epilogue; Simon Nader as Adam, Alan Scott as Noah, Geir Madland as Abraham, Rob Myson as Moses, Heydn McCabe as King David, Mark Holtom as Esaias, Cecil Qadir as John the Baptist and Robert Crighton as God.
Support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare and pledge something – or by leaving a review on itunes or whichever podcasting service you use. Or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or check out our website at www.beyondshakespeare.org - you can even email us if you feel so inclined - admin@beyondshakespeare.org

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95: Spoilers: The Life and Death of Jack Straw (Act 1, Scene 1)

Wed, 04 Sep 2019 09:08:29 +0000

Spoilers: The Life and Death of Jack Straw (Act 1, Scene 1)
Jack Straw is not a long play, but that won't stop us going into ridiculous amounts of detail about it. Act 1, scene 1 sees the beginning of the revolt, and the introduction to a lot of characters. The scene is illustrated via a rough cut of our soon to be released full cast audio adaptation - which languishes in the edit as we post this.
The rough cut of Act 1 scene 1 to The Life and Death of Jack Straw is performed by Pollie Hall as Jack Straw, Leigh McDonald as Wat Tyler, Rob Myson as Parson Ball, Hugh Weller-Poley as Tom Miller, Sarah Golding as Nobs, with your host and tax collector Robert Crighton.

BE WARNED - If you just want to listen to the play as a play, don't listen to the spoilers episodes. Come back later, or don't listen. However, if you find early drama hard to follow, then you will get a good grounding in the action here - especially as we may make changes or cuts for our final version! The plain text version is rough in hew, it will change and we produce it in part to hunt out errors.

You can follow the text online - though some texts are better than others. There are, to our current knowledge, only two modern editions - the print on demand acting edition published by Groundling Press which can be found at their website http://www.groundlingpress.com/, and the almost impossible to get edition edited by Stephen Longstaffe (Mellen Critical Editions, 2002).

Online versions exist - there is a copy of a fascimile at archive.org, which serves as a foundation https://archive.org/details/cu31924013324540/page/n9
Other online versions can and should be searched for.

Support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare and pledge something – or by leaving a review on itunes or whichever podcasting service you use. Or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or check out our website at www.beyondshakespeare.org - you can even email us if you feel so inclined - admin@beyondshakespeare.org

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94: Exploring Chester Play 18

Mon, 02 Sep 2019 07:59:28 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Cycle - Play 18 (The Resurrection)

From our Exploring workshop, where we read through the text of this play for future use towards an audio/stage show. We're into the home straight now, with the Resurrection play - guarding of the tomb goes bad for the knights, and the disciples get a surprise visitor.
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Liz Cole, Richard Fawcett, Mark Scanlon, and Alan Scott – with host, Robert Crighton.
There are more versions of the Chester plays than you can shake a stick at - (actually there are eight) - so any text you use to follow will probably be a bit different to ours (for the sticklers, our base text was H, except for play five, where it was just easier to go for a group text (D-or Hm, A, R, B) composite - though some readings may have been borrowed from all). However, you don't necessarily need to worry about such things, so here's a nice friendly modern spelling version we found online. http://groups.chass.utoronto.ca/plspls/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/index.html

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or even go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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93: Spoilers: Gammer Gurton's Needle (Act 5)

Sun, 11 Aug 2019 07:41:04 +0000

Spoilers: Gammer Gurton's Needle (Act 5)

Welcome to this spoilery introduction to the play Gammer Gurton's Needle by Mr S. We present a run down of the action, with commentary and clips, followed by a plain text recording of material in the edit for the final full cast audio adaptation (coming soon!)

It's Act Five (feel free to go back to the beginning if you want to work chronologically), in which the injured Doctor Rat brings in the LAW, i.e. Baily, whose presence allows all Diccon's lies to come tumbling out.
The plain text version is performed by Heydn McCabe as Diccon the Bedlam, Geir Madland as Hodge, Pamela Flanagan as Dame Chat, Rob Myson as Doctor Rat and Sarah Golding as Gammer Gurton. The host is Robert Crighton, who is filling in the part of Baily for this episode - it will be different in the final cut.

BE WARNED - If you just want to listen to the play as a play, don't listen to the spoilers episodes. Come back later, or don't listen. However, if you find early drama hard to follow, then you will get a good grounding in the action here - especially as we may make changes or cuts for our final version! The plain text version is rough in hew, it will change and we produce it in part to hunt out errors.

You can follow the text online - though some texts are better than others. Good editions of the play can also be found - not always in print, but still in circulation - and are worth the hunt.

Online versions are various and with many variations in text (dialect does that to a play) - but here's one that can be found at project Gutenberg. http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37503/37503-h/37503-h.htm

Other online versions can and should be searched for.

Editions: There are lots out there, these are the three volumes that pop up a lot. Five Pre-Shakespearean Comedies - Oxford (1934), Four Tudor Comedies - Penguin (1984), Gammer Gurton's Needle - New Mermaids (2nd Edition 2007)

Support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare and pledge something – or by leaving a review on itunes or whichever podcasting service you use. Or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or check out our website at www.beyondshakespeare.org

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92: Exploring Chester Play 17

Wed, 07 Aug 2019 08:25:35 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Cycle - Play 17 (The Harrowing of Hell)

From our Exploring workshop, where we read through the text of this play for future use towards an audio/stage show. Some really interesting features to this play - it's not all harrowing action, there's some really interesting additional comic business as well.
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Liz Cole, Richard Fawcett, Mark Scanlon, and Alan Scott – with host, Robert Crighton.
There are more versions of the Chester plays than you can shake a stick at - (actually there are eight) - so any text you use to follow will probably be a bit different to ours (for the sticklers, our base text was H, except for play five, where it was just easier to go for a group text (D-or Hm, A, R, B) composite - though some readings may have been borrowed from all). However, you don't necessarily need to worry about such things, so here's a nice friendly modern spelling version we found online. http://groups.chass.utoronto.ca/plspls/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/index.html

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or even go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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91: The Malcontent (Epilogue)

Sun, 04 Aug 2019 12:10:22 +0000

The Malcontent by John Marston (Epilogue) - Epic Epilogues
Performances of the epilogue to The Malcontent by John Marston - an act of fascinating arse licking to a one time enemy, Ben Jonson. This epilogue is best heard with the War of the Theatres in mind - because it is related to an earlier public spat with Jonson and others. Other epilogues to listen to are Cynthia's Revels and The Poetaster - they're rather fun - though brief extracts are included here.
The epilogue is performed by Fiona Thraille - a British voice actor, narrator and audio producer who has worked in voiceover, podcasts, and who has narrated and produced over a dozen audiobooks through Audible. She is the founder and producer of Dashing Onions Audio - an audio drama podcast, was co-host and producer of the Audio Drama Production Podcast for a year, and has given lectures and presentations on aspects of audio drama podcast creation.

If you'd like to make us to do a full audio production of this play, join us on patreon and choose this play at the next vote. www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or you can follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes - or go to our website beyondshakespeare.org
Also featuring the voices of Sarah Golding, Rob Myson and the episode is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.
Additional sound effects from the wonderful people at http://www.freesfx.co.uk

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90: Spoilers: Gammer Gurton's Needle (Act 4)

Fri, 02 Aug 2019 08:39:26 +0000

Spoilers: Gammer Gurton's Needle (Act 4)

Welcome to this spoilery introduction to the play Gammer Gurton's Needle by Mr S. We present a run down of the action, with commentary and clips, followed by a plain text recording of material in the edit for the final full cast audio adaptation (coming soon!)

It's Act Four (feel free to go back to the beginning if you want to work chronologically), in which Gammer calls in the local parson Doctor Rat - but he is soon dealt with by the cunning of Diccon. The plain text version is performed by Heydn McCabe as Diccon the Bedlam, Geir Madland as Hodge, Pamela Flanagan as Dame Chat, and Sarah Golding as Gammer Gurton. And introducing Rob Myson as Doctor Rat. The host is Robert Crighton.

BE WARNED - If you just want to listen to the play as a play, don't listen to the spoilers episodes. Come back later, or don't listen. However, if you find early drama hard to follow, then you will get a good grounding in the action here - especially as we may make changes or cuts for our final version! The plain text version is rough in hew, it will change and we produce it in part to hunt out errors.

You can follow the text online - though some texts are better than others. Good editions of the play can also be found - not always in print, but still in circulation - and are worth the hunt.

Online versions are various and with many variations in text (dialect does that to a play) - but here's one that can be found at project Gutenberg. http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37503/37503-h/37503-h.htm

Other online versions can and should be searched for.

Editions: There are lots out there, these are the three volumes that pop up a lot. Five Pre-Shakespearean Comedies - Oxford (1934), Four Tudor Comedies - Penguin (1984), Gammer Gurton's Needle - New Mermaids (2nd Edition 2007)

Support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare and pledge something – or by leaving a review on itunes or whichever podcasting service you use. Or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or check out our website at www.beyondshakespeare.org

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89: Exploring Chester Play 16a

Tue, 30 Jul 2019 09:28:57 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Cycle - Play 16a (The Crucifixion)

From our Exploring workshop, where we read through the text of this play for future use towards an audio/stage show. This is play 16a (preceded, to be confusing, by play 16) of the Crucifixion. Some violence and abusive language.
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Liz Cole, Richard Fawcett, Mark Scanlon, and Alan Scott – with host, Robert Crighton.
There are more versions of the Chester plays than you can shake a stick at - (actually there are eight) - so any text you use to follow will probably be a bit different to ours (for the sticklers, our base text was H, except for play five, where it was just easier to go for a group text (D-or Hm, A, R, B) composite - though some readings may have been borrowed from all). However, you don't necessarily need to worry about such things, so here's a nice friendly modern spelling version we found online. http://groups.chass.utoronto.ca/plspls/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/index.html

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or even go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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88: The Cambridge Prologue (Fragment)

Sat, 27 Jul 2019 11:57:52 +0000

The Cambridge Prologue (Fragment)
An initial look at the Cambridge Prologue, a 13th Century survival of a lost play, which comes in two flavours - French and English. We focused on the English, performed by Gillian Horgan, who recorded three takes of our version of the text, mixed in with our exploring session looking into the original. More to come on this fascinating survival.
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode are Liz Cole and Alan Scott and your host Robert Crighton.

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or even go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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87: Spoilers: Gammer Gurton's Needle (Act 3)

Wed, 24 Jul 2019 10:37:43 +0000

Spoilers: Gammer Gurton's Needle (Act 3)

Welcome to this spoilery introduction to the play Gammer Gurton's Needle by Mr S. We present a run down of the action, with commentary and clips, followed by a plain text recording of material in the edit for the final full cast audio adaptation (coming soon!)

It's Act Three (feel free to go back to the prologue and act 1/2 if you want to work chronologically), in which Gammer and Dame Chat fight it out in a serious grudge match. The plain text version is performed by Heydn McCabe as Diccon the Bedlam, Geir Madland as Hodge, Pamela Flanagan as Dame Chat, and Sarah Golding as Gammer Gurton - with Simon Nader as Cock and Gillian Horgan as Tyb. The host is Robert Crighton.

BE WARNED - If you just want to listen to the play as a play, don't listen to the spoilers episodes. Come back later, or don't listen. However, if you find early drama hard to follow, then you will get a good grounding in the action here - especially as we may make changes or cuts for our final version! The plain text version is rough in hew, it will change and we produce it in part to hunt out errors.

You can follow the text online - though some texts are better than others. Good editions of the play can also be found - not always in print, but still in circulation - and are worth the hunt.

Online versions are various and with many variations in text (dialect does that to a play) - but here's one that can be found at project Gutenberg. http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37503/37503-h/37503-h.htm

Other online versions can and should be searched for.

Editions: There are lots out there, these are the three volumes that pop up a lot. Five Pre-Shakespearean Comedies - Oxford (1934), Four Tudor Comedies - Penguin (1984), Gammer Gurton's Needle - New Mermaids (2nd Edition 2007)

Support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare and pledge something – or by leaving a review on itunes or whichever podcasting service you use. Or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or check out our website at www.beyondshakespeare.org

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86: Exploring The Prodigal Son (Fragment)

Mon, 22 Jul 2019 10:47:47 +0000

Exploring: The Prodigal Son (Pater, Filius et Uxor) - A Fragment (printed c.1530)
From our Exploring workshop, where we read through the text of this fragmentary play for future use towards an audio/stage show. The Prodigal Son survives as 84 lines of text, showing a wife threatening her husband with being made a cuckold, a son failing to sell wood, and a comic servant character making his entrance. Introduced by host Robert Crighton.
The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode are Liz Cole as Uxor, Richard Fawcett as Pater, Mark Scanlon as Filius, and your host Robert Crighton, reading the part of the servant.
You can follow the text via this link - your thoughts and comments are welcome. https://archive.org/details/collections01malouoft/page/n41

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or even go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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85: Spoilers: Gammer Gurton's Needle (Act 2)

Sat, 13 Jul 2019 11:14:21 +0000

Spoilers: Gammer Gurton's Needle (Act 2)

Welcome to this spoilery introduction to the play Gammer Gurton's Needle by Mr S. We present a run down of the action, with commentary and clips, followed by a plain text recording of material in the edit for the final full cast audio adaptation (coming soon!)

It's Act Two (feel free to go back to the prologue and act one if you want to work chronologically), in which Diccon stirs some shit, Gammer and Dame Chat lose their shit, and Hodge does a shit. In his pants. More scatological fun from the early modern. The plain text version is performed by Heydn McCabe as Diccon the Bedlam, Geir Madland as Hodge, Pamela Flanagan as Dame Chat, and Sarah Golding as Gammer Gurton. The host is Robert Crighton.

BE WARNED - If you just want to listen to the play as a play, don't listen to the spoilers episodes. Come back later, or don't listen. However, if you find early drama hard to follow, then you will get a good grounding in the action here - especially as we may make changes or cuts for our final version! The plain text version is rough in hew, it will change and we produce it in part to hunt out errors.

You can follow the text online - though some texts are better than others. Good editions of the play can also be found - not always in print, but still in circulation - and are worth the hunt.

Online versions are various and with many variations in text (dialect does that to a play) - but here's one that can be found at project Gutenberg. http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37503/37503-h/37503-h.htm

Other online versions can and should be searched for.

Editions: There are lots out there, these are the three volumes that pop up a lot. Five Pre-Shakespearean Comedies - Oxford (1934), Four Tudor Comedies - Penguin (1984), Gammer Gurton's Needle - New Mermaids (2nd Edition 2007)

Support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare and pledge something – or by leaving a review on itunes or whichever podcasting service you use. Or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or check out our website at www.beyondshakespeare.org

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84: Exploring Chester Play 16

Wed, 10 Jul 2019 09:25:14 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Cycle - Play 16 (The Trial)

From our Exploring workshop, where we read through the text of this play for future use towards an audio/stage show. This is play 16 (to be followed by play 16a) of the Trial. Some violence and abusive language.

The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Liz Cole, Mark Scanlon, and Alan Scott as everyone else – with host, Robert Crighton.

There are more versions of the Chester plays than you can shake a stick at - (actually there are eight) - so any text you use to follow will probably be a bit different to ours (for the sticklers, our base text was H, except for play five, where it was just easier to go for a group text (D-or Hm, A, R, B) composite - though some readings may have been borrowed from all). However, you don't necessarily need to worry about such things, so here's a nice friendly modern spelling version we found online. http://groups.chass.utoronto.ca/plspls/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/index.html

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or even go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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83: Spoilers: Gammer Gurton's Needle (Act 1)

Sat, 06 Jul 2019 08:44:05 +0000

Spoilers: Gammer Gurton's Needle (Act 1)

Welcome to this spoilery introduction to the play Gammer Gurton's Needle by Mr S. We present a run down of the action, with commentary and clips, followed by a plain text recording of material in the edit for the final full cast audio adaptation (coming soon!)

Today it's Act One (feel free to go back to the prologue if you want to work chronologically), which sets up the primary thrust of the action of the play, the loss of Gammer Gurton's needle. The plain text version is performed by Heydn McCabe as Diccon the Bedlam, Geir Madland as Hodge, Gillian Horgan as Tib, Sarah Golding as Gammer Gurton and Simon Nader as Cock.. The host is Robert Crighton.

BE WARNED - If you just want to listen to the play as a play, don't listen to the spoilers episodes. Come back later, or don't listen. However, if you find early drama hard to follow, then you will get a good grounding in the action here - especially as we may make changes or cuts for our final version! The plain text version is rough in hew, it will change and we produce it in part to hunt out errors.

You can follow the text online - though some texts are better than others. Good editions of the play can also be found - not always in print, but still in circulation - and are worth the hunt.

Online versions are various and with many variations in text (dialect does that to a play) - but here's one that can be found at project Gutenberg. http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37503/37503-h/37503-h.htm

Other online versions can and should be searched for.

Editions: There are lots out there, these are the three volumes that pop up a lot. Five Pre-Shakespearean Comedies - Oxford (1934), Four Tudor Comedies - Penguin (1984), Gammer Gurton's Needle - New Mermaids (2nd Edition 2007)

Support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare and pledge something – or by leaving a review on itunes or whichever podcasting service you use. Or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or check out our website at www.beyondshakespeare.org

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82: The Poetaster by Ben Jonson (Prologue)

Wed, 03 Jul 2019 08:01:32 +0000

The Poetaster by Ben Jonson (Prologue) - What's Past Is Prologue
A performance of the pre-show material to The Poetaster by Ben Jonson. It's a fun start which is very much caught up in attacking Jonson's rivals. We;'re only slightly joking when we suggest you watch this video at the same time as the introduction to the podcast - https://youtu.be/3tmd-ClpJxA
- because there is a relationship between what this prologue is trying to do, and the public feuds that we see in modern media. And they both have snakes.
If you'd like to make us to do a full audio production of this play, join us on patreon and choose this play at the next vote. www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or you can follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes - or go to our website beyondshakespeare.org
Envy is performed by Sarah Golding, the Prologue by Rob Myson and the episode is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.
Additional sound effects from the wonderful people at http://www.freesfx.co.uk

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81: Spoilers: Gammer Gurton's Needle (Prologue)

Wed, 26 Jun 2019 10:34:50 +0000

Spoilers: Gammer Gurton's Needle (The Prologue)

Welcome to this spoilery introduction to the play Gammer Gurton's Needle by Mr S. We present a run down of the action, with commentary and clips, followed by a plain text recording of material in the edit for the final full cast audio adaptation (coming soon!)

Today it's the prologue, which lays out (almost) the entire plot of the play, including the biggest spoiler of them all - the location of Gammer Gurton's Needle. Tension in this play, there is none. The prologue is performed by Adam Thurkettle. The host is Robert Crighton.

BE WARNED - If you just want to listen to the play as a play, don't listen to the spoilers episodes. Come back later, or don't listen. However, if you find early drama hard to follow, then you will get a good grounding in the action here - especially as we may make changes or cuts for our final version! The plain text version is rough in hew, it will change and we produce it in part to hunt out errors.

You can follow the text online - though some texts are better than others. Good editions of the play can also be found - not always in print, but still in circulation - and are worth the hunt.

Online versions are various and with many variations in text (dialect does that to a play) - but here's one that can be found at project Gutenberg. http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37503/37503-h/37503-h.htm

Other online versions can and should be searched for.

Editions: There are lots out there, these are the three volumes that pop up a lot. Five Pre-Shakespearean Comedies - Oxford (1934), Four Tudor Comedies - Penguin (1984), Gammer Gurton's Needle - New Mermaids (2nd Edition 2007)

Support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare and pledge something – or by leaving a review on itunes or whichever podcasting service you use. Or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or check out our website at www.beyondshakespeare.org

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80: Discussing the York Corpus Christi Play

Mon, 24 Jun 2019 09:09:35 +0000

Discussing: The York Corpus Christi Play

Host Robert Crighton discusses with Dr Christina M. Fitzgerald the York Corpus Christi Play and her Broadview edition of 27 selected pageants – which can be found in all good bookshops or via this link - https://broadviewpress.com/product/the-york-corpus-christi-play-selected-pageants/?ph=9aca224f1207703b2563bc35#tab-description

Dr Christina M. Fitzgerald (Ph.D. UCLA) teaches English literature, specializing in the medieval period at the University of Toledo. The Drama of Masculinity and Medieval English Guild Culture, Palgrave Macmillan (2007), co-editor of The Broadview Anthology of Medieval Drama (2012), with John T. Sebastian and editor of The York Corpus Christi Play: Selected Pageants (Broadview, 2018).
Also briefly mentioned in the podcast is Impossible Plays by Keith Dewhurst and Jack Shepherd - which is a great read.

Support this podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare, or follow us @BeyondShakes on Twitter, or visit our website www.beyondshakespeare.org

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79: Exploring Chester Play 15

Thu, 20 Jun 2019 10:54:23 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Cycle - Play 15

From our Exploring workshop, where we read through the text of this play for future use towards an audio/stage show. This is the Bakers play of the Last Supper and Betrayal. Some ear splitting action.

The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode were Richard Fawcett as Jesus, with Liz Cole, Mark Scanlon, Mark Saberton and Alan Scott as everyone else – with host, Robert Crighton.

There are more versions of the Chester plays than you can shake a stick at - (actually there are eight) - so any text you use to follow will probably be a bit different to ours (for the sticklers, our base text was H, except for play five, where it was just easier to go for a group text (D-or Hm, A, R, B) composite - though some readings may have been borrowed from all). However, you don't necessarily need to worry about such things, so here's a nice friendly modern spelling version we found online. http://groups.chass.utoronto.ca/plspls/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/index.html

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or even go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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78: The Family of Love (Prologue)

Tue, 18 Jun 2019 10:39:49 +0000

The Family of Love by Somebody (Prologue) - What's Past Is Prologue
A performance of the prologue to The Family of Love by various possible contenders (we're not really sure if we should take sides on fiddly authorship questions).
If you'd like to make us to do a full audio production of this play, join us on patreon and choose this play at the next vote. www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or you can follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes - or go to our website beyondshakespeare.org

Prologue performed by Sarah Golding, produced by Robert Crighton.

Additional sound effects from the wonderful people at http://www.freesfx.co.uk

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77: Jack Juggler - Full Cast Adaptation

Tue, 11 Jun 2019 10:13:22 +0000

A Full Cast Audio Adaptation of Jack Juggler

Jack Juggler decides to get his revenge on one Jenkin Careaway, a servant to Master Bongrace. He does this by stealing the identity of Careaway, and causing his mistress and master to turn against him. A knockabout Tudor comedy, probably originally performed by children or students, first printed in 1575. This is the first play from our season of work chosen by our patrons. To get involved in deciding our future seasons, become a patron today!

Jack Juggler is performed by Heydn McCabe, Jenkin Careaway by Simon Nader. With Leigh McDonald as Dame Coye, Nemonee Stone as Alice Trip and Go, and Geir Madland as Master Bongrace. The Prologue and Epilogue is performed by Rob Myson. Additional voices by Robert Crighton. Pollie Hall, and the Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars.

Jack Juggler is produced by Robert Crighton, with most of the location sound recorded in Bury St Edmunds - except for the opening school sounds, from the wonderful people at http://www.freesfx.co.uk

You can follow the text online - though some texts are better than others. Good editions of the play can also be found - not always in print, but still in circulation - and are worth the hunt.

An online version - with some variations in text - can be found at project Gutenberg here. Other online versions can be searched for.

Editions: Four Tudor Comedies - Penguin (1984), Three Tudor Classical Interludes - Tudor Interludes Series, D.S. Brewer (1982)

Support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare and pledge something – or by leaving a review on itunes or whichever podcasting service you use. Or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or check out our website at www.beyondshakespeare.org

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76: Exploring Chester Play 14

Sat, 08 Jun 2019 07:00:00 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Cycle - Play 14

From our Exploring workshop, where we read through the text of this play for future use towards an audio/stage show. We're playing around with how to make these pieces come alive for people today, starting with these recordings of reads through and workshops. Chester play 14 is the Corvisors (Shoemaker's) play of the entry into Jerusalem, Mary Magdalene, overturning the tables of the money changers and the meeting of Judas with Annas and Caiaphas. It's a busy play, and that's not the half of it.

The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode are The Irregulars were Richard Fawcett as Jesus, with Liz Cole, Mark Scanlon, Mark Saberton and Alan Scott as everyone else – with host, Robert Crighton.

There are more versions of the Chester plays than you can shake a stick at - (actually there are eight) - so any text you use to follow will probably be a bit different to ours (for the sticklers, our base text was H, except for play five, where it was just easier to go for a group text (D-or Hm, A, R, B) composite - though some readings may have been borrowed from all). However, you don't necessarily need to worry about such things, so here's a nice friendly modern spelling version we found online. http://groups.chass.utoronto.ca/plspls/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/index.html

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or even go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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75: Spoilers: Jack Juggler 6 (Epilogue)

Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:52:34 +0000

Spoilers: Jack Juggler 6 (The Epilogue)

Welcome to this spoilery introduction to the play Jack Juggler by Someone. We present a run down of the action, with commentary and clips, followed by a plain text recording of material in the edit for the final full cast audio adaptation (coming soon!)
Today it's the epilogue, which attempts a desperate moral rearguard action to give the play a purpose not hinted at in the prologue. The epilogue is performed by Rob Myson. The host is Robert Crighton.

BE WARNED - If you just want to listen to the play as a play, don't listen to the spoilers episodes. Come back later, or don't listen. However, if you find early drama hard to follow, then you will get a good grounding in the action here - especially as we may make changes or cuts for our final version! The plain text version is rough in hew, it will change and we produce it in part to hunt out errors.

You can follow the text online - though some texts are better than others. Good editions of the play can also be found - not always in print, but still in circulation - and are worth the hunt.

An online version - with some variations in text - can be found at project Gutenberg here. Other online versions can be searched for.

Editions: Four Tudor Comedies - Penguin (1984), Three Tudor Classical Interludes - Tudor Interludes Series, D.S. Brewer (1982)

Support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare and pledge something – or by leaving a review on itunes or whichever podcasting service you use. Or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or check out our website at www.beyondshakespeare.org

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74: The Nice Valour (Prologue)

Tue, 04 Jun 2019 11:09:07 +0000

The Nice Valour by Various People (Prologue) - What's Past Is Prologue
A performance of the prologue to The Nice Valour or, The Passionate Madman by various possible contenders (we're not really sure if we should take sides on fiddly authorship questions).
If you'd like to make us to do a full audio production of this play, join us on patreon and choose this play at the next vote. www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or you can follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes - or go to our website beyondshakespeare.org

Prologue performed by Sarah Golding, produced by Robert Crighton.

Additional sound effects from the wonderful people at http://www.freesfx.co.uk

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73: Exploring Chester Play 13

Sun, 02 Jun 2019 14:01:59 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Cycle - Play 13

From our Exploring workshop, where we read through the text of this play for future use towards an audio/stage show. We're playing around with how to make these pieces come alive for people today, starting with these recordings of reads through and workshops. Chester play 13 is the Glovers play of the healing of the blind man and the raising of Lazarus.

The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode are The Irregulars were Richard Fawcett as Jesus, with Liz Cole, Mark Scanlon and Alan Scott as everyone else – with host, Robert Crighton.

There are more versions of the Chester plays than you can shake a stick at - (actually there are eight) - so any text you use to follow will probably be a bit different to ours (for the sticklers, our base text was H, except for play five, where it was just easier to go for a group text (D-or Hm, A, R, B) composite - though some readings may have been borrowed from all). However, you don't necessarily need to worry about such things, so here's a nice friendly modern spelling version we found online. http://groups.chass.utoronto.ca/plspls/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/index.html

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or even go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

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72: Spoilers: Jack Juggler 5 (Close of Play)

Wed, 29 May 2019 07:41:43 +0000

Spoilers: Jack Juggler 5 (Close of Play, or Careaway's Excuses!)

Welcome to this spoilery introduction to the play Jack Juggler by Someone. We present a run down of the action, with commentary and clips, followed by a plain text recording of material in the edit for the final full cast audio adaptation (coming soon!)
Today it's the close of play where Jenkin Careaway is confronted by his mistress and master, and tries to explain what happened to him. Jack Juggler is performed by Heydn McCabe, Jenkin Careaway by Simon Nader. With Leigh McDonald as Dame Coye, Nemonee Stone as Alice Trip and Go, and Geir Madland as Master Bongrace. The host is Robert Crighton.

BE WARNED - If you just want to listen to the play as a play, don't listen to the spoilers episodes. Come back later, or don't listen. However, if you find early drama hard to follow, then you will get a good grounding in the action here - especially as we may make changes or cuts for our final version! The plain text version is rough in hew, it will change and we produce it in part to hunt out errors.

You can follow the text online - though some texts are better than others. Good editions of the play can also be found - not always in print, but still in circulation - and are worth the hunt.

An online version - with some variations in text - can be found at project Gutenberg here. Other online versions can be searched for.

Editions: Four Tudor Comedies - Penguin (1984), Three Tudor Classical Interludes - Tudor Interludes Series, D.S. Brewer (1982)

Support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare and pledge something – or by leaving a review on itunes or whichever podcasting service you use. Or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or check out our website at www.beyondshakespeare.org

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71: Two Angry Women of Abington (Prologue)

Mon, 27 May 2019 08:02:07 +0000

Two Angry Women of Abington by Henry Porter (Prologue) - What's Past Is Prologue
A performance of the prologue to Two Angry Women of Abington by Henry Porter - the only play by Henry Porter that has survived the winds of history. He seems to have been fairly successful, until he was a tad bit murdered by another playwright. Everyone's a critic.
If you'd like to make us to do a full audio production of this play, join us on patreon and choose this play at the next vote. www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or you can follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes - or go to our website beyondshakespeare.org

Prologue performed by Sarah Golding, produced by Robert Crighton.

Additional sound effects from the wonderful people at http://www.freesfx.co.uk

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70: Spoilers: Jack Juggler 4 (The Big Scene)

Tue, 21 May 2019 07:41:40 +0000

Spoilers: Jack Juggler 4 (The Big Scene, or I'm Jenkin Careaway!)

Welcome to this spoilery introduction to the play Jack Juggler by Someone. We present a run down of the action, with commentary and clips, followed by a plain text recording of material in the edit for the final full cast audio adaptation (coming soon!)

Today it's the big action scene where Jack Juggler confronts Jenkin Careaway and tries to convince him (Careaway) that he (Jack) is him (Careaway). Still with us? Jack Juggler is performed by Heydn McCabe and Jenkin Careaway by Simon Nader. The host is Robert Crighton.

BE WARNED - If you just want to listen to the play as a play, don't listen to the spoilers episodes. Come back later, or don't listen. However, if you find early drama hard to follow, then you will get a good grounding in the action here - especially as we may make changes or cuts for our final version! The plain text version is rough in hew, it will change and we produce it in part to hunt out errors.

You can follow the text online - though some texts are better than others. Good editions of the play can also be found - not always in print, but still in circulation - and are worth the hunt.

An online version - with some variations in text - can be found at project Gutenberg here. Other online versions can be searched for.

Editions: Four Tudor Comedies - Penguin (1984), Three Tudor Classical Interludes - Tudor Interludes Series, D.S. Brewer (1982)

Support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare and pledge something – or by leaving a review on itunes or whichever podcasting service you use. Or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or check out our website at www.beyondshakespeare.org

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69: Cynthia's Revels (Prologue)

Sat, 18 May 2019 06:47:10 +0000

Cynthia's Revels, or the Fountain of Self Love by Ben Jonson (Prologue) - What's Past Is Prologue

A performance of the prologue to Cynthia's Revels by Ben Jonson - the opening of the play is fairly complex, with an induction prior to this prologue. And yes, the subtitle is a bit unfortunate, but that's just because you have a filthy mind.

If you'd like to make us to do a full audio production of this play, join us on patreon and choose this play at the next vote. www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or you can follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes - or go to our website beyondshakespeare.org

Prologue performed by Sarah Golding, produced by Robert Crighton.

Additional sound effects from the wonderful people at http://www.freesfx.co.uk

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68: Exploring Chester Play 12

Thu, 16 May 2019 10:27:08 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Cycle - Play 12

The Bowchers Play, The Temptation & the Woman Taken in Adultery

From our Exploring workshop, where we read through the text of this play for future use towards an audio/stage show.

We're playing around with how to make these pieces come alive for people today, starting with these recordings of reads through and workshops.

The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode are The Irregulars were Liz Cole as Satan and others, Richard Fawcett as Jesus, with Mark Scanlon and Mark Holtom as various others – with host, Robert Crighton.

There are more versions of the Chester plays than you can shake a stick at - (actually there are eight) - so any text you use to follow will probably be a bit different to ours (for the sticklers, our base text was H, except for play five, where it was just easier to go for a group text (D-or Hm, A, R, B) composite - though some readings may have been borrowed from all). However, you don't necessarily need to worry about such things, so here's a nice friendly modern spelling version we found online. http://groups.chass.utoronto.ca/plspls/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/index.html

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes

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67: Spoilers: Jack Juggler 3 (Careaway)

Tue, 14 May 2019 08:51:08 +0000

Spoilers: Jack Juggler (Careaway's Speech)

Welcome to this spoilery introduction to the play Jack Juggler by Someone. We present a run down of the action, with commentary and clips, followed by a plain text recording of material in the edit for the final full cast audio adaptation (coming soon!)

Today it's the introduction to Jenkin Careaway, performed by Simon Nader - which is where the victim enters and introduces himself. The host is Robert Crighton.

BE WARNED - If you just want to listen to the play as a play, don't listen to the spoilers episodes. Come back later, or don't listen. However, if you find early drama hard to follow, then you will get a good grounding in the action here - especially as we may make changes or cuts for our final version! The plain text version is rough in hew, it will change and we produce it in part to hunt out errors.
You can follow the text online - though some texts are better than others. Good editions of the play can also be found - not always in print, but still in circulation - and are worth the hunt.

An online version - with some variations in text - can be found at project Gutenberg here. Other online versions can be searched for.

Editions: Four Tudor Comedies - Penguin (1984), Three Tudor Classical Interludes - Tudor Interludes Series, D.S. Brewer (1982)

Support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare and pledge something – or by leaving a review on itunes or whichever podcasting service you use. Or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or check out our website at www.beyondshakespeare.org

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66: The Jew of Malta (Cockpit Prologue)

Fri, 10 May 2019 09:00:00 +0000

The Jew of Malta by Christopher Marlowe (Prologue for performance at the Cockpit, by Thomas Heywood) - What's Past Is Prologue

A performance of the prologue to The Jew of Malta by Christopher Marlowe (c.1589), though this prologue for the Cockpit playhouse is by Thomas Heywood for a later revival around 1633. It has been recorded to frustrate everyone who wants to hear a full production, and as a sitting accusation to the world for not (necessarily) supplying one. As this is Marlowe there is a reasonable chance you will be able to experience this play at some point during your life, however we doubt that this prologue will be included.

If you'd like to make us to do a full audio production of this play, join us on patreon and choose this play at the next vote. www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or you can follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes - or go to our website beyondshakespeare.org

Prologue performed by Sarah Golding, produced by Robert Crighton.

Additional sound effects from the wonderful people at http://www.freesfx.co.uk

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65: Spoilers: Jack Juggler 2 (Jack's Speech)

Wed, 08 May 2019 07:04:28 +0000

Spoilers: Jack Juggler (Jack's Speech)

Welcome to this spoilery introduction to the play Jack Juggler by Someone. We present a run down of the action, with commentary and clips, followed by a plain text recording of material in the edit for the final full cast audio adaptation (coming soon!)

Today it's the introduction to the title character, Jack Juggler, performed by Heydn McCabe - which is where the Vice enters and sets up the action ahead - the host is Robert Crighton.

BE WARNED - If you just want to listen to the play as a play, don't listen to the spoilers episodes. Come back later, or don't listen. However, if you find early drama hard to follow, then you will get a good grounding in the action here - especially as we may make changes or cuts for our final version! The plain text version is rough in hew, it will change and we produce it in part to hunt out errors.

You can follow the text online - though some texts are better than others. Good editions of the play can also be found - not always in print, but still in circulation - and are worth the hunt.

An online version - with some variations in text - can be found at project Gutenberg here. Other online versions can be searched for.

Editions: Four Tudor Comedies - Penguin (1984), Three Tudor Classical Interludes - Tudor Interludes Series, D.S. Brewer (1982)

Support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare and pledge something – or by leaving a review on itunes or whichever podcasting service you use. Or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or check out our website at www.beyondshakespeare.org

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64: Discussing Beware the Cat

Sun, 05 May 2019 11:31:23 +0000

Discussing: Beware the Cat

Host Robert Crighton discusses with Dr Rachel Stenner of the University of Sussex, Beware the Cat by William Baldwin - a book about talking cats which has been turned into a stage production.

The project blog: https://bewarethecat.home.blog/ - or follow them on twitter @bewarecat

Dr Rachel Stenner is a lecturer in English Literature 1350-1660 at the University of Sussex - The Beware the Cat project is supported by: University of Sheffield, Festival of the Mind; Society for Renaissance Studies; University of Sussex, Higher Education Innovation Fund

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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63: Exploring Chester Play 11

Fri, 03 May 2019 10:07:08 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Cycle - Play Eleven

From our Exploring workshop, where we read through the text of this play for future use towards an audio/stage show.

We're playing around with how to make these pieces come alive for people today, starting with these recordings of reads through and workshops. This episode focuses on play 11, the Blacksmiths play on the Purification of the Virgin, and Christ and the Doctors.

The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode are The Irregulars were Mark Holtom, Liz Cole, Richard Fawcett and Mark Scanlon – with host, Robert Crighton.

There are more versions of the Chester plays than you can shake a stick at - (actually there are eight) - so any text you use to follow will probably be a bit different to ours (for the sticklers, our base text was H, except for play five, where it was just easier to go for a group text (D-or Hm, A, R, B) composite - though some readings may have been borrowed from all). However, you don't necessarily need to worry about such things, so here's a nice friendly modern spelling version we found online. http://groups.chass.utoronto.ca/plspls/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/index.html

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes

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62: Spoilers: Jack Juggler 1 (Prologue)

Wed, 01 May 2019 07:38:49 +0000

Spoilers: Jack Juggler (Prologue)

Welcome to this spoilery introduction to the play Jack Juggler by Someone. We present a run down of the action, with commentary and clips, followed by a plain text recording of material in the edit for the final full cast audio adaptation (coming soon!)

Today it's the Prologue performed by Rob Myson - which is a fun start to the play, setting out what it is - and the host is Robert Crighton.

BE WARNED - If you just want to listen to the play as a play, don't listen to the spoilers episodes. Come back later, or don't listen. However, if you find early drama hard to follow, then you will get a good grounding in the action here - especially as we may make changes or cuts for our final version! The plain text version is rough in hew, it will change and we produce it in part to hunt out errors.

You can follow the text online - though some texts are better than others. Good editions of the play can also be found - not always in print, but still in circulation - and are worth the hunt.

An online version - with some variations in text - can be found at project Gutenberg here. Other online versions can be searched for.

Editions: Four Tudor Comedies - Penguin (1984), Three Tudor Classical Interludes - Tudor Interludes Series, D.S. Brewer (1982)

Support the podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare and pledge something – or by leaving a review on itunes or whichever podcasting service you use. Or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes or check out our website at www.beyondshakespeare.org

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61: The Jew of Malta (Court Prologue)

Mon, 29 Apr 2019 08:29:27 +0000

The Jew of Malta by Christopher Marlowe (Prologue to the Court, by Thomas Heywood) - What's Past Is Prologue

A performance of the prologue to The Jew of Malta by Christopher Marlowe (c.1589), though this prologue for the court is by Thomas Heywood for a later revival around 1633. It has been recorded to frustrate everyone who wants to hear a full production, and as a sitting accusation to the world for not (necessarily) supplying one. As this is Marlowe there is a reasonable chance you will be able to experience this play at some point during your life, however we doubt that this prologue will be included.

If you'd like to make us to do a full audio production of this play, join us on patreon and choose this play at the next vote. www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or you can follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes

Prologue performed by Sarah Golding, produced by Robert Crighton.

Additional sound effects from the wonderful people at http://www.freesfx.co.uk

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60: Spring Vote 2019

Tue, 23 Apr 2019 16:22:38 +0000

It's voting time people - go to our patreon and support us, keep the wheels turning and reap the rewards. The current vote is open until the end of April 2019 - join our patreon at https://www.patreon.com/posts/25812756 and vote away.

It's also been a year since we started this whole podcast thing - thank you for listening and being there for us. If you can't join the patreon, consider giving us a lovely review at whichever app you use for podcasts - if it does reviews, that is.

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59: Interludium de Clerico et Puella (Fragment)

Fri, 05 Apr 2019 09:05:30 +0000

Interludium de Clerico et Puella or The Student and the Girl (Fragments)

This fragmentary play comes from around 1300, and survives as two scenes - the first where a student tries to woo a young woman (Malkyn) who rebuffs him, the second where he goes to Mome Elwis, a wise woman, to seek her aid to changing Malkyns mind. The fragments end at this point and we never discover whether Elwis does assist him, or what her plan might be - though the similarity with the earlier Dame Sirith text suggests one possible outcome, which we will cover in a future podcast. The text for this podcast has been lightly modernised rather than translated, and the best version of the original that can be found online (that we know of) can be seen here.

The Student was played by Andy Barrett, Malkyn by Gillian Horgan, and Mother Elwise by Sarah Golding. The presenter was Robert Crighton. Additional Sound effects are from https://www.zapsplat.com and http://www.freesfx.co.uk.

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58: Discussing John Bale's Biblical Plays

Wed, 20 Mar 2019 10:41:57 +0000

Discussing: John Bale’s Biblical Plays

Host Robert Crighton discusses with Dr Jeff S. Dailey the Biblical plays of John Bale - God's Promises, John Baptist's Preaching and The Temptation (of which we have recordings on the podcast). Jeff Dailey produced two of John Bale’s Biblical plays in 2017 (John Baptist's Preaching and The Temptation) – details about the production, cast and photos, can be found at http://johnbaleplays.blogspot.com/

Dr Jeff S. Dailey earned his PhD in theatre from NYU, with additional study at Wagner College, The College of Staten Island, The Folger Institute, New York Theological Seminary, General Theological Seminary, and Union Theological Seminary.

This episode was recorded in late 2018 and features clips from some of our work - and includes some sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com and http://www.freesfx.co.uk.

Excerpts from God’s Promises: Noah, Alan Scott - Abraham, Geir Madland – God, Robert Crighton

Excerpt from Robin Hood and the Friar: Friar Tuck, Heydn McCabe – Robin Hood, Geir Madland Excerpt from Exploring John Baptist’s Preaching: Pharisee & Sadducee, Mark Scanlon and Mark Holtom – Jesus, Richard Fawcett

Excerpt from Exploring The Temptation: Satan, Alan Scott

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57: Exploring Albion Knight - A Fragment

Sun, 17 Mar 2019 12:40:00 +0000

Exploring Albion Knight - a fragment (c.1537-1566)

From our Exploring workshop, where we read through the text of this fragmentary play for future use towards an audio/stage show. Albion Knight is about an attempt by two vice figures, Injury and Division, to disrupt the fair running of the realm by seeding, ahem, division between the various actors - in this fragment, Albion himself and Justice. We're playing around with how to make these pieces come alive for people today, starting with these recordings of reads through and workshops.

The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode are Alan Scott, Liz Cole, and Mark Scanlon – with host, Robert Crighton.

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55: God's Promises by John Bale - Act 5

Tue, 12 Mar 2019 10:29:20 +0000

God's Promises by John Bale - Act 5, David

A plain text version of Act 5 of God's Promises written by protestant playwright John Bale in 1538. This act sees God talking to King David, part of a procession of prophets, before finally preparing the way for the arrival of Jesus through speaking to John the Baptist. This is a follow up to a test recording made in 2013 and incorporates elements from that session and maintaining the basic style for continuity. As a plain text version, with no music or sound effects beyond the odd filter, it's primarily here to give us - and you - an idea of what would be needed to bring the play to life. Other recordings from the play are available, and more are on the way. David is played by Heydn McCabe, God by Robert Crighton, and the narrator in Annie Eddington.

For more info go to our website: www.beyondshakespeare.org - or you can support our work on patreon: www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare

The text to God's Promises can be found variously online with only a few textual issues - one example can be found here.

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54: The Three Lords and Three Ladies of London (Prologue)

Sun, 10 Mar 2019 11:49:52 +0000

The Three Lords and Three Ladies of London (Prologue) - What's Past Is Prologue

A performance of the prologue to The Three Lords and Three Ladies of London (c.1588) by Robert Wilson - recorded to frustrate everyone who wants to hear a full production, and as a sitting accusation to the world for not (necessarily) supplying one. A bit of an introduction to this episode, as there's some visual business that doesn't come across on audio.

If you'd like to make us to do a full audio production of this play, join us on patreon and choose this play at the next vote. www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or you can follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes

Prologue performed by Sarah Golding, produced by Robert Crighton.

Additional sound effects from the wonderful people at http://www.freesfx.co.uk

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53: Mortimer, His Fall by Ben Jonson

Thu, 07 Mar 2019 09:33:42 +0000

Mortimer, His Fall – a tragedy by Ben Jonson (Fragment)

Ben Jonson started writing his play about Mortimer, Earl of March - who was de facto ruler of England after bumping off Edward II - but sadly, he died before finishing it. All that survives is an outline, and this short opening scene between Mortimer and the Queen Mother, Isabell - which we have dutifully recreated for you here. Enjoy.

Mortimer, Earl of March was played by Geir Madland, Isabell, the Queen Mother, by Gillian Horgan, and Ben Jonson’s Arguments by Heydn McCabe. The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes

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52: Exploring Good Order, or Old Christmas

Tue, 05 Mar 2019 11:55:24 +0000

Exploring Good Order, or Old Christmas - a fragment from c.1533

From our Exploring workshop, where we read through the text of this fragmentary play for future use towards an audio/stage show.

This fragment is from the end of the play, where Riot and Gluttony – having obviously caused some upset to the land – are having their fate decided by Old Christmas (the ruler), upon the advise of Good Order. They decide not to imprison them, but instead for them to be banished. Prayer closes the play with... erm... a prayer.

These Exploring sessions are a beginning as we play around with how to make these pieces come alive for people today.

The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode are Alan Scott, Liz Cole, and Mark Scanlon – with host, Robert Crighton.

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes

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51: God's Promises by John Bale - Act 3

Wed, 27 Feb 2019 15:22:53 +0000

God's Promises by John Bale - Act 3, Abraham

A plain text version of Act 3 of God's Promises written by protestant playwright John Bale in 1538. This act sees God talking to Abraham, part of a procession of prophets, before finally preparing the way for the arrival of Jesus through speaking to John the Baptist. This is a follow up to a test recording made in 2013 and incorporates elements from that session and maintaining the basic style for continuity. As a plain text version, with no music or sound effects beyond the odd filter, it's primarily here to give us - and you - an idea of what would be needed to bring the play to life. Other recordings from the play are available, and more are on the way. Abraham is played by Geir Madland, God by Robert Crighton, and the narrator in Annie Eddington.

For more info go to our website: www.beyondshakespeare.org - or you can support our work on patreon: www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare

The text to God's Promises can be found variously online with only a few textual issues - one example can be found here.

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50: Three Ladies of London (Prologue)

Tue, 26 Feb 2019 09:19:37 +0000

The Three Ladies of London (Prologue) - What's Past Is Prologue

A performance of the prologue to The Three Ladies of London (1581/2) by Robert Wilson - recorded to frustrate everyone who wants to hear a full production, and as a sitting accusation to the world for not (necessarily) supplying one.
If you'd like to make us to do a full audio production of this play, join us on patreon and choose this play at the next vote. www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or you can follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes

Prologue performed by Sarah Golding, produced by Robert Crighton.

Additional sound effects from the wonderful people at http://www.freesfx.co.uk

The play is in print as part of the Revels Plays series, in Three Renaissance Usury plays and available online if you hunt.

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49: Exploring: The Temptation by John Bale

Thu, 21 Feb 2019 09:01:46 +0000

Exploring The Temptation by John Bale

From our Exploring workshop, where we read through the text of John Bale’s biblical play, The Temptation, for future use towards an audio/stage show. Part of a surviving trilogy of plays, though more once existed or were planned, it follows Bale’s God’s Promises – recorded variously on the podcast – and John Baptist’s Preaching – which has been Explored as well. The text can be found variously online – here is an example.

The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode are Alan Scott, Richard Fawcett and Liz Cole; the host was Robert Crighton.
UPDATE 2020 - this is a revised version where we've added the prologue and epilogue to the discussion, with Alan Scott and future Robert Crighton.

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes

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48: Tamburlaine the Great by Christopher Marlowe (Prologue)

Sun, 17 Feb 2019 09:32:57 +0000

Tamburlaine the Great (Prologue) - What's Past Is Prologue

A performance of the prologue to Tamburlaine the Great (later known as part 1 when the sequel is written) created by Christopher Marlowe in 1587 - recorded to frustrate everyone who wants to hear a full production, and as a sitting accusation to the world for not (necessarily) supplying one.

If you'd like to make us to do a full audio production of this play, join us on patreon and choose this play at the next vote. www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or you can follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes

Prologue performed by Sarah Golding, produced by Robert Crighton.

Additional sound effects from the wonderful people at http://www.freesfx.co.uk

The play is in print and available variously online - an example of the text can be found here in various formats https://emed.folger.edu/featured-plays

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47: The Play of the Weather by John Heywood

Tue, 12 Feb 2019 23:43:15 +0000

The Play of the Weather by John Heywood

A Full Cast Audio Adaptation

The god Jupiter opens his doors for people to lobby for the weather that they want – his messenger Merry Report deals with the many people who come to take Jupiter up on his offer. Do you want it to be sunny, windy, rainy, cold or dull? Now's your chance to get the weather you want!

The Cast: Jupiter was played by Heydn McCabe, Merry Report by Robert Crighton, The Gentleman by Geir Madland, the Merchant by Rob Myson, the Ranger by Simon Nader, the Water Miller by Alan Scott, the Wind Miller by Richard Fawcett, the Gentlewoman by Gillian Horgan, the Launder by Nemonee Stone, and the Boy by Andy Barrett. Additional voices of the Gods were Hugh Weller-Poley and Adam Thurkettle, and members of the company. The announcer was Sarah Golding.

The Play of the Weather was produced for the Beyond Shakespeare Podcast by Robert Crighton, with additional sound effects thanks to www.freesfx.co.uk and zapsplat.com

This production is the last part of our complete plays of John Heywood box set. Literally every play or bit of dramatic material has been put together in audio form for your enjoyment, and can be heard by scrolling through the podcast, or going to our dedicated playlist, which also features a curated selection of other Heywood related material.

For an alternative version of the play, go to this great website - Staging the Henrician Court: http://stagingthehenriciancourt.brookes.ac.uk/

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare

Or for more details about us go to www.beyondshakespeare.org or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes

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46: Discussing John Heywood 2

Fri, 08 Feb 2019 19:16:03 +0000

Discussing: John Heywood (part 2)

Host Robert Crighton discusses with Greg Walker, Professor of English at the University of Edinburgh, the playwright John Heywood and his works. In this second part we discuss his later life and writing, as well as a little more on The Play of the Weather (coming soon to this podcast). You can listen to any of the plays discussed on our John Heywood playlist - and you can also watch a production of The Play of the Weather from the Staging the Henrician Court website.

Additional readings by Adam Thurkettle (Eagle's Bird) and Hugh Weller-Poley (Heywood's Recantation - in full at the end of the episode.)

Special Thanks to Professor Greg Walker for giving us his time to speak with us.

Produced by Robert Crighton.

Useful Links -

John Heywood playlist: https://audioboom.com/playlists/4620013-the-plays-of-john-heywood

Staging the Henrician Court: http://stagingthehenriciancourt.brookes.ac.uk/

Our website: http://beyondshakespeare.org

Please support this podcast, and gain access to additional materials by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us @BeyondShakes on Twitter.

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45: Exploring: John Baptist's Preaching

Sun, 03 Feb 2019 12:27:04 +0000

Exploring: John Baptist’s Preaching by John Bale
UPDATED 14/12/19 - with Prologue and Epilogue

From our Exploring workshop, where we read through the text of John Bale’s biblical play, John Baptists Preaching, for future use towards an audio/stage show. Part of a surviving trilogy of plays, though more once existed or were planned, it follows Bale’s God’s Promises – recorded variously on the podcast – and The Temptation – work on which follows soon. The text can be found variously online – here is an example. https://archive.org/details/dramaticwritings00bale/page/128

The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode are Richard Fawcett, Liz Cole, Mark Holtom and Mark Scanlon; with the Prologue and Epilogue explored with Alan Scott. The host was Robert Crighton

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes

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43: Every Man In His Humour (Prologue)

Fri, 01 Feb 2019 13:01:01 +0000

Every Man In His Humour (Prologue) - What's Past Is Prologue

A performance of the prologue to Every Man In His Humour (1598) by Ben Jonson - recorded to frustrate everyone who wants to hear a full production, and as a sitting accusation to the world for not (necessarily) supplying one.

If you'd like to make us to do a full audio production of this play, join us on patreon and choose this play at the next vote. www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or you can follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes

Prologue performed by Sarah Golding, produced by Robert Crighton.

Additional sound effects from the wonderful people at http://www.freesfx.co.uk

The play is in print and available variously online - an example of the text can be found here -http://www.hollowaypages.com/jonson1692humour.htm

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42: Exploring The Brome Abraham and Isaac

Sun, 20 Jan 2019 14:29:28 +0000

Exploring: The Brome Play of Abraham and Isaac

From our Exploring workshop, where we read through the text of this solo Biblical play for future use towards an audio/stage show. This play is probably related in some way with another Abraham play (the Chester Play workshop audio already available on this podcast - it starts somewhere in part two, here - https://audioboom.com/posts/2776335-chester-plays-4-2-abraham) and we're playing around with how to make these pieces come alive for people today.

The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode are Richard Fawcett, Alan Scott, Liz Cole, and Mark Scanlon.

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes

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41: Epicene (Prologue 2)

Sun, 20 Jan 2019 10:59:42 +0000

Epicene (Prologue 2) - What's Past Is Prologue

A performance of the second prologue (first prologue already out!) to Epicene or The Silent Woman (c.1609) by Ben Jonson - recorded to frustrate everyone who wants to hear a full production, and as a sitting accusation to the world for not (necessarily) supplying one. NB: Yes, it should be spelled with an OE, but it's annoying to put online, so we went simple.
If you'd like to make us to do a full audio production of this play, join us on patreon and choose this play at the next vote. www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or you can follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes

Prologue performed by Sarah Golding, produced by Robert Crighton.

Additional sound effects from the wonderful people at http://www.freesfx.co.uk

The play is in print and available variously online - an example of the text can be found here -http://www.hollowaypages.com/jonson1692epicoene.htm

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40: Epicene (Prologue 1)

Thu, 17 Jan 2019 11:11:59 +0000

Epicene by Ben Jonson (Prologue 1) - What's Past Is Prologue

A performance of the first prologue (we have two!) to Epicene or The Silent Woman (c.1609) by Ben Jonson - recorded to frustrate everyone who wants to hear a full production, and as a sitting accusation to the world for not (necessarily) supplying one. NB: Yes, it should be spelled with an OE, but it's annoying to put online, so we went simple.

If you'd like to make us to do a full audio production of this play, join us on patreon and choose this play at the next vote. www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or you can follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes
Prologue performed by Sarah Golding, produced by Robert Crighton.

Additional sound effects from the wonderful people at http://www.freesfx.co.uk

The play is in print and available variously online - an example of the text can be found here -http://www.hollowaypages.com/jonson1692epicoene.htm

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39: Exploring The Four Cardinal Virtues

Tue, 15 Jan 2019 20:07:21 +0000

Exploring The Four Cardinal Virtues (Fragment)

From our Exploring workshop, where we read through the text of this fragment of a lost play for future use towards an audio/stage show. This play is probably related in some way with another fragmentary play called Temperance and Humility (workshop audio already available on this podcast) and we're playing around with how to make these pieces come alive for people today. This fragment is from the end of the play, where Willfulness is cast away, and Fortitude, who has gone by many names, repents his past and joins the other cardinal virtues.

The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode are Richard Fawcett, Alan Scott, Liz Cole, Mark Scanlon and Mark Saberton.

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us on Twitter @BeyondShakes

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38: Discussing: John Heywood 1

Sun, 13 Jan 2019 12:26:59 +0000

Discussing: John Heywood (part 1)

Host Robert Crighton discusses with Greg Walker, Professor of English at the University of Edinburgh, the playwright John Heywood and his works. In this first part we discuss his early life and his plays - intercut with recordings from our archives - including some of our audio material never released before. You can listen to any of the plays discussed on our John Heywood playlist - and you can also watch a production of The Play of the Weather from the Staging the Henrician Court website.

Part two will be released soon, where we discuss the rest of Heywood's career, a little more about The Play of the Weather, and his other printed works.

Special Thanks to Professor Greg Walker for giving us his time to speak with us.

Additional voices - Heydn McCabe, Rob Myson, Geir Madland & Simon Nader. Produced by Robert Crighton.

Useful Links -

John Heywood playlist: https://audioboom.com/playlists/4620013-the-plays-of-john-heywood

Staging the Henrician Court: http://stagingthehenriciancourt.brookes.ac.uk/

Our website: http://beyondshakespeare.org

Please support this podcast, and gain access to additional materials by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us @BeyondShakes on Twitter.

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37: Exploring Temperance and Humility

Wed, 09 Jan 2019 17:52:56 +0000

Exploring Temperance and Humility (Fragment)

From our Exploring workshop, where we read through the text of this fragment of a lost play for future use towards an audio/stage show. This play is probably related in some way with another fragmentary play called The Four Cardinal Virtues (workshop audio also on way) and we're playing around with how to make these pieces come alive for people today. A version of the text can be found here - our working script is also available for our patrons.

The Beyond Shakespeare Irregulars this episode are Richard Fawcett, Alan Scott, Liz Cole, Mark Scanlon and Mark Saberton.

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare

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36: Volpone (Prologue)

Mon, 07 Jan 2019 14:10:02 +0000

Volpone or The Fox (Prologue) - What's Past Is Prologue

A performance of the prologue to Volpone (1606) by Ben Jonson - recorded to frustrate everyone who wants to hear a full production, and as a sitting accusation to the world for not (necessarily) supplying one. That said, for once there is a version available online - you can get it here https://www.stageonscreen.com/volpone.php or you can access it here https://www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/plays/volpone-iid-140870 , if you're so connected. If you'd like to make us to do a full audio production of this play, join us on patreon and choose this play at the next vote. www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare

Prologue performed by Sarah Golding, produced by Robert Crighton.

Additional sound effects from the wonderful people at http://www.freesfx.co.uk

The play is in print and available variously online - an example of the text can be found here - http://www.hollowaypages.com/jonson1692volpone.htm

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35: Reynes Epilogue (Do Over)

Sun, 23 Dec 2018 10:48:15 +0000

This is an epilogue to a lost medieval play - from the Reynes texts. Performed live at the close of a live fundraiser by Heydn McCabe, Rob Myson and Geir Madland - introduced by Robert Crighton.

This is the second recording we've made of this wonderful epilogue, and we will keep doing do overs in different ways till we are ordered to stop.

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34: Robin Hood and the Sheriff

Fri, 21 Dec 2018 10:48:16 +0000

Robin Hood and the Sheriff/Knight – c.1475, an event where the Sheriff hires a Knight to kill Robin Hood. After challenging Robin to various trials, they fight and the Knight is killed, Robin stealing his clothes. Meanwhile some outlaws discuss the rumours about Robin and come across a battle between the Sheriff’s men and Friar Tuck – Tuck and other followers are captured and taken to the castle. And there the fragment ends.

Robin Hood was played by Geir Madland, the Knight by Robert Crighton, the Sheriff by Richard Fawcett, Friar Tuck by Heydn McCabe & the Outlaws by Nemonee Stone and Rob Myson.

The Shakespeare Irregulars were Alan Scott, Liz Cole, Richard Fawcett and Mark Scanlon.

The presenter was Robert Crighton. Additional Sound effects are from https://www.zapsplat.com and http://www.freesfx.co.uk.

Versions of this play can be found here. The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare

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33: Robin Hood and the Potter

Tue, 18 Dec 2018 09:00:01 +0000

Robin Hood and the Potter – A May Day Pageant, where Robin Hood attempts to extort money from a local Potter. From ‘A Mery Geste of Robin Hood and of hys lyfe’ printed c1560.

Robin Hood was played by Geir Madland, Little John by Rob Myson, Jack by Robert Crighton & the Potter by Richard Fawcett.

Presented by Robert Crighton. Additional Sound effects are from https://www.zapsplat.com and http://www.freesfx.co.uk.

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare

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32: Discussing: E-Publishing of Plays

Sun, 16 Dec 2018 17:41:11 +0000

Host Robert Crighton discusses with Christopher Hapka of the Groundling Press about the practical side of producing e-book and print on demand reading/acting texts of under represented plays. The Groundling Press have produced e-editions of Mankind, The Life and Death of Jack Straw, A Christian Turn'd Turk, The Weeding of Covent Garden. This episode focuses on Jack Straw which we're producing in the New Year as a full cast audio.

The Groundling Press can be found here - or you can follow them on twitter @GroundlingPress

Support this podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us @BeyondShakes on Twitter.

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31: Robin Hood and the Friar

Wed, 12 Dec 2018 11:27:04 +0000

A Full Cast Audio Adaptation of Robin Hood and the Friar – A May Day Pageant, where Robin Hood battles with Friar Tuck and his men, ending in an accord between the two and a dance. From ‘A Mery Geste of Robin Hood and of hys lyfe’ printed c1560.

Robin Hood was played by Geir Madland, Little John by Rob Myson, Friar Tuck by Heydn McCabe and the Lady by Nemonee Stone. Everyone else was played by members of the company. The presenter was Robert Crighton. Additional Sound effects are from the lovely people at https://www.zapsplat.com and http://www.freesfx.co.uk.

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare

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30: The Devil is an Ass (Prologue)

Mon, 10 Dec 2018 10:15:33 +0000

The Devil is an Ass (Prologue) - What's Past Is Prologue

A performance of the prologue to The Devil is an Ass by Ben Jonson - recorded to frustrate everyone who wants to hear a full production, and as a sitting accusation to the world for not (necessarily) supplying one. If you'd like to make us to do a full audio production of this play, join us on patreon and choose this play at the next vote. www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare

Prologue performed by Sarah Golding, produced by Robert Crighton.

Additional sound effects from the wonderful people at http://www.freesfx.co.uk

The play is in print and available variously online - an example of the text can be found here. http://www.hollowaypages.com/jonson1692devil.htm

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29: A Play of Love by John Heywood

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 18:18:22 +0000

A Full Cast Adaptation of A Play of Love by John Heywood .

The power of love is explored in all variables in this rarely performed play by John Heywood. Four lovers (or non-lovers) meet and compare their pain and joy. Which is worse: to love someone and not be loved back, or to be loved by someone who you cannot stand? Which is better: to be in love and loved back, or to have a life free and single?

This production is the penultimate part of the complete plays of John Heywood season.

Cast, in order of appearance : The Announcer is played by Rob Myson, THE LOVER NOT LOVED by Geir Madland, THE WOMAN BELOVED NOT LOVING by Gillian Horgan, THE LOVER LOVED by Simon Nader and the Vice, NEITHER LOVER NOR LOVED, by Robert Crighton.

Produced for the Beyond Shakespeare Podcast by Robert Crighton, with additional sound effects thanks to http://www.freesfx.co.uk and zapsplat.com

For more information about this podcast go to our website. https://beyondshakespeare.org

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28: God's Promises by John Bale - Act 2

Thu, 15 Nov 2018 13:02:33 +0000

A plain text version of Act 2 of God's Promises written by protestant playwright John Bale in 1538. This act sees God talking to Noah, part of a procession of prophets, before finally preparing the way for the arrival of Jesus through speaking to John the Baptist. This is a follow up to a test recording made in 2013 and incorporates elements from that session and maintaining the basic style for continuity. As a plain text version, with no music or sound effects beyond the odd filter, it's primarily here to give us - and you - an idea of what would be needed to bring the play to life. Other recordings from the play are available, and more are on the way. Noah is played by Alan Scott, God by Robert Crighton and the narrator in Annie Eddington.

For more info go to our website: www.beyondshakespeare.org - or you can support our work on patreon: www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare

The text to God's Promises can be found variously online with only a few textual issues - one example can be found here.

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27: Bartholomew Fair (Prologue)

Wed, 14 Nov 2018 09:43:16 +0000

Bartholomew Fair (Prologue) - What's Past Is Prologue

A performance of the prologue to Bartholomew Fair by Ben Jonson - the prologue for the King. It has been recorded to frustrate everyone who wants to hear a full production, and as a sitting accusation to the world for not (necessarily) supplying one. If you'd like to make us to do a full audio production of this play, join us on patreon and choose this play at the next vote. www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare

Prologue performed by Sarah Golding, produced by Robert Crighton.

The play is in print and available variously online - an example of the text can be found here.

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26: Courage, Kindness, Cleanness - A Fragment

Tue, 06 Nov 2018 10:07:07 +0000

Courage, Kindness, Cleanness - A Fragment of a Lost Play. A lost fragment of a play from the 1530's/40's, only eight lines long - given as full a treatment as we could do at this time. Courage is played by Geir Madland, Kindness by Gillian Horgan and Cleanness by Heydn McCabe. Additional sound effects provided with Rob Myson. The presenter is Robert Crighton. The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare

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25: Discussing: Staging Marlowe

Wed, 31 Oct 2018 17:49:21 +0000

Discussing: Staging Marlowe with Lazarus Theatre Company

Host Robert Crighton discusses with Ricky Dukes & Gavin Harrington-Odedra of Lazarus Theatre Company about their upcoming work on Doctor Faustus, as well as their past productions of other plays by Christopher Marlowe, including Edward II, Dido and Tamberlaine. Lazarus is an award-winning theatre company, re-imagining and revitalising classic work in visual, visceral and vibrant productions. Lazarus is currently in residence at the Greenwich Theatre, and their latest season begins again in February 2018.

Thanks again to Ricky Dukes, & Gavin Harrington-Odedra for speaking with us and for Greenwich Theatre for allowing us to record in their space.

Links and twitter handles - https://www.lazarustheatrecompany.co.uk @LazarusTheatre

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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24: God's Promises by John Bale - Act 4

Fri, 26 Oct 2018 10:35:41 +0000

A plain text version of Act 4 of God's Promises written by protestant playwright John Bale in 1538. This act sees God talking to the prophet Moses, part of a procession of prophets, before finally preparing the way for the arrival of Jesus through speaking to John the Baptist. This is a follow up to a test recording made in 2013 and incorporates elements from that session and maintaining the basic style for continuity. As a plain text version, with no music or sound effects beyond the odd filter, it's primarily here to give us - and you - an idea of what would be needed to bring the play to life. Other recordings from the play are available, and more are on the way. Narrator - Annie Eddington, God - Robert Crighton & Moses - Rob Myson.

For more info go to our website: www.beyondshakespeare.org - or you can support our work on patreon: www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare

The text to God's Promises can be found variously online with only a few textual issues - one example can be found here. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/19481/19481-h/19481-h.htm#promises

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23: The Alchemist (Prologue)

Wed, 24 Oct 2018 11:08:17 +0000

The Alchemist (Prologue) - What's Past Is Prologue

A performance of the prologue to The Alchemist by Ben Jonson - recorded to frustrate everyone who wants to hear a full production, and as a sitting accusation to the world for not (necessarily) supplying one. If you'd like to make us to do a full audio production of this play, join us on patreon and choose this play at the next vote. www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare

Prologue performed by Sarah Golding, produced by Robert Crighton.

Additional sound effects from the wonderful people at http://www.freesfx.co.uk

The play is in print and available variously online - an example of the text can be found here. http://www.hollowaypages.com/jonson1692alchemist.htm

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22: Discussing: The Playhouse

Fri, 19 Oct 2018 13:47:22 +0000

Discussing: The Playhouse (or Newington Butts) with Professor Laurie Johnson .

Host Robert Crighton discusses with Laurie Johnson (Professor of English and Cultural Studies at the University of Southern Queensland) about The Playhouse, otherwise known as Newington Butts, and his book covering what happened there over eleven days in 1594. Shakespeare’s Lost Playhouse: Eleven Days at Newington Butts is available now from Routledge.

To help follow the discussion of these eleven days in 1594, we suggest having at look at Henslowe As A Blog - http://hensloweasablog.blogspot.com/2018/06/ - this link covers the month of playing at The Playhouse, so start at the bottom of the page and follow us up! It can also be found on Twitter @HensloweAsaBlog with updates most days. It’s a lovely application of social media and the online to bring history to life. Thanks again to Professor Laurie Johnson for speaking with us. Support this podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us @BeyondShakes on Twitter. Additional sound effects from www.freesfx.co.uk

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20: A Tale of a Tub (Prologue)

Wed, 17 Oct 2018 08:01:28 +0000

A Tale of a Tub (Prologue) - What's Past Is Prologue

A performance of the prologue to A Tale of a Tub by Ben Jonson - recorded to frustrate everyone who wants to hear a full production, and as a sitting accusation to the world for not supplying one. If you'd like to make us to do a full audio production of this play, join us on patreon and choose this play at the next vote. www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare

Prologue performed by Sarah Golding, produced by Robert Crighton.

Additional sound effects from the wonderful people at http://www.freesfx.co.uk

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19: D, G, T - A Fragment

Mon, 08 Oct 2018 11:30:34 +0000

D, G, T (or, Tom, Dick & Gary) - A Fragment of a Lost Play.

A lost fragment of a play, only ten lines long - given as full a treatment as we could do at this time. Dick is played by Heydn McCabe, Tom by Geir Madland and Gary by Rob Myson. The presenter is Robert Crighton. The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare

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18: Voted by You - Our Next Season

Thu, 04 Oct 2018 11:21:29 +0000

It's the results of the first ever public vote by our patrons has come in - full update of future shows, the new winter / spring season of shows. Four winning plays - and other news. Hosted by Robert Crighton - with additional sound effects from the wonderful people at http://www.freesfx.co.uk - To support our work go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare

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17: Cain and Abel - Chester Mystery Cycle

Tue, 25 Sep 2018 07:00:00 +0000

Cain and Abel, from the Chester Mystery Cycle, based on the second half of the Drapers Play. This full cast audio recording covers Adam teaching his children, their offerings to God, Abel's murder by Cain, and his leaving.

Sound effects and musical stings are from https://www.zapsplat.com and http://www.freesfx.co.uk. Cast: God - Robert Crighton, Adam - Cecil Qadir, Eve - Annie Eddington, Abel - Andy Barrett and Cain - Richard Fawcett. Recorded at the Quay Theatre #earlyenglishdrama #mysteryplay #chester #adamandeve

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16: Discussing: John Rastell

Wed, 19 Sep 2018 11:44:43 +0000

Discussing: John Rastell, with John Thor Ewing - modern editor of Rastell's A Hundred Merry Tales, which is available now from all good book sellers. John Rastell was a huge influence on early modern drama, not only as a playwright (of The Four Elements and parts of Gentleness and Nobility) but more importantly as a publisher and stager of plays. His Jest Book, A Hundred Merry Tales, was an incredibly popular work of the time, and now has a spanking new edition edited by our guest. Host Robert Crighton discusses with John Thor Ewing the history of the book, John Rastell's life, and a little bit about their contemporaries and his own writing. Also featured, a preview of new weeks podcast, from our full cast audio production of the Cain sequence in the Chester Mystery Cycle. Support this podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us @BeyondShakes on Twitter.

The Cain preview features performances by Andy Barrett as Abel and Richard Fawcett as Cain - with additional sfx from freesfx.co.uk and zapsplat.com

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15: God's Promises by John Bale - Act 1

Tue, 04 Sep 2018 12:47:58 +0000

An archive recording of Act 1 of God's Promises written by protestant playwright John Bale in 1538 (staged in 1547). This act sees God talking to the prophet Adam - he will speak with another five prophets, before finally preparing the way for the arrival of Jesus through speaking to John the Baptist. This was a follow up (recorded in 2015) to a test recording made in 2013 (incorporating elements from that session), to give us an idea of what would be needed to bring the play to life. It's closer to how we'd like to record work in the future, but still work in progress. Other recordings from the play are available, and more is on the way. Narrator - Annie Eddington, God - Robert Crighton & Adam - Simon Nader

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14: The Four P's by John Heywood

Fri, 27 Jul 2018 21:11:58 +0000

A Full Cast Adaptation of The Four P's by John Heywood

Three travellers meet and pass the time arguing as to who is better at getting to heaven - the Palmer, for his pilgrimages, the Pardoner for his relics, or the Pothecary for his medicines. They are met by a Peddler, who persuades them to settle their disagreement by having a contest in something they are all suited at - lying. A couple of tall tales later, and the Peddler is ready to make his judgement.

Otherwise known as The Four PP - the double PP is pronounced Peees - this is a full cast adaption recorded on location as part of the complete plays of John Heywood season.

With Robert Crighton as the Palmer, Heydn McCabe as the Pardoner, Geir Madland as the Pothecary and Rob Myson as the Peddler.

Recorded on location at the Constitutional Club, Bury St Edmunds, with addition sound effects thanks to http://www.freesfx.co.uk

For more information about this podcast go to our blog. https://beyondshakespeare.blogspot.co.uk/

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13: Gentleness and Nobility by John Heywood

Fri, 27 Jul 2018 12:16:35 +0000

A Full Cast Adaptation of Gentleness and Nobility by John Heywood and John Rastell

A Knight overhears a Merchant boasting of his nobleness, sparking an argument between the two as to what is a gentleman. They are further interupted by a Ploughman, whose debating style is a little more… violent.

With Rob Myson as the Merchant, Heydn McCabe as the Knight and Robert Crighton as the Ploughman. The Epilogue is Geir Madland.

John Heywood exploring sessions can be found on our YouTube channel - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoKffZtkgZ7mUYF_d1mD72fr

For more information about this podcast go to our website - http://beyondshakespeare.org/

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12: Discussing: The Roaring Girl

Sat, 07 Jul 2018 15:45:58 +0000

An updated version of our Roaring Girl episode - with a discussion about the play with Professor Tracey Hill of Bath Spa University and host Robert Crighton.

The prologue to The Roaring Girl by Middleton and Dekker is performed by Sarah Golding.

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11: Anything For A Quiet Life (Prologue)

Sun, 24 Jun 2018 19:31:57 +0000

Anything For A Quiet Life (Prologue) - What's Past Is Prologue

A performance of the prologue to Anything for a Quiet Life by Thomas Middleton & John Webster - recorded to frustrate everyone who wants to hear a full production, and as a sitting accusation to the world for not supplying one.

Prologue performed by Sarah Golding, produced by Robert Crighton.

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10: No Wit/Help Like A Woman's (Prologue)

Fri, 15 Jun 2018 13:37:10 +0000

No Wit / Help Like A Woman's (Prologue) - What's Past Is Prologue

A performance of the prologue to No Wit / Help Like A Womans, or The Almanac by Thomas Middleton - recorded to frustrate everyone who wants to hear a full production, and as a sitting accusation to the world for not supplying one.

Prologue performed by Sarah Golding, produced by Robert Crighton

Additional sound effects from the wonderful people at http://www.freesfx.co.uk

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9: The Roaring Girl (Prologue)

Thu, 07 Jun 2018 11:03:02 +0000

The Roaring Girl (Prologue) - What's Past Is Prologue

A performance of the prologue to The Roaring Girl by Thomas Middleton & Thomas Dekker - recorded to frustrate everyone who wants to hear a full production, and as a sitting accusation to the world for not supplying one.
Prologue performed by Sarah Golding, presented by Robert Crighton

Additional sound effects from the wonderful people at http://www.freesfx.co.uk

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8: The Bloody Banquet (Prologue)

Fri, 01 Jun 2018 11:57:57 +0000

The Bloody Banquet (Prologue) - What's Past Is Prologue

A performance of the prologue to The Bloody Banquet by Thomas Middleton & Thomas Dekker, followed by a mix of the prologue with stage directions from the Inductio.

Prologue performed by Sarah Golding, presented by Robert Crighton

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7: The Actors Remonstrance

Fri, 18 May 2018 13:05:15 +0000

The Actors Remonstrance or Complaint for the silencing of their profession and banishment from their several playhouses - a satirical pamphlet written in January 1643 about the closing of the playhouses. We've taken the text at its word as to the setting. If it's too silly, we may put out a less fiddly version. Performed by Geir Madland and produced by Robert Crighton. Additional sound effects from www.zapsplat.com

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6: An Ordinance for the Abolishing of All Stage Plays

Fri, 11 May 2018 09:39:31 +0000

An Ordinance for the Utter Suppression and Abolishing of All Stage Plays and Interludes - 1647

A reading of the ordinance that abolished stage plays in 1647 - the final podcast in our timeline, ironically one of the earliest recorded. Performed by Geir Madland and produced by Robert Crighton.

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5: The Pardoner and the Friar by John Heywood

Mon, 07 May 2018 08:00:00 +0000

A Full Cast Adaptation of John Heywood's comedy, The Pardoner and the Friar.

A Pardoner and a Friar arrive at a church to beg for alms - unfortunately at the same time, the each refusing to give way to the other. With increasing frustration they compete for the audiences attention, before things get more fraught with the arrival of the local Parson.

With Rob Myson as the Friar and Heydn McCabe as the Pardoner. Also featuring Robert Crighton as the Parson and Simon Nader as Neighbour Prat. Additional voices by Michael Fouldes and Andy Piper.

For more information about this play, a transcript of the rehearsal text, and general background go to our blog. https://beyondshakespeare.blogspot.co.uk/

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4: From the Rehearsals for John John

Sat, 28 Apr 2018 11:18:31 +0000

From the Rehearsals for John John by John Heywood - Bonus Material to accompany the live recording, this is the first read through of the uncut play. As we had to make cuts for the live recording, it seemed only fair to release this read through of the uncut script. Due to the archive nature of the recording, audio quality varies. The readers are Sian Notley, Mark Jenner and Robert Crighton.

For more information about this and other plays go to our blog - https://beyondshakespeare.blogspot.com/

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3: Fragments - A Speech by 'Reason'

Fri, 27 Apr 2018 11:07:00 +0000

Fragments - A Speech by 'Reason' by John Heywood

There's a lost play by John Heywood from which only one short speech survives - a character called Reason who makes the argument that he is the most important part of Man. The play would probably have been allogorical, with characters named Reason, Man etc. personified on stage. Introduced by Robert Crighton, with text from the source read by Rob Myson and the speech by 'Reason' performed by Heydn McCabe.

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2: John John by John Heywood

Fri, 27 Apr 2018 11:06:00 +0000

John John by John Heywood

A Full Cast Audio Adaptation of 'A merry play between John John the husband, Tyb his wife, and Sir John the Priest' by John Heywood.

John John believes his wife is having an affair with the local priest. He's right, but that doesn't mean he can't be tricked into inviting the priest to his home and eat his dinner.

With Mark Jenner as John John, Sian Notley as Tyb and Robert Crighton as Sir John the priest. The Narrator was Heidi Bernhard-Bubb Recorded at the Quay Theatre on Saturday 3rd September 2016 #comedy #audio #drama #tudor #tudorcomedy #tudorinterludes #interludes #heywood

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1: Witty and Witless by John Heywood

Fri, 27 Apr 2018 11:05:00 +0000

Witty and Witless by John Heywood

A Full Cast Adaptation of the Stage Play, part of the complete plays of John Heywood box set.

Originally written as a play for the court of Henry VIII, this audio production resets the action to a pub, where three men try to decide whether a person is happier if they are clever or not.

With Rob Myson as John, Heydn McCabe as James, and Robert Crighton as Jerome. The announcer is Simon Nader.

For more information about this play, a transcript of the rehearsal text, and general background go to our blog. https://beyondshakespeare.blogspot.co.uk/

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21: The Durham Prologue

Wed, 22 Nov 2017 09:00:00 +0000

The Durham Prologue is all that survives of a lost play from the late 14th / early 15th century - performed by Sarah Golding and introduced by Robert Crighton

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Adam and Eve - Chester Mystery Cycle

Tue, 10 Oct 2017 11:05:52 +0000

Adam and Eve from the Chester Mystery Cycle Based on the first half of the Drapers Play, this recording covers the creation of the world through to the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the garden of Eden.
Sound effects and musical stings are from https://www.zapsplat.com and http://www.freesfx.co.uk under creative commons licence. Cast: God - Robert Crighton, Adam - Cecil Qadir, Demon - Trevor Laver, Eve - Annie Eddington. Recorded at the Quay Theatre #earlyenglishdrama #mysteryplay #chester #adamandeve

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Duke Moraud: In Conversation

Wed, 23 Aug 2017 08:00:00 +0000

Duke Moraud: In Conversation - discussion of the fragmentary play with cast member Simon Nader and producer Robert Crighton. Full audio recordings also available of the original text and the live version produced in 2017

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Duke Moraud: Live!

Wed, 23 Aug 2017 08:00:00 +0000

Duke Moraud: Live! Adapted by Robert Crighton with Simon Nader as The Duke. Based on the lost anonymous play, this is a recording of the live stage show from 2017. Originally Duke Moraud was a medieval morality play, hear it now as a comedy performed by Donald Trump! To listen to a more faithful version of the surviving fragments, or to hear more about the original play, go to the other podcasts on this list.

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Duke Moraud: Unedited Fragments

Wed, 23 Aug 2017 08:00:00 +0000

Duke Moraud: Unedited Fragments - the complete recording of all parts of the lost anonymous play. Written at the end of the 15th Century this morality tale tells the story of a Duke who has an incestuous affair with his daughter. This plain text version includes a performance of the surviving fragments with narrative links. Two additional podcasts on this play are also available - a live stage recording, treating the play as a comedy, and a discussion of the text with the producers.

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God's Promises by John Bale - Act 6

Sat, 05 Mar 2016 11:56:33 +0000

A rough recording of Act 6 of God's Promises written by protestant playwright John Bale in 1538. This act sees God talking to the prophet Esaias, preparing the way for the arrival of John the Baptist and eventually Jesus. This was a follow up (recorded early 2015) to a test recording made in 2013, to give us an idea of what would be needed to bring the play to life. It's closer to how we'd like to record work in the future, but still work in progress. Narrator - Annie Eddington, God - Robert Crighton, Esaias - Mark Holtom

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Archive Recording: Medieval Mysteries 2

Sat, 16 Jan 2016 17:37:06 +0000

A very rough archive recording of the second half of an impromptu performance of medieval Mystery plays. Featuring plays of the Kings, Herod and the Slaughter of the Innocents. Mostly from the Towneley Cycle, though with sections of Chester. Recorded in the bar at the Quay Theatre in December 2006. #medieval #mysteryplays

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Archive Recording: Medieval Mysteries

Thu, 10 Dec 2015 12:11:34 +0000

A very rough archive recording of an impromptu performance of medieval Mystery plays. Featuring plays on the Annunciation, Joseph's Doubt, Nativity and the three Shepherds. Mostly from the Towneley Cycle, though with sections of Chester. Recorded in the bar at the Quay Theatre in December 2006. #medieval #mysteryplays

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The Fall of Lucifer - Chester Mystery Cycle

Wed, 02 Sep 2015 12:25:48 +0000

The Fall of Lucifer - Play 1 of the Chester Mystery Cycle A Full Cast Recording of the first play of the Chester Cycle - The Tanners Play covering the fall of Lucifer up to the creation of the world. Recorded in 2013.

Cast: God - Robert Crighton Lucifer - Trevor Laver Lightbourne - Richard Fawcett Angels and Archangels - Helen Arbon, Neil Arbon, Adam Webster, Kevin Roychowdhury, AM Barrett, Annie Eddington. Recorded at the Quay Theatre, Sudbury Produced and edited by Robert Crighton Music and Sound Effects all come from the lovely people of freesfx - http://www.freesfx.co.uk #beyondshakespeare #mysteryplays #drama #medievaldrama #medieval #mysteries

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The Pride of Life - Surviving Text

Wed, 02 Sep 2015 10:45:17 +0000

Full text recording of 'The Pride of Life' - from rehearsals of a reconstruction of the play produced in 2015. This anonymous play is one of the earliest pieces of drama in English and only partially survives. For more information about this recording go to our blog - http://beforeshakespeare.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/the-pride-of-life-reconstruction.html Cast:
Prologue - Robert Crighton King of Life - Ian McCabe Queen of Life - Esme Stanway Bishop - Robert Myson Mirth - Clarissa Seeley Strength - Michelle Allen Health - Pat Curtis Chorus - Katie Landon, Beth Norris & Kate Terry #beforeshakespeare #prideoflife #medieval #morality #drama

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Chester Plays 10.3: Slaughter of the Innocents

Fri, 08 May 2015 16:13:48 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Plays is a series of live streamed events where the Chester plays are performed with readers and commentary. Rough round the edges, edited versions of these events are now being posted online. Final part covering the Slaughter of the Innocents - where Herod comes to a sticky end.

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Chester Plays 10.2: Slaughter of the Innocents

Fri, 08 May 2015 14:32:41 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Plays is a series of live streamed events where the Chester plays are performed with readers and commentary. Rough round the edges, edited versions of these events are now being posted online. Second of three parts covering the Slaughter of the Innocents - where the soldiers are send out.

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Chester Plays 10.1: Slaughter of the Innocents

Wed, 06 May 2015 15:07:53 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Plays is a series of live streamed events where the Chester plays are performed with readers and commentary. Rough round the edges, edited versions of these events are now being posted online. First of three parts covering the Slaughter of the Innocents - where Herod makes his plans.

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Chester Plays 9.2: Adoration of the Magi

Sun, 03 May 2015 14:25:12 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Plays is a series of live streamed events where the Chester plays are performed with readers and commentary. Rough round the edges, edited versions of these events are now being posted online. Second of two parts of the Adoration of the Magi play - where the 3 Kings leave the Holy family.

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Chester Plays 9.1: Adoration of the Magi

Sun, 03 May 2015 13:57:42 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Plays is a series of live streamed events where the Chester plays are performed with readers and commentary. Rough round the edges, edited versions of these events are now being posted online. First of two parts of the Adoration of the Magi play - where the 3 Kings travel and discuss their gifts to Jesus.

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Chester Plays 8.2: Magi & Herod

Wed, 29 Apr 2015 13:26:26 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Plays is a series of live streamed events where the Chester plays are performed with readers and commentary. Rough round the edges, edited versions of these events are now being posted online. This is the second of two parts of the Magi & Herod play - Herod consults on the prophesies of Jesus, having met with the 3 Kings.

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Chester Plays 8.1: Magi & Herod

Wed, 29 Apr 2015 12:29:37 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Plays is a series of live streamed events where the Chester plays are performed with readers and commentary. Rough round the edges, edited versions of these events are now being posted online. This is the first of two parts of the Magi & Herod play - where the 3 Kings meet with Herod in their search for the Christ child.

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Chester Plays 7.4: Shepherds

Tue, 28 Apr 2015 11:06:41 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Plays is a series of live streamed events where the Chester plays are performed with readers and commentary. Rough round the edges, edited versions of these events are now being posted online. This post completes play 7, The Shepherds, where our four sheep herds (and various boys) pay homage to Jesus.

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Chester Plays 7.3: Shepherds

Sat, 25 Apr 2015 14:25:58 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Plays is a series of live streamed events where the Chester plays are performed with readers and commentary. Rough round the edges, edited versions of these events are now being posted online. This post continues play 7, The Shepherds, where our four sheep herds hear the song of an Angel and go to Bethlehem.

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Chester Plays 7.2: Shepherds

Sat, 25 Apr 2015 13:37:48 +0000

FIRST FEW MINUTES SUFFERS FROM MIC PROBLEMS - DO NOT ADJUST YOUR SET! Exploring the Chester Mystery Plays is a series of live streamed events where the Chester plays are taken apart with readers and commentary. Rough round the edges (first 2 minutes especially so!), edited versions of these events are now being posted online. This post continues play 7, The Shepherds, where we meet the fourth Shepherds, who fights with his masters over a matter of his pay.

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Chester Plays 7.1: Shepherds

Mon, 06 Apr 2015 15:21:11 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Plays is a series of live streamed events where the Chester plays are taken apart with readers and commentary. Rough round the edges, edited versions of these events are now being posted online. This post covers the start of play 7, The Shepherds, where we meet the first three Shepherds, hear about how they look after their sheep, and sit down to eat.

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Chester Plays 6.4: Nativity

Fri, 03 Apr 2015 11:24:58 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Plays is a series of live streamed events where the Chester plays are taken apart with readers and commentary. Rough round the edges, edited versions of these events are now being posted online. This post continues our look at play 6, The Nativity, where the story goes off on a tangent.

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Chester Plays 6.3: Nativity

Thu, 02 Apr 2015 10:46:36 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Plays is a series of live streamed events where the Chester plays are taken apart with readers and commentary. Rough round the edges, edited versions of these events are now being posted online. This post continues our look at play 6, The Nativity, where there's an addition of two midwives to the traditional story.

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Chester Plays 6.2: Nativity

Wed, 01 Apr 2015 12:06:38 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Plays is a series of live streamed events where the Chester plays are taken apart with readers and commentary. Rough round the edges, edited versions of these events are now being posted online. This post continues our look at play 6, The Nativity, where the traditional narrative begins.

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Chester Plays 6.1: Nativity

Tue, 31 Mar 2015 11:28:02 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Plays is a series of live streamed events where the Chester plays are taken apart with readers and commentary. Rough round the edges, edited versions of these events are now being posted online. This post covers the start of play 6, The Nativity, where Octavius Caesar consults the Sybil about the coming of Jesus.

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Selected Banns for the Chester Cycle

Mon, 30 Mar 2015 17:32:10 +0000

This is a live recording from a selection of mystery plays compiled in 2007 for a show called Medieval Mysteries - focusing on the Nativity. The opening of the show used relevant sections of the Chester Banns - Banns used to announce the coming mystery pageants before the reformation. Audio quality is very poor - it was recorded with a mini-disc player using headphones as a microphone. It's a miracle, frankly, it sounds this good. A full and clear recording of the banns, pre and post reformation, are planned. Speaker: Robert Crighton

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The Rickinghall Fragment

Mon, 12 Jan 2015 14:12:03 +0000

A fragment of a lost play. The Rickinghall Fragment is of a tyrant King, possibly a Herod, speaking to his lords. The King is played by Malcolm Hollister. #freeaudio #lostplays #medievaltheatre

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Chester Plays 4.3: Abraham

Tue, 06 Jan 2015 16:03:46 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Plays is a series of live streamed events where the Chester plays are taken apart with readers and commentary. Rough round the edges, edited versions of these events are now being posted online. This post covers the middle section of play 4, where Abraham prepares to sacrifice Isaac.

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Chester Plays 4.2: Abraham

Tue, 06 Jan 2015 15:38:21 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Plays is a series of live streamed events where the Chester plays are taken apart with readers and commentary. Rough round the edges, edited versions of these events are now being posted online. This post covers the middle section of play 4, where Abraham asks God for a legitimate child and where God asks him to then kill that child - Isaac.

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Chester Plays 4.1: Abraham

Tue, 06 Jan 2015 15:11:53 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Plays is a series of live streamed events where the Chester plays are taken apart with readers and commentary. Rough round the edges, edited versions of these events are now being posted online. This post covers play 4, where Abraham and Lot get busy with some gift giving.

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Chester Plays 5.3: Balaam and Balak

Mon, 05 Jan 2015 15:10:34 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Plays is a series of live streamed events where the Chester plays are taken apart with readers and commentary. Rough round the edges, edited versions of these events are now being posted online. This post covers the end of play 5, where Balaam tells King Balak how to get the Israelites to curse themselves - next post will cover play 6 - the Nativity.

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Chester Plays 5.2: Balaam and Balak

Mon, 05 Jan 2015 11:40:23 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Plays is a series of live streamed events where the Chester plays are taken apart with readers and commentary. Rough round the edges, edited versions of these events are now being posted online. This post covers play 5, with the main body of the play where Balaam and his ass are stopped on the road and where he refuses to curse the Israelites - the play concludes in the next post…

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Chester Plays 5.1: Balaam and Balak

Sun, 04 Jan 2015 20:04:02 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Plays is a series of live streamed events where the Chester plays are taken apart with readers and commentary. Rough round the edges, edited versions of these events are now being posted online. This post covers the opening of play 5, with an opening featuring God, Moses and followed by a speech by Balak - the story continues in the next post…

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Astrophil and Stella - 108

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 20:04:39 +0000

Sonnet 108 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 107

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 20:02:55 +0000

Sonnet 107 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 106

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 19:56:34 +0000

Sonnet 106 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 105

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 19:54:38 +0000

Sonnet 105 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - Song 11

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 19:36:10 +0000

Song 11 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 104

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 19:22:20 +0000

Sonnet 104 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 103

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 19:12:12 +0000

Sonnet 103 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 102

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 19:02:46 +0000

Sonnet 102 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 101

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 18:53:04 +0000

Sonnet 101 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 100

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 18:46:44 +0000

Sonnet 100 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 99

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 18:41:41 +0000

Sonnet 99 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 98

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 18:34:05 +0000

Sonnet 98 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 97

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 17:00:24 +0000

Sonnet 97 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 96

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 16:50:22 +0000

Sonnet 96 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 95

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 16:31:56 +0000

Sonnet 95 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 94

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 16:29:08 +0000

Sonnet 94 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 93

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 16:26:29 +0000

Sonnet 93 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - Song 10

Mon, 01 Dec 2014 16:22:06 +0000

Song 10 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 92

Sun, 30 Nov 2014 21:46:57 +0000

Sonnet 92 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 91

Sun, 30 Nov 2014 21:36:00 +0000

Sonnet 91 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 90

Sun, 30 Nov 2014 21:30:31 +0000

Sonnet 90 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 89

Fri, 28 Nov 2014 21:31:20 +0000

Sonnet 89 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 88

Fri, 28 Nov 2014 14:25:30 +0000

Sonnet 88 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 87

Fri, 28 Nov 2014 13:23:19 +0000

Sonnet 87 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - Song 9

Fri, 28 Nov 2014 13:17:45 +0000

Song 9 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - Song 8

Wed, 26 Nov 2014 20:09:25 +0000

Song 8 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - Song 7

Mon, 24 Nov 2014 21:29:08 +0000

Song 7 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - Song 6

Mon, 24 Nov 2014 21:26:59 +0000

Song 6 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - Song 5

Mon, 24 Nov 2014 17:13:57 +0000

Song 5 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 86

Mon, 24 Nov 2014 15:43:23 +0000

Sonnet 86 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - Song 4

Mon, 24 Nov 2014 15:32:05 +0000

Part of the complete Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Chester Plays 3.3: Noah

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 16:25:01 +0000

Last part of the third pageant of the Chester cycle - featuring the Flood. Exploring the Chester Mystery Plays is a series of live streamed events where the Chester plays are taken apart with readers and commentary. Rough round the edges, these edited versions of these events are now being posted online - due to the archive nature of this recording, sound quality varies.

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Chester Plays 3.2: Noah

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 15:30:35 +0000

Second part of the third pageant of the Chester cycle - featuring the Flood. Exploring the Chester Mystery Plays is a series of live streamed events where the Chester plays are taken apart with readers and commentary. Rough round the edges, these edited versions of these events are now being posted online - due to the archive nature of this recording, sound quality varies.

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Chester Plays 3.1: Noah

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 13:01:40 +0000

First part of the third pageant of the Chester cycle - featuring the Flood. Exploring the Chester Mystery Plays is a series of live streamed events where the Chester plays are taken apart with readers and commentary. Rough round the edges, these edited versions of these events are now being posted online - due to the archive nature of this recording, sound quality varies.

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A Speech of 'Delight' - A Medieval Fragment

Thu, 11 Sep 2014 15:23:52 +0000

A fragment of a lost medieval play, dialogue by a character 'Delight' who enters and tells those present about all the things that delight him. From the Reynes Extracts. Performed by Penny Mills and Robert Crighton #beyondshakespeare #audio #medieval #lost #fragment

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Chester Plays 2.4: Cain and Abel

Sun, 07 Sep 2014 17:06:05 +0000

Last part of the second pageant of the Chester cycle - closing the story of Cain and Abel. Exploring the Chester Mystery Plays is a series of live streamed events where the Chester plays are taken apart with readers and commentary. Rough round the edges, these edited versions of these events are now being posted online.

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Chester Plays 2.3: Cain and Abel

Sun, 07 Sep 2014 16:38:22 +0000

Third part of the second pageant of the Chester cycle - featuring the end of the fall of Adam and Eve and the introduction of the Cain and Abel story. Exploring the Chester Mystery Plays is a series of live streamed events where the Chester plays are taken apart with readers and commentary. Rough round the edges, these edited versions of these events are now being posted online.

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Chester Plays 2.2: Adam and Eve

Sun, 07 Sep 2014 16:17:30 +0000

Second part of the second pageant of the Chester cycle - featuring the creation of the world and Adam. Following the previous episode, the creation of Adam, this introduces the Fall of Adam and Eve. Exploring the Chester Mystery Plays is a series of live streamed events where the Chester plays are taken apart with readers and commentary. Rough round the edges, these edited versions of these events are now being posted online.

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God's Promises by John Bale - Baleus Procolutor (Epilogue)

Fri, 05 Sep 2014 15:27:15 +0000

The closing speech from God's Promises by John Bale. Performed by Annie Eddington. This was a test recording, made in 2013, to give us an idea of what would be needed to bring this play to life. A work in progress version of the play been produced and can be found on the John Bale playlist, including the prologue and all seven acts. #beyondshakespeare #johnbale #godspromises

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Chester Plays 2.1: Adam and Eve

Thu, 04 Sep 2014 18:03:28 +0000

First part of the second pageant of the Chester cycle - featuring the creation of the world and Adam. Continues with the Fall of Adam and Eve Exploring the Chester Mystery Plays is a series of live streamed events where the Chester plays are taken apart with readers and commentary. Rough round the edges, edited versions of these events are now being posted online.

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The Ashmole Fragment

Tue, 03 Jun 2014 12:43:56 +0000

A fragment of text from a lost medieval play - where a soldier swears fealty to his King and to his High Priest. #beyondshakespeare

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An Epilogue - A Medieval Fragment

Fri, 16 May 2014 15:50:00 +0000

A fragment of a lost medieval play, the epilogue. From the Reynes Extracts. Performed by Robert Crighton. #beyondshakespeare

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Chester Plays 1.2: The Fall of Lucifer

Tue, 13 May 2014 14:30:35 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Plays is a series of live streamed events where the Chester plays are taken apart with readers and commentary. Rough round the edges, edited versions of these events are now being posted online. Second half of the Fall of Lucifer, from when he sits in Gods place. The next post will feature the Fall of Adam and Eve.

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Chester Plays 1.1: The Fall of Lucifer

Tue, 13 May 2014 13:50:16 +0000

Exploring the Chester Mystery Plays is a series of live streamed events where the Chester plays are taken apart with readers and commentary. Rough round the edges, edited versions of these events are now being posted online. The Fall of Lucifer continues in the next post.

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God's Promises by John Bale - Act 7

Mon, 12 May 2014 14:19:27 +0000

A rough recording of Act 7 of God's Promises written by protestant playwright John Bale in 1538. This act sees God talking to John the Baptist, preparing the way for the arrival of Jesus. This was a test recording made in 2013, to give us an idea of what would be needed to bring the play to life. Narrator - Annie Eddington, God - Robert Crighton and John the Baptist - Cecil Qadir

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Astrophil and Stella - Song 3

Sat, 22 Mar 2014 19:14:05 +0000

Song 3 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 85

Sat, 15 Feb 2014 13:42:40 +0000

Verse 85 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 84

Thu, 13 Feb 2014 13:14:54 +0000

Verse 84 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 83

Thu, 02 Jan 2014 15:38:39 +0000

Verse 83 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 82

Wed, 18 Dec 2013 18:28:00 +0000

Verse 82 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 81

Wed, 18 Dec 2013 18:08:01 +0000

Verse 81 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 80

Tue, 17 Dec 2013 18:18:43 +0000

Verse 80 "Sweet swelling lip, well mayest thou swell in pride" from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 79

Tue, 17 Dec 2013 17:34:07 +0000

Verse 79 "Sweet kiss, thy sweets I fain would sweetly indite" from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 78

Sun, 01 Dec 2013 11:49:27 +0000

Verse 78 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 77

Sun, 01 Dec 2013 11:35:10 +0000

Verse 77 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 76

Fri, 29 Nov 2013 13:32:48 +0000

Verse 76 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 75

Thu, 28 Nov 2013 16:11:26 +0000

Verse 75 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 74

Thu, 28 Nov 2013 15:24:59 +0000

Verse 74 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 73

Wed, 27 Nov 2013 13:25:50 +0000

Verse 73 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - Song 2

Wed, 27 Nov 2013 13:13:27 +0000

Song 2 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 72

Mon, 25 Nov 2013 15:04:32 +0000

Verse 72 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 71

Sun, 24 Nov 2013 11:03:07 +0000

Verse 71 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 70

Sat, 23 Nov 2013 11:30:41 +0000

Verse 70 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 69

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 13:59:16 +0000

Verse 69 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 68

Thu, 21 Nov 2013 12:48:24 +0000

Verse 68 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 67

Thu, 21 Nov 2013 12:42:51 +0000

Verse 67 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 66

Wed, 20 Nov 2013 10:37:33 +0000

Verse 66 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 65

Wed, 20 Nov 2013 10:04:48 +0000

Verse 65 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 64

Tue, 19 Nov 2013 12:45:32 +0000

Verse 64 "No more, my dear, no more these counsels try" from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - Song 1

Tue, 19 Nov 2013 12:15:14 +0000

Song 1 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 63

Tue, 19 Nov 2013 12:04:17 +0000

Verse 63 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 62

Thu, 14 Nov 2013 12:04:27 +0000

Verse 62 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 61

Thu, 14 Nov 2013 11:54:18 +0000

Verse 61 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 60

Wed, 13 Nov 2013 11:36:22 +0000

Verse 60 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 59

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 11:41:57 +0000

Verse 59 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 58

Sun, 10 Nov 2013 11:28:15 +0000

Verse 58 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 57

Sat, 09 Nov 2013 10:32:12 +0000

Verse 57 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 56

Fri, 08 Nov 2013 00:19:57 +0000

Verse 56 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 55

Thu, 07 Nov 2013 13:30:24 +0000

Verse 55 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 54

Wed, 06 Nov 2013 00:08:39 +0000

Verse 54 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 53

Tue, 05 Nov 2013 15:30:53 +0000

Verse 53 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 52

Mon, 04 Nov 2013 17:20:18 +0000

Verse 52 "A strife is grown between Virtue and Love" from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 51

Mon, 04 Nov 2013 17:17:28 +0000

Verse 51 "Pardon mine ears, both I and they do pray" from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 50

Sat, 02 Nov 2013 14:47:09 +0000

Verse 50 "Stella, the fullness of my thoughts of thee" from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 49

Fri, 01 Nov 2013 12:44:29 +0000

Verse 49 "I on my horse and Love on me doth try" from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 48

Thu, 31 Oct 2013 11:31:17 +0000

Verse 48 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 44

Wed, 30 Oct 2013 10:00:47 +0000

Verse 44 "My words I know do well set forth my mind" from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 47

Tue, 29 Oct 2013 07:50:15 +0000

Verse 47 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 46

Mon, 28 Oct 2013 10:18:49 +0000

Verse 46 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 45

Sun, 27 Oct 2013 13:34:18 +0000

Verse 45 "Stella oft sees the very face of woe" from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 43

Sat, 26 Oct 2013 08:54:47 +0000

Verse 43 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 42

Fri, 25 Oct 2013 11:10:53 +0000

Verse 42 "Oh eyes, which do the sphere of beauty move" from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 41

Thu, 24 Oct 2013 09:05:10 +0000

Verse 41 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 40

Wed, 23 Oct 2013 12:31:53 +0000

Verse 40 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 39

Tue, 22 Oct 2013 08:51:34 +0000

Verse 39 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 38

Mon, 21 Oct 2013 08:15:04 +0000

Verse 38 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 37

Sun, 20 Oct 2013 10:06:11 +0000

Verse 37 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 36

Sat, 19 Oct 2013 08:26:21 +0000

Verse 36 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 35

Fri, 18 Oct 2013 10:11:06 +0000

Verse 35 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 34

Thu, 17 Oct 2013 08:22:40 +0000

Verse 34 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 33

Wed, 16 Oct 2013 10:37:54 +0000

Verse 33 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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Astrophil and Stella - 32

Tue, 15 Oct 2013 08:25:28 +0000

Verse 32 from Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney

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