Beyond Shakespeare
Beyond Shakespeare
Beyond Shakespeare
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.
455: Unattached Fragments | Part 4 (Fragments)
A bit... of a play... we don't know what...
Oct 9
2 min
455: Doctor John Faustus (Chapter 31)
Revenge is a dish best served ambushy.
Oct 6
2 min
454: Post-Show Discussion: Thyestes
Oct 2
35 min
453: Thyestes by Seneca (LIVE Full Cast Audio Recording)
Sep 25
1 hr 35 min
450: Discussing: Thyestes with Dr Harriet Archer
Sep 18
44 min
450: Two Thieves and a Gullible Tapster (Fragment)
Two reprobates walk into a bar, the tapster says "Ouch!"
Sep 11
5 min
452: Doctor John Faustus (Chapter 30)
Faustus feeling horny, horny, horny, horny.
Sep 8
2 min
449: Discussing: Massacre at Paris by Christopher Marlowe
Sep 4
17 min
448: The Wise-woman of Hogston by Thomas Heywood (LIVE Full Cast Audio Recording)
There are two things to know about the wise-woman of Hogston... first! She is a woman! The second is...
Aug 28
2 hr 1 min
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