A Spoilery introduction to Act 1, scene 4 of The Life and Death of Jack Straw.

105: Discussing: T is for Tarlton (Early Modern Celebrity)

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.