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 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 Our patrons received this episode in Nov 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 You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/cha

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. Our patrons received this episode in February 2023 - approx. 1 year and 2 months early. (It was released in part about three years prior to that... we're getting ahead 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 t

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 You can also sign up for Early Bird Tickets for our Live Recording of A Game at Chess on the 11th of August at the White Bear - tickets will go to our early sign ups and patrons first. If you can't make it to our live show, then there will be online readings of the play from the 5th August, mirroring the original performance dates of A Game at Chess 400 years ago. Sign up to read along with us! For more info on all our events this year, go to our Game at Chess webpage. The Theatrical Legacy of Thomas Middleton, 1624-2024 marks the 400th anniversary of Middleton’s final

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 Our patrons received this episode in February 2024 - 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

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.    Our patrons also get an exploring session looking in detail at the text -  join our chat here - https://www.patreon.com/posts/76209410   Our patrons received this episode in June 2023 - 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 subscr

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 Our patrons received this episode in Nov 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 You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https:

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 Our patrons received this episode in August 2023 - 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/c

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. Our patrons received this episode in February 2024 - 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 Po

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 c

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.    Our patrons also get an exploring session looking in detail at the text -  join our chat here - https://www.patreon.com/posts/76209306   Our patrons received this episode in July 2023 - 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.o

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 Our patrons received this episode in January 2024 - approx. 3 months early. The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we

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 Our patrons received this episode in May 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 sessio

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 Our patrons received this episode in October 2023 - approx. 4 months early. The Beyond Sha

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. Our patrons received this episode a couple weeks early. Which is nice. 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 b

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. Our patrons also get an exploring session looking in detail at the text -  join our chat here - https://www.patreon.com/posts/76209158 Our patrons received this episode in June 2023 - 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

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 Our patrons received this episode in October 2023 - approx. 4 months early

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. Our patrons received this episode in November 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/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNd

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 Our patrons received this episode in September 2023 - approx. 4 months early. The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron a

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. 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.

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 Our patrons received this episode in June 2023 - 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