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  • 398: Lord Mayor's Show 1624 - Full Cast Audio Adaptation

    398: Lord Mayor's Show 1624 - Full Cast Audio Adaptation
    2025/10/10
    Welcome to this full audio adaptation of the 1624 Lord Mayor's Show - The Monuments of Honour by John Webster.

    This is a playful reconstruction of the show performed on the 29th October 1624. It was a massive civic event created by the city for it’s new Lord Mayor.
    This reconstruction was SUPPOSED to have been recorded live on the 400th anniversary of the show - but, alas, the production fell through at the last minute. Instead we recorded this piecemeal over the last six months around other shows.

    Full coverage of the 400 year old event, fed into our studio via the latest scrying glass link up...
    It features Robert Crighton, as radio Host John doing the live commentary. With Liza Graham as Hostess Joan on the street. Karim Kronfli plays the author of the pageant, John Webster, and the speeches of the shows are performed by Keith Hill and Emma Kemp. Our advisor was Professor Tracey Hill, our city chronologer.
    More from the civic world of London will come as we can pull it together.

    Our patrons received this episode a 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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    41 分
  • 397: A Game at Chess by Thomas Middleton LIVE! (Middleton's Endgame 3)

    397: A Game at Chess by Thomas Middleton LIVE! (Middleton's Endgame 3)
    2025/10/03
    In August 2024, we produced an all day event Middleton’s Endgame: A Game at Chess LIVE! a pop up Middleton festival at The White Bear in Kennington, featuring a live performance of A Game at Chess, discussions of the play, a look at Middleton’s last public work, the 1626 Lord Mayor’s show, and other selections of writing from across his life. The whole event, as ever, was recorded, and we're releasing these over the next few months. This is episode 3, which covers the second half of the live performance of A Game at Chess itself - from midway into Act 3. It followed the first half, and before that Setting up the Board, which delivered an overview of Thomas Middleton in the 1620’s, and the theatrical context for the play. It is a relatively simple mix of the play, a fuller mix with extra bells and whistles will follow anon.

    In A Game at Chess by Thomas Middleton were…
    Alexandra Kataigida – Black Queen’s Pawn
    Ailbhe Casey – White Queen’s Pawn
    Roel Fox – A White Pawn / Black Bishop’s Pawn
    Robert Crighton – Black Knight’s Pawn
    Keith Hill – Black Knight
    Simon Nader – White Duke
    Liza Graham – Fat Bishop
    Daniel Yabut – Second Black Pawn / White King
    Gillian Horgan – White Queen
    Kit McGuire – Black Jesting Pawn / White Knight
    Sojourner Hazelwood-Connell – White Bishop’s Pawn
    Connor Robert-Brown – Black King
    Valentina Vinci – Black Queen

    Text coaching by Liza Graham
    The music was specially composed and produced for the show by Roel Fox
    The event was produced and edited by Robert Crighton

    CW: Attempted sexual assault, dismissal of sexual assault victims, anti-catholic sentiments, ableist, racist, and fatphobic dialogue from the period. Discussion of violence, and of physical injuries.

    YouTube playlist of readings of the play.
    Podcast playlist on the play.
    Patreon box set of this show.
    The Legacy of Thomas Middleton discussing episode.

    Our patrons received a rough mix of this episode in September 2024 - over 11 months in advance.
    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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    1 時間 5 分
  • 396: Wyrd Revels Update!

    396: Wyrd Revels Update!
    2025/09/26
    Hello!
    Just a quick update to remind you of our upcoming Wyrd Revels, a few guest announcements, and the possibility of some live streaming!

    Beyond Wyrd Revels 2025 Tuesday 21st October at 7.30pm – The Witch of Edmonton by Dekker, Ford & Rowley
    Wednesday 22nd October at 7.30pm – The Wise-woman of Hogston by Thomas Heywood
    Thursday 23rd October at 7.30pm – Thyestes by Seneca, translated by Jasper Heywood, includes post-show discussion
    Friday 24th October at 7.30pm – Doctor Faustus (1604 text) by Christopher Marlowe and Thomas Nashe* (*other collaborators are available)
    Saturday 25th October at 3pm – Doctor Faustus (1616 text) by Christopher Marlowe and Collaborators
    Tickets £16 / £12 concessions – except Saturday which is £18/14 for the extended show.
    Weekdays shows start at 7.30pm, with pre-show start at 7.20pm – Saturday show from 3pm
    Performing at The White Bear Theatre, Kennington - 138 Kennington Park Rd, London SE11 4DJ
    Discounts automatically applied for multiple show bookings, or you can purchase a full week season ticket for £55.
    Tickets available at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/beyondshakespeare
    More info at our     Revels page.
    Support our work     on our patreon.

    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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    6 分
  • 395: Edward II from the play by Christopher Marlowe (Speech! Speech!)

    395: Edward II from the play by Christopher Marlowe (Speech! Speech!)
    2025/09/19
    Speech! Speech! Occasional scenes and speeches from plays, voted for by those you support our work. This is a speech from Edward the Second by Christopher Marlowe, recorded live at our Revels season on Tuesday 11th December 2023. With Simon Mirza Nader as Edward II.

    For more on Marlowe and his work - https://audioboom.com/playlists/4630963-christopher-marlowe
    For a playlist covering all his extant and attributed work - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoJWwbuP1UETF3ZBhrT--Wco

    Our patrons received the scene within this episode in January 2024 - 20 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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    3 分
  • 394: A Game at Chess by Thomas Middleton LIVE! (Middleton's Endgame 2)

    394: A Game at Chess by Thomas Middleton LIVE! (Middleton's Endgame 2)
    2025/09/12
    In August 2024, we produced an all day event Middleton’s Endgame: A Game at Chess LIVE! a pop up Middleton festival at The White Bear in Kennington, featuring a live performance of A Game at Chess, discussions of the play, a look at Middleton’s last public work, the 1626 Lord Mayor’s show, and other selections of writing from across his life. The whole event, as ever, was recorded, and we're releasing these over the next few months. This is episode 2, which covers the first half of the live performance of A Game at Chess itself. It followed Setting up the Board, which delivered an overview of Thomas Middleton in the 1620’s, and the theatrical context for the play. It is a relatively simple mix of the play, a fuller mix with extra bells and whistles will follow anon.

    In A Game at Chess by Thomas Middleton were…
    Alexandra Kataigida – Black Queen’s Pawn
    Ailbhe Casey – White Queen’s Pawn
    Roel Fox – Black Bishop’s Pawn
    Robert Crighton – Black Knight’s Pawn
    Keith Hill – Ignatius Loyola / Black Knight
    Susan Kyd – Error / White King’s Pawn
    Simon Nader – Black Bishop / White Duke
    Liza Graham – Fat Bishop
    Daniel Yabut – White King
    Gillian Horgan – Prologue / White Queen / Fat Bishop’s Pawn
    Kit McGuire – White Knight
    Sojourner Hazelwood-Connell – White Bishop’s Pawn
    Connor Robert-Brown – Black King
    Valentina Vinci – Black Queen

    Text coaching by Liza Graham
    The music was specially composed and produced for the show by Roel Fox
    The event was produced and edited by Robert Crighton

    CW: Attempted sexual assault, dismissal of sexual assault victims, anti-catholic sentiments, ableist, racist, and fatphobic dialogue from the period. Discussion of violence, and of physical injuries.

    YouTube playlist of readings of the play.
    Podcast playlist on the play.
    Patreon box set of this show.
    The Legacy of Thomas Middleton discussing episode.

    Our patrons received a rough mix of this episode in September 2024 - over 11 months in advance.
    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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    1 時間 24 分
  • 393: Doctor John Faustus (Chapter 21)

    393: Doctor John Faustus (Chapter 21)
    2025/09/09
    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.
    Chapter Twenty-One: How Doctor Faustus was carried through the air up to the heavens to see the whole world, and how the Sky and Planets ruled, after the which he wrote a letter to his friend of the same to Leipzig, and how he went about the world in eight days.

    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 August 2024 - approx. 13 months early. They have also received the next 14 chapters and exploring sessions!
    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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    15 分
  • 392: !Spoilers! Dido, Queen of Carthage by Christopher Marlowe (Act 5)

    392: !Spoilers! Dido, Queen of Carthage by Christopher Marlowe (Act 5)
    2025/09/05
    It's time for some !Spoilers! for Act Five of Dido, Queen of Carthage by Christopher Marlowe and Thomas Nashe (discuss attribution with footnotes, please only write on one side of the paper at a time). The play was recorded at The White Bear Theatre on Tuesday 12th December 2023.
    If you’d like more on this play, there are exploring sessions galore on the YouTube.
    All our rehearsals, dress run, and rough live mix are on the patreon feed from £5 tier or above.
    The full cast audio adaptation edit of this will follow later in the year. The recording used throughout this episode is a live mix of the performed play – it focuses on the text as writ - though it was a live show and there are some deviations made in the heat of performance. The final release will be cleaner and a more entertaining listen.
    Sojourner Hazelwood-Connell – Dido
    Kit McGuire – Aeneas
    Karim Kronfli - Iarbus
    Alex Kapila - Anna
    Liza Graham - Hermes
    Lynsey Beauchamp - Ilioneus
    Sarah Blake - Nurse
    Keith Hill - Achates
    Alexandra Kataigida - Cloanthus
    Pamela Flanagan - Ascanius
    Simon Nader - Sergestus
    Valentina Vinci – Technical Operator
    The host was Robert Crighton.

    CW: Discussion of war trauma, deaths, and issues of consent and race, discussion of racist language, multiple suicides, fire.

    Our patrons received this episode in June 2025 - three months in advance.
    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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    55 分
  • 388: After the Fall - Mirror for Magistrates Post Show Discussion (LIVE)

    388: After the Fall - Mirror for Magistrates Post Show Discussion (LIVE)
    2025/08/29
    Recorded live last year, this is the post show discussion of our adaptation of the opening of A Mirror for Magistrates which covers The Fall of Richard II. The audio adaptation is available on the pod now.

    After the Fall - Post Show Discussion
    Hosted by Robert Crighton, with Dr Harriet Archer, Professor Thomas Betteridge and Dr Stephen Longstaffe
    With readers from the company, Liza Graham and Valentina Vinci

    Professor Thomas Betteridge is Dean of the College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences at Brunel University London. He is an expert in English Reformation history and Tudor drama, a member of the Research Advisory Board for Historic Royal Palaces and a strategic reviewer for the AHRC.

    Dr Harriet Archer is a lecturer in Early Modern English Literature at the University of St Andrews. Harriet’s research focuses on Tudor attitudes toward textual transmission, cultural production and literary authority, including the Renaissance reception of classical and medieval writing and thought in drama and printed poetry.

    Dr Stephen Longstaffe has edited the only early modern play on the 1381 Peasant’s Revolt (Jack Straw) for the Edwin Mellen Press, a collection of essays on 1 Henry IV for Bloomsbury, and co-edited a collection of essays on the Elizabethan history play for Manchester University Press. He has a long-standing interest in the English radical tradition, history plays, clowns, and cue-scripts, and since his retirement a university lecturer, has trained in both clowning and improvisation.

    Other materials:
    William Baldwin/Beware the Cat - https://audioboom.com/playlists/4635670-beware-the-cat-by-william-baldwin
    The Life and Death of Jack Straw (also Richard II) - https://audioboom.com/playlists/4629941-the-life-and-death-of-jack-straw
    Thomas of Woodstock (also Richard II) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=639UxqcqScY&list=PLflmEwgdfKoJXBzOGF38vNRDJ78LC5pnm
    Patreon Mirror Box Set - https://www.patreon.com/collection/483574

    Our patrons received a rough cut of this episode in September 2024 - over eleven months in advance.
    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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    51 分