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🚨Early access for our wonderful patrons: it's our full cast audio adaptation of Dido, Queen of Carthage by Christopher Marlowe and Thomas Nashe, recorded live at our Winter Revels 2023. We're currently editing Arden of Faversham too, which will join Dido soon! #JoinUs www.patreon.com/posts/dido-q...
Dido, Queen of Carthage (Early Access) | Beyond Shakespeare
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January 21, 2026 at 9:59 AM
🚨Early access for our wonderful patrons: it's our full cast audio adaptation of Dido, Queen of Carthage by Christopher Marlowe and Thomas Nashe, recorded live at our Winter Revels 2023. We're currently editing Arden of Faversham too, which will join Dido soon! #JoinUs www.patreon.com/posts/dido-q...
🔊More from The Merry Tales of the Mad Men of Gotham, exploring exclusively for our patrons. A host of other jest books and other literature is explored in our Monday exclusive releases. #JoinUs #Merry #Storytelling www.patreon.com/posts/mad-me...
January 19, 2026 at 9:26 AM
🔊More from The Merry Tales of the Mad Men of Gotham, exploring exclusively for our patrons. A host of other jest books and other literature is explored in our Monday exclusive releases. #JoinUs #Merry #Storytelling www.patreon.com/posts/mad-me...
👀Is this a Knight riding into town we see? edwardsboys.org.uk/news/tour-da...
Tour Dates now confirmed for Edward’s Boys Production of The Knight of the Burning Pestle – Edward's Boys
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January 18, 2026 at 4:42 PM
👀Is this a Knight riding into town we see? edwardsboys.org.uk/news/tour-da...
🌡️It's a bit nippy out, maybe it's time for an Old Wives' Tale as told by an old wife. Silliness abounds in George Peele's The Old Wives' Tale, as recorded live at our 2023 Winter Revels. 🐻❄️ #audio #AudioDrama #Bear #Magic #storytelling #adventure #fireside #tale #theatre audioboom.com/posts/862347...
The Old Wives' Tale by George Peele (Full Cast Audio Adaptation)
Full cast audio time of this fantasy tale...
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January 18, 2026 at 10:14 AM
🌡️It's a bit nippy out, maybe it's time for an Old Wives' Tale as told by an old wife. Silliness abounds in George Peele's The Old Wives' Tale, as recorded live at our 2023 Winter Revels. 🐻❄️ #audio #AudioDrama #Bear #Magic #storytelling #adventure #fireside #tale #theatre audioboom.com/posts/862347...
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The show will feature performances of the text, panels, and more! You can sign up for early access tickets (going fast) and keep up to speed with future shows from us (and others who engage with the period) by popping along to our live events page on the website. beyondshakespeare.org/live-events/
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The Book of Sir Thomas More: Piece by Piece – Sunday 12th April 2026 from 1pm at the White Bear Theatre, Kennington Join us for our latest deep dive into a play full of history and mischief. …
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January 13, 2026 at 10:04 AM
The show will feature performances of the text, panels, and more! You can sign up for early access tickets (going fast) and keep up to speed with future shows from us (and others who engage with the period) by popping along to our live events page on the website. beyondshakespeare.org/live-events/
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😫We're still recovering from our performance of Pierce Penniless the other week, but we're already preparing our next live event. A deep dive into The Book of Sir Thomas More: Piece by Piece, the manuscript of a play originated by Anthony Munday, whereupon the pile on started. More info in next post
January 13, 2026 at 10:04 AM
😫We're still recovering from our performance of Pierce Penniless the other week, but we're already preparing our next live event. A deep dive into The Book of Sir Thomas More: Piece by Piece, the manuscript of a play originated by Anthony Munday, whereupon the pile on started. More info in next post
🚨Latest podcast drop - it's a chat with Nathan Winkelstein of Red Bull Theater about the upcoming performance of Sejanus by Ben Jonson. It'll be available in-person and online on 26th Jan, and online for the following week. Ticket links in the show description. #live audioboom.com/posts/883413...
Discussing: Sejanus by Ben Jonson
Sejanus in your area!
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January 16, 2026 at 10:24 AM
🚨Latest podcast drop - it's a chat with Nathan Winkelstein of Red Bull Theater about the upcoming performance of Sejanus by Ben Jonson. It'll be available in-person and online on 26th Jan, and online for the following week. Ticket links in the show description. #live audioboom.com/posts/883413...
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Delighted to announce the launch of a new seminar - Race and the Early Modern - in collaboration with @folger.edu.
A monthly, transatlantic, online seminar for research on race, racialisation, and racemaking across #earlymodern Studies.
Sign up to attend!
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A monthly, transatlantic, online seminar for research on race, racialisation, and racemaking across #earlymodern Studies.
Sign up to attend!
kingsearlymodern.co.uk/race-and-the...
Race and the Early Modern — CEMS KCL Blog
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January 15, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Delighted to announce the launch of a new seminar - Race and the Early Modern - in collaboration with @folger.edu.
A monthly, transatlantic, online seminar for research on race, racialisation, and racemaking across #earlymodern Studies.
Sign up to attend!
kingsearlymodern.co.uk/race-and-the...
A monthly, transatlantic, online seminar for research on race, racialisation, and racemaking across #earlymodern Studies.
Sign up to attend!
kingsearlymodern.co.uk/race-and-the...
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so excited to see that the Red Bull Theater in NYC is doing a reading of Ben Jonson's Sejanus Jan 26th (and there's a Zoom option if you're not in the region). Thinking about building this or their reading of Roaring Girl in March into my syllabus.....
www.redbulltheater.com/sejanus
www.redbulltheater.com/sejanus
SEJANUS by Ben Johnson
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January 15, 2026 at 6:37 PM
so excited to see that the Red Bull Theater in NYC is doing a reading of Ben Jonson's Sejanus Jan 26th (and there's a Zoom option if you're not in the region). Thinking about building this or their reading of Roaring Girl in March into my syllabus.....
www.redbulltheater.com/sejanus
www.redbulltheater.com/sejanus
Over on the patreon we have an early access release of a chat with Nathan Winkelstein of Red Bull Theater about the upcoming Revelation Reading of Sejanus by Ben Jonson. It will be live streamed on the 26th, and available for a week after. Full pod drop Friday! www.patreon.com/posts/discus...
Discussing: Sejanus with Red Bull Theater (Early Access) | Beyond Shakespeare
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January 14, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Over on the patreon we have an early access release of a chat with Nathan Winkelstein of Red Bull Theater about the upcoming Revelation Reading of Sejanus by Ben Jonson. It will be live streamed on the 26th, and available for a week after. Full pod drop Friday! www.patreon.com/posts/discus...
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Absolutely extraordinary - and hugely welcome: a great archive collection of Ibsen productions and docs coming to BBC Four and iPlayer; the earliest is the 1953 (!) Lady from the Sea with Irene Worth and Robert Harris, produced by Harold Clayton.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Four - Ibsen - Episode guide
All episodes of Ibsen
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January 14, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Absolutely extraordinary - and hugely welcome: a great archive collection of Ibsen productions and docs coming to BBC Four and iPlayer; the earliest is the 1953 (!) Lady from the Sea with Irene Worth and Robert Harris, produced by Harold Clayton.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
😫We're still recovering from our performance of Pierce Penniless the other week, but we're already preparing our next live event. A deep dive into The Book of Sir Thomas More: Piece by Piece, the manuscript of a play originated by Anthony Munday, whereupon the pile on started. More info in next post
January 13, 2026 at 10:04 AM
😫We're still recovering from our performance of Pierce Penniless the other week, but we're already preparing our next live event. A deep dive into The Book of Sir Thomas More: Piece by Piece, the manuscript of a play originated by Anthony Munday, whereupon the pile on started. More info in next post
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Barnabe Rich explaining that "bookes are like cheese"
January 6, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Barnabe Rich explaining that "bookes are like cheese"
🔊Latest early access release for the wonderful patrons - it's a chat about... yes, you've guessed it... A Game at Chess by Thomas Middleton. Again!
But wait, this time it's with other people who've staged the play. Which is lovely.♟️
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But wait, this time it's with other people who've staged the play. Which is lovely.♟️
www.patreon.com/posts/discus...
Discussing: A Game at Chess (Early Access) | Beyond Shakespeare
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January 8, 2026 at 8:38 AM
🔊Latest early access release for the wonderful patrons - it's a chat about... yes, you've guessed it... A Game at Chess by Thomas Middleton. Again!
But wait, this time it's with other people who've staged the play. Which is lovely.♟️
www.patreon.com/posts/discus...
But wait, this time it's with other people who've staged the play. Which is lovely.♟️
www.patreon.com/posts/discus...
Meanwhile, over on the Exploring sessions, we just released a Second Look at The Conversion of Saint Paul.
🐴Good horse🐴
youtu.be/DshbYMFBBcw
🐴Good horse🐴
youtu.be/DshbYMFBBcw
The Conversion of St Paul by the Unknown | Second Look (Beyond Shakespeare Exploring Session)
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January 7, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Meanwhile, over on the Exploring sessions, we just released a Second Look at The Conversion of Saint Paul.
🐴Good horse🐴
youtu.be/DshbYMFBBcw
🐴Good horse🐴
youtu.be/DshbYMFBBcw
😈It's the morning of Tuesday 6th of January, and somewhere a group of players are gathering to rehearse Pierce Penniless: His Supplication to the Devil by Thomas Nashe. It is cold outside (but devilishly warm within) as they navigate the questions: what to cut, what to keep, and where is the coffee?
January 6, 2026 at 9:20 AM
😈It's the morning of Tuesday 6th of January, and somewhere a group of players are gathering to rehearse Pierce Penniless: His Supplication to the Devil by Thomas Nashe. It is cold outside (but devilishly warm within) as they navigate the questions: what to cut, what to keep, and where is the coffee?
🔊More Cony-catching! We're onto The Third and Last part of Cony-catching (spoilers, it's not) and @robertcrighton.bsky.social and Michelle Michel continue their journey through the Elizabethan criminal underground. #TrueCrime? #Crime #Elizabethan www.patreon.com/posts/cony-c...
Cony-Catching with Robert Greene 33 (Exclusive) | Beyond Shakespeare
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January 5, 2026 at 10:11 AM
🔊More Cony-catching! We're onto The Third and Last part of Cony-catching (spoilers, it's not) and @robertcrighton.bsky.social and Michelle Michel continue their journey through the Elizabethan criminal underground. #TrueCrime? #Crime #Elizabethan www.patreon.com/posts/cony-c...
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Happy New Year and a pretty stupendous start to 2026 from my perspective as Predramatic Theatre -my co-authored book with @gregmw4.bsky.social - was published by Palgrave on Friday!
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Very kindly, our reader said of the book :-
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Very kindly, our reader said of the book :-
Predramatic Theatre
This co-authored book offers a new and contemporary approach to pre-modern drama texts and performance practice.
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January 5, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Happy New Year and a pretty stupendous start to 2026 from my perspective as Predramatic Theatre -my co-authored book with @gregmw4.bsky.social - was published by Palgrave on Friday!
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Very kindly, our reader said of the book :-
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Very kindly, our reader said of the book :-
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REP returns to action this week.
Monday: our palaeography group continues to work on documents of the Tudor Revels Office.
Tuesday: our Playmakers will write more scenes for a brand new play from 1616, “The Cunning Florentines”.
Wednesday: we read the Somerset Wedding Masques of 1613/14.
Monday: our palaeography group continues to work on documents of the Tudor Revels Office.
Tuesday: our Playmakers will write more scenes for a brand new play from 1616, “The Cunning Florentines”.
Wednesday: we read the Somerset Wedding Masques of 1613/14.
January 4, 2026 at 11:12 PM
REP returns to action this week.
Monday: our palaeography group continues to work on documents of the Tudor Revels Office.
Tuesday: our Playmakers will write more scenes for a brand new play from 1616, “The Cunning Florentines”.
Wednesday: we read the Somerset Wedding Masques of 1613/14.
Monday: our palaeography group continues to work on documents of the Tudor Revels Office.
Tuesday: our Playmakers will write more scenes for a brand new play from 1616, “The Cunning Florentines”.
Wednesday: we read the Somerset Wedding Masques of 1613/14.
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🚨Coming to London on Sunday 12th April 2026
The Book of Sir Thomas More: Piece by Piece
This is another of our long form deep dives into one play in detail, as we dig into the manuscript of Sir Thomas More by Anthony Munday & Friends. Featuring a live recording of the complete text, panels and more!
The Book of Sir Thomas More: Piece by Piece
This is another of our long form deep dives into one play in detail, as we dig into the manuscript of Sir Thomas More by Anthony Munday & Friends. Featuring a live recording of the complete text, panels and more!
January 2, 2026 at 10:39 AM
🚨Coming to London on Sunday 12th April 2026
The Book of Sir Thomas More: Piece by Piece
This is another of our long form deep dives into one play in detail, as we dig into the manuscript of Sir Thomas More by Anthony Munday & Friends. Featuring a live recording of the complete text, panels and more!
The Book of Sir Thomas More: Piece by Piece
This is another of our long form deep dives into one play in detail, as we dig into the manuscript of Sir Thomas More by Anthony Munday & Friends. Featuring a live recording of the complete text, panels and more!
One should always have something sensational to read in the train...
January 3, 2026 at 1:54 PM
One should always have something sensational to read in the train...
🚨Coming to London on Sunday 12th April 2026
The Book of Sir Thomas More: Piece by Piece
This is another of our long form deep dives into one play in detail, as we dig into the manuscript of Sir Thomas More by Anthony Munday & Friends. Featuring a live recording of the complete text, panels and more!
The Book of Sir Thomas More: Piece by Piece
This is another of our long form deep dives into one play in detail, as we dig into the manuscript of Sir Thomas More by Anthony Munday & Friends. Featuring a live recording of the complete text, panels and more!
January 2, 2026 at 10:39 AM
🚨Coming to London on Sunday 12th April 2026
The Book of Sir Thomas More: Piece by Piece
This is another of our long form deep dives into one play in detail, as we dig into the manuscript of Sir Thomas More by Anthony Munday & Friends. Featuring a live recording of the complete text, panels and more!
The Book of Sir Thomas More: Piece by Piece
This is another of our long form deep dives into one play in detail, as we dig into the manuscript of Sir Thomas More by Anthony Munday & Friends. Featuring a live recording of the complete text, panels and more!
As per usual, we will be posting our New Year Resolution on the 25th March.
January 1, 2026 at 10:32 AM
As per usual, we will be posting our New Year Resolution on the 25th March.
🎭It's our end of year round up for 2025.🎉
Our various online haunts have hit 180,000 and we've covered over 65% of all of the plays from before the closing of the theatres in 1642 in initial First Looks, and an increasing number of return visits and productions. Here's to more adventures in 2026!
Our various online haunts have hit 180,000 and we've covered over 65% of all of the plays from before the closing of the theatres in 1642 in initial First Looks, and an increasing number of return visits and productions. Here's to more adventures in 2026!
December 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
🎭It's our end of year round up for 2025.🎉
Our various online haunts have hit 180,000 and we've covered over 65% of all of the plays from before the closing of the theatres in 1642 in initial First Looks, and an increasing number of return visits and productions. Here's to more adventures in 2026!
Our various online haunts have hit 180,000 and we've covered over 65% of all of the plays from before the closing of the theatres in 1642 in initial First Looks, and an increasing number of return visits and productions. Here's to more adventures in 2026!
🎉It's our end of the year round up! Yes, quite of lot of pre-modern drama happened. Not in places you'd necessarily hope or expect it, but it was there. Some stats to follow... maybe. #drama #EarlyModern #Medieval #PreModern #Theatre audioboom.com/posts/882156...
End of Year Round Up 2025
It's been a busy year...
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December 31, 2025 at 9:45 AM
🎉It's our end of the year round up! Yes, quite of lot of pre-modern drama happened. Not in places you'd necessarily hope or expect it, but it was there. Some stats to follow... maybe. #drama #EarlyModern #Medieval #PreModern #Theatre audioboom.com/posts/882156...