Podcast appearances and mentions of Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

Send us a textDominique Le Gendre discusses composing music for Shakespeare plays, including Richard II at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse and The Complete Arkangel Shakespeare audio recordings.For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.comDominique Le Gendre's Website: https://www.dominiquelegendre.com/Interviewer: Varsha PanjwaniGuest: Dominique Le GendreResearcher: Grayson YuzonProducers: Alyssa GoodwinTranscript: Benjamin PooreArtwork: Wenqi WanSuggested Citation:  Le Gendre, Dominique in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2025). Dominique  Le Gendre on Composing Music for Shakespeare Plays [Podcast], Series 5, Ep.4. http://womenandshakespeare.com/Twitter: @earlymoderndoc Insta: earlymoderndocEmail: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com

Welcome to season SEVEN of our podcast!Everybody knows Shakespeare.  However, perhaps not as well known to most is that beneath the surface, much of Shakespeare's work surrounds ideas of gender and queerness. Many of the plays are concerned with cross-dressing, gender fluidity, and same-sex friendships that many scholars have interpreted to be much more. Drawing inspiration from homoerotic writers and subject matter of the time, We can assume that Shakespeare knew his audience were sexually diverse. The question remains, was he or wasn't he? The answer is more complicated than you think.Today we welcome, Will Tosh, head of research at Shakespeare's Globe, London. Will is a scholar of early modern literature and culture, a dramaturg for Renaissance classics and new plays and an historical adviser for television and radio.He is here to talk about his latest book, STRAIGHT ACTING: THE MANY QUEER LIVES OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, released by Sceptre Publishing.And let me introduce our new guest host, Neil Cameron.A RADA trained actor, Neil is no stranger to Shakespeare.His stage credits include Hamlet in Hamlet, and more recently featured in Macbeth at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse.Find Will:https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/bio/dr-will-tosh/Will & Will:https://shop.shakespearesglobe.com/blogs/books-of-the-globe/straight-acting-the-many-queer-lives-of-william-shakespeare-by-will-tosh-book-reviewhttps://www.historytoday.com/archive/review/straight-acting-will-tosh-reviewhttps://literaryreview.co.uk/in-search-of-the-fair-youthhttps://www.anothermag.com/design-living/15762/will-tosh-interview-straight-acting-the-many-queer-lives-of-william-shakespeareFind Straight Acting:https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/will-tosh/straight-acting/9781529390490/ (UK)https://www.waterstones.com/book/straight-acting/will-tosh/9781529390476 (UK)https://shop.shakespearesglobe.com/products/straight-acting (UK)https://www.amazon.com/Straight-Acting-Hidden-William-Shakespeare/dp/1541602676 (USA)https://www.hachette.com.au/will-tosh/straight-acting-the-many-queer-lives-of-william-shakespeare (AUS)https://www.hachette.co.nz/book/?id=straight-acting-9781529390483 (NZ)For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/Find more Shakespeare on Natalie's walking tours with Reign of London: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011 https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452 Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Now for a roundup of accessible arts events as RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey catches up with Jess Beal from VocalEyes, the national audio description charity providing access to the arts for blind and partially sighted people to share some of the accessible events that are featured in their regular email newsletter. Audio described shows and events included: Kinky Boots - Thursday 6 March, 7.30pm, touch tour 6.20pm, Norwich Theatre Royal & Juliet - Wednesday 12 March, 2.30pm, touch tour 12.30pm and Friday 14 March, 7.30pm, New Victoria Theatre, Woking  Inside No. 9 - Thursday 13 March, 2.30pm, touch tour 12.30pm, Wyndham's Theatre, London Calamity Jane - Saturday 15 March, 2.30pm, touch tour 12.30pm, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff Three Sisters - Monday 17 March, 7.30pm, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare's Globe, London  Northern Ballet: Jane Eyre - Saturday 22 March, 2.30pm, touch tour 12.15pm, Grand Theatre and Opera House, Leeds To find out more about these and other up-coming described arts events as well as details on how to sign up to the regular VocalEyes What's On email newsletter do visit - https://vocaleyes.co.uk (Image shows the VocalEyes logo. A speech bubble with 'VOCALEYES' written in bold black letters next to it)

This week Dr. Will Tosh drops in to talk about the many complexities of Shakespeare's relationships, Shakespeare's role as a working writer, and the competitive landscape of playwrights of the time, along with Will's new book, Straight Acting: The Many Queer Lives of William Shakespeare.About our guest:Dr. Will Tosh is interim Director of Education (Higher Education and Research) at Shakespeare's Globe, where he is responsible for undergraduate and postgraduate course, events for adult learners, and the Globe's scholarly research programme. Will researches and writes about the literature and culture of Shakespeare's England, and his work at the Globe includes dramaturgy, new writing development, and public engagement in person, in the media and online.Will holds degrees from the University of Oxford and Queen Mary University of London, and has worked at Shakespeare's Globe since 2014. He developed the Research in Action format of public scholarly workshops, and helped to curate the Antiracist Shakespeare webinar series from 2021-24. He is the host of ‘That Is The Question', the Globe's award-winning YouTube series. Will is the co-director of the Shakespeare Centre London (based jointly at the Globe and King's College London), and a mentor for the Early Modern Scholars of Colour network. He has served on the programme committee for the Shakespeare Association of America.Will is the author of Playing Indoors: Staging Early Modern Drama in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse (2018), and Male Friendship and Testimonies of Love in Shakespeare's England (2016), which revealed the intimate social circle of the Elizabethan spy Anthony Bacon. His most recent book is Straight Acting: The Many Queer Lives of William Shakespeare, which was published to wide acclaim in 2024. Will writes and reviews regularly for academic journals as well as the Times Literary Supplement and other news publications.

Miriam trained at LIPA (Liverpool Institute of the Performing Arts) and has worked extensively in theatre as well as for screen.  For theatre she has appeared at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse and The Globe in Much Ado About Nothing, and many credits at the Torch Theatre in Milton Haven, Wales.  Including: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest One Man, Two Guvnors Sleeping Beauty  The Woman, in the Woman in Black.  As well as appearances at the National Theatre, Liverpool Everyman, Warwick Arts Centre and the Royal Court Liverpool amongst many more.  For screen she appeared in the short film “The Date” with Claire Cartwright (who has also been on the show), which received many nominations across the short film circuit. The film is still available on YouTube please check it out, both Claire and Miriam give lovely performances in a story about two women finding love in the modern world of dating apps and web presences.  Watch it here: https://youtu.be/hKdxA8cOYtc?si=tQrWwNLteNJ2__bM She joined me fresh from her run as Lady Ephesus in Pericles both in Stratford at the RSC and at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre in the USA.  We discuss Pericles, The Date, her time at LIPA and extensively about her role as the Woman in The Woman in Black. She played the terrifying apparition that made audiences jump every night in Susan Hill's brilliant yet nerve-jangling story. As well as some other ghost stories from theatre's up and down the country.  If any of you have any ghost stories please send them over to me and Miriam and I would love to share out in another episode!  Oliver Gower Spotlight Link: https://www.spotlight.com/9097-9058-5261 Instagram: @goweroliver For enquiries and requests: olliegower10@gmail.com

Welcome to The Standard podcast's round-up special edition, where we bring you the news highlights from the week that was.It began with nightmare weather as Storm Bert continued to bring disruption into Monday following winds over 80mph and torrential downpours caused “devastating” flooding over the weekend, in which five people were believed to have died.Continuing our reports on the future of Oxford Street, we looked at mayor Sadiq Khan's hiring plans for some very well remunerated jobs to create a “commercial model” and help envision his pedestrianisation plans.Tuesday brought the announcement of a government white paper on wide-ranging reforms designed to tackle economic inactivity in a bid to bring more than two million people back into work.We also looked at whether Black Friday sales promotions were all they seemed, the closure of London's historic Smithfield meat market after more than 900 years and spoke with a former British Army officer who had a stroke at 28 and is now skiing to the South Pole, plus Bafta winner Kit Young on starring in a new London interpretation of Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse - and getting his new award through airport security. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Louise Haigh has become the first person to resign from Sir Keir Starmer's cabinet.Haigh announced she was standing down on Friday after it was revealed by Sky News and The Times she had a conviction for making a false statement to the police that her work mobile phone was among her possessions stolen during a London mugging in 2013.She pleaded guilty to fraud by false representation while a parliamentary candidate in 2014, before being elected MP for Sheffield Heeley the following year.The London's Standard's chief political correspondent Rachael Burford reports on the circumstances of the case.Following Haigh's resignation, Heidi Alexander, MP for Swindon South, was named the new transport secretary, after previously work as Sadiq Khan's deputy transport mayor from 2018 to 2021.Our transport editor Ross Lydall explains Alexander's work in the capital, and what will she find in her DfT in-tray.In part two, we're joined by actor Kit Young, on his role in Shakespeare's All's Well That End's Well at London's Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, learning a fictional language and getting his Bafta award through airport security. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Now for a roundup of accessible arts events as RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey catches up with Jess Beal from VocalEyes, the national audio description charity providing access to the arts for blind and partially sighted people to share some of the accessible events that are featured in their regular email newsletter. Audio described shows and events included: Barcelona - Monday 25 November, 8pm, Duke of York's theatre, London Northern Ballet: A Christmas Carol - Saturday 30 November, 2.30pm, touch tour 12.15pm, Theatre Royal Nottingham Beauty and the Beast - Saturday 7 December, 6.30pm, touch tour 5pm, Gala Durham Dick Whittington and his Cat - Sunday 8 December, 1pm Hackney Empire, London All's Well that Ends Well - Thursday 12 December 2pm, touch tour 12noon and Friday 20 December, 7.30pm, touch tour 5.30pm, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, London To find out more about these and other up-coming described arts events as well as details about how to sign up to the regular What's On email newsletter do visit the VocalEyes website - https://vocaleyes.co.uk (Image shows the VocalEyes logo. A speech bubble with 'VOCALEYES' written in bold black letters next to it)

Send us a textKerry Frampton (Splendid Productions) discusses her show Midsummer Mechanicals, Clowning, and the importance Working-Class Shakespeare Theatre. For a complete episode transcript, click http://www.womenandshakespeare.comSplendid's Website: https://splendidproductions.co.uk/about/Interviewer: Varsha PanjwaniGuest: Kerry FramptonResearcher: Eleanor Goetz  Producers:  Tino Ngorima, Isis Henderson, Kynnedi Smith Transcript: Benjamin PooreArtwork: Wenqi WanSuggested Citation:  Frampton, Kerry in conversation with Panjwani, Varsha (2024). Kerry Frampton on Midsummer Mechanicals, Clowning, and Working-Class Shakespeare Theatre [Podcast], Series 5, Ep.3. http://womenandshakespeare.com/Twitter: @earlymoderndoc Insta: earlymoderndocEmail: earlymoderndoc@gmail.com

Now for a roundup of accessible arts events as RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey catches up with Jess Beal from VocalEyes, the national audio description charity providing access to the arts for blind and partially sighted people to share some of the accessible events that are featured in their regular email newsletter. Audio described shows and events included: 101 Dalmatians - The Musical, Saturday 27 July, 2pm, touch tour 12.30pm, Curve Theatre Leicester Your Lie In April - Sunday 28 July, 1pm, Harold Pinter Theatre London  And Juliet -  Thursday 1 August, 7.30pm, touch tour 6.30pm, Norwich Theatre Royal Pretty Woman - Thursday 1 August, 7.30pm, Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury Barnsley Museum Audio Described Film Showing - Saturday 3 August, from 10am, Barnsley Museum Rough Magic - Wednesday 7 August, 1.30pm, touch tour 11.30am, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, London To find out more about these and other up-coming described arts events as well as details about how to sign up to the regular What's On email newsletter do visit the VocalEyes website - https://vocaleyes.co.uk (Image shows the VocalEyes logo. A speech bubble with 'VOCALEYES' written in bold black letters next to it)

Now for a roundup of accessible arts events as RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey catches up with Jess Beal from VocalEyes, the national audio description charity providing access to the arts for blind and partially sighted people to share some of the accessible events that are featured in their regular email newsletter. Audio described shows and events included: Turner Prize 2023 - on until 14 April, Towner, Eastbourne Othello - Saturday 24 February and Saturday 16 March, 2pm, touch tour 12 noon, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare's Globe, London The Motive and the Cue - Thursday 29 February, 7.30pm, touch tour 6pm and Saturday 16 March, 2pm, touch tour 12.30pm, Noel Coward Theatre, London   Plaza Suite - Wednesday 6 march, 7.30pm, touch tour 5.15pm, Savoy Theatre, London Come From Away - Saturday 9 March, 2.15pm, touch tour 12.45pm, Curve Theatre, Leicester The Full Monty - Thursday 14 March, 7.45pm, Lighthouse, Poole  To find out more about these and other up-coming described arts events as well as details about how to sign up to the regular What's On email newsletter do visit the VocalEyes website - https://vocaleyes.co.uk (Image shows the VocalEyes logo. A speech bubble with 'VOCALEYES' written in bold black letters next to it)

We're joined by Hattie Morahan at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. Hattie stars in Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts, directed by Joe Hill-Gibbins. This play is a first for Shakespeare's Globe...And our reviews this week are:Harold Pinter's The Homecoming, directed by Matthew Dunster and stars Jared Harris (Chernobyl, Mad Men), Joe Cole (Gangs of London, Peaky Blinders), and Lisa Diveney (Call the Midwife), at the Young Vic.Infinite Life, at the National Theatre. This is by American playwright Annie Baker and directed by James Macdonald.Plus in our news portion of the show we discuss the news of Red Pitch moving to the West End, and that Ben Whishaw and Lucian Msamati will star in Waiting for Godot at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.Get in touch at theatrepod@standard.co.ukFor all the latest news visit standard.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Now for a roundup of accessible arts events as RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey catches up with Jess Beal from VocalEyes, the national audio description charity providing access to the arts for blind and partially sighted people to share some of the accessible events that are featured in their regular email newsletter. Audio described shows and events included: Aladdin - Sunday 10 December, 1pm, Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, Kent   A Christmas Carol - Wednesday 13 December, 7.30pm, touch tour 6.15pm, Alexandra Palace, London Peter Pan Goes Wrong - Friday 15 December, 7.30pm, Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London Ghosts - Saturday 16 December, 2pm, touch tour 12noon, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, London Lights Up - The cult of Beauty, Saturday 16 December, from 10am, Wellcome Collection, London Elf The Musical - Tuesday 19 December, 2.30pm, Dominion Theatre, London To find out more about these and other up-coming described arts events as well as details about how to sign up to the regular What's On email newsletter do visit the VocalEyes website - https://vocaleyes.co.uk (Image shows the VocalEyes logo. A speech bubble with 'VOCALEYES' written in bold black letters next to it)

Get ready for a delectable journey into the world of pure imagination as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – The Musical embarks on its highly anticipated first-ever UK & Ireland Tour. This iconic tale of young golden ticket winner Charlie Bucket and the enigmatic confectionary wizard Willy Wonka is set to dazzle audiences across the country. In this episode, we're bringing you exclusive insights into the production, including an interview with the talented actor Gareth Snook, who takes on the iconic role of Willy Wonka. Discover the magic behind the scenes as we explore the creative process and the excitement of taking this beloved story on the road. But the theatrical excitement doesn't stop there! Regent's Park is hosting a glorious musical revival of Jerry Hermanand Harvey Fierstein's classic La Cage aux Folles. This wonderfully powerful production reminds us that "the best of times are now." Join Georges, Albin, and their son Jean-Michel as they rediscover the true meaning of family and the sacrifices made for the ones they love. With lead actor Carl Mullaney delivering a perfect rendition of "I Am What I Am," this revival promises to be a show-stopping experience you won't want to miss. One couple's ruthless quest for power turns nature upside down as Shakespeare's bloody tragedy Macbethconsumes the Globe Theatre in a ‘powerful… striking' ★★★★ (The Guardian) production. On his return from war, three strange men offer Macbeth the prospect of ultimate control. Desperate for a new future, he and his wife set out to make it a reality with devastating costs. Following 2022's ‘mesmerising' ★★★★★ (WhatsOnStage) The Merchant of Venice in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Director Abigail Graham debuts in the Globe Theatre with Shakespeare's epic tale, exploring the impact and exploitation of unexpressed grief. Join us as we dive into these captivating productions, providing you with in-depth insights, interviews, and a behind-the-scenes look at the world of theatre. Whether you're a fan of classic tales, heart-warming musicals, or Shakespearean tragedies, this episode promises to be a theatrical delight that will leave you eagerly anticipating your next trip to the theatre.

Now for a roundup of accessible arts events as RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey catches up with Jess Beal from VocalEyes, the national audio description charity providing access to the arts for blind and partially sighted people to share some of the accessible events that are featured in their regular email newsletter. Audio described shows and events included: Midsummer Mechanicals - Wednesday 9 August, 1pm, touch tour 11.30am, The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare's Globe, London Charlie and The Chocolate Factory - The Musical, Wednesday 9 August, 7pm, Sunderland Empire Cuckoo - Saturday 12 August, 2.30pm, touch tour 1pm, Royal Court Theatre, London  Blood Brothers- Thursday 17 August, 2.30pm, Chelmsford Theatre Barnsley Museums Film Screenings - Saturday 26 August, from 10.30am     To find out more about these and other up-coming described arts events as well as details about how to sign up to the regular What's On email newsletter do visit the VocalEyes website - https://vocaleyes.co.uk (Image shows the VocalEyes logo. A speech bubble with 'VOCALEYES' written in bold black letters next to it)

William Shakespeare is upheld as one of the greatest writers of all time. He is the most quoted person in the English-speaking language, coming only second after those who wrote down the Bible. But is Shakespeare still relevant today? Should we still be teaching Shakespeare in school, or do young people find themselves unable to relate to his work and characters? Is the anti-black racism, anti-semitism and misogyny present in Shakespeare's writing proof that he was holding up a mirror to society, or that he was simply putting forward his own views?In this episode, I spoke with Farah Karim-Cooper, and we talked about all of these things and more. In her latest book, The Great White Bard: Shakespeare, Race and the Future, Farah gives us a detailed look into Shakespeare's work through the lens of race, encouraging us to think more deeply about the great playwright's work. She brings to light many aspects of his work that are often overlooked, and provides an insightful and thoughtful context that helps us get a deeper understanding. We talk about the writers we place on a pedestal, diversifying curriculums, mixed-race couplings in Shakespeare's work, and how so many issues he forced us to confront his work, are still affecting our societies today.Farah Karim-Cooper is Professor of Shakespeare Studies, King's College London and Co -Director of Education & Research at Shakespeare's Globe, where she has worked for the last 17 years. Farah is President of the Shakespeare Association of America after having served three years as Trustee. She leads the architectural enquiries into early modern theatres at Shakespeare's Globe, overseeing the research into the design and construction of the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, the Globe's indoor Jacobean theatre.She has published over 40 chapters in books, reviews and articles and is a General Editor for Arden's Shakespeare in the Theatre series and their Critical Intersections Series. She has written three books.Buy The Great White Bard here: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/5890/9780861545346If you enjoyed this podcast, connect with me on social media and let me know your thoughts. I'd love to hear from you.www.instagram.com/readwithsamiawww.instagram.com/thediversebookshelfpodPlease do consider rating and leaving a review :)Support the show

Today's episode is a chat - a proper chat too - with Dr Eoin Price about Play going in Elizabethan London; how many plays might someone watch, what plays might to know about but never see, and just what you might watch on a Tuesday. A Senior Lecturer in the Department of English Literature and Creative Writing as Swansea University, specialising in the politics of playing and playgoing in sixteenth-and seventeenth-century London and in the afterlives of plays from this period in later centuries, including our own. Author of  ‘Public' and ‘Private' Playhouses in Renaissance England (Palgrave, 2015) For those listening to this upon release - Eoin is running a workshop at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse on 17th May 2023 - Research in Action: Framing the Play - https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/research-in-action-framing-the-play/ Our patrons received this episode in February 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/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

Continuing on our UK quest for all things Shakespeare, we returned to the indoor theatre at The Globe for Titus Andronicus.Now we understand why some mothers eat their young.  Hide all your candles!!To send us an email - please do, we truly want to hear from you!!! - write us at: thebardcastyoudick@gmail.com To support us (by giving us money - we're starving artists, dammit!!) - per episode if you like! -On Patreon, go here:  https://www.patreon.com/user?u=35662364&fan_landing=trueOr on Paypal:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=8KTK7CATJSRYJTo visit our website, go here:https://www.thebardcastyoudick.comTo donate to an awesome charity, go here:https://actorsfund.org/help-our-entertainment-communiity-covid-19-emergency-reliefLike us? Don't have any extra moolah? We get it! Still love us and want to support us?? Then leave us a five-star rating AND a review wherever you get your podcasts!!Episode Sources:Years and years of experience with Shakespeare from two  rather opinionated theatre professionals, you dicks!!!! And history, you rapscallion bastards!!!

Hello you dicks and dickesses!!!We continue to take you with us on our journey through Merrie Olde England with our review of Henry V at the Sam Wanamaker, the indoor theatre at the Globe in London.  We wish we were back in London (sob!), but listen with us and maybe we can all meet there in our dreams!!! Cuppa, anyone?? Or a pint?? We're so in!!!To send us an email - please do, we truly want to hear from you!!! - write us at: thebardcastyoudick@gmail.com To support us (by giving us money - we're starving artists, dammit!!) - per episode if you like! -On Patreon, go here:  https://www.patreon.com/user?u=35662364&fan_landing=trueOr on Paypal:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=8KTK7CATJSRYJTo visit our website, go here:https://www.thebardcastyoudick.comTo donate to an awesome charity, go here:https://actorsfund.org/help-our-entertainment-communiity-covid-19-emergency-reliefLike us? Don't have any extra moolah? We get it! Still love us and want to support us?? Then leave us a five-star rating AND a review wherever you get your podcasts!!Episode Sources:Years and years of experience with Shakespeare from two  rather opinionated theatre professionals, you dicks!!!! And history, you rapscallion bastards!!!

Directed by Golden Globe winner Sam Mendes, The Lehman Trilogy has travelled from London to Broadway and is back in the West End. This is the National's acclaimed adaptation of Stefano Massini's play. Plus *drum roll please* we interview Rob Madge about their musical My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do?) at the Ambassadors Theatre.And we tell you what we really think about Titus Andronicus, directed by Jude Christian, at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare's Globe. Is this what you call 'snuff theatre'?Part one: Titus AndronicusPart two: Interview with Rob Madge for My Son's a Queer (at 8 minutes)Part three: The Lehman Trilogy (at 18 minutes 30)Find us on Twitter #ESTheatrePodcast For all the latest news visit www.standard.co.uk/culture Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It must be great to have one show on at The Globe. Hannah Khalil has two. In this week's podcast, the writer in residence at London's most famous theatre talks to Hannah about Hakawatis: The Women of the Arabian Nights, which is on at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse until January 14, and The Fir Tree, a reimagining of Hans Christian Andersen's classic children's story, which on at the Globe until December 31. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/standardissuespodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shahidha Bari looks at the voices of women emerging from new writing in novels, plays and histories. Zenobia, Mavia, and Khadijah are Arabian queens and noblewomen who feature in the new book by Emran Iqbal El-Badawi which looks at the way female rulers of Arabia were crucial in shaping the history of the region. Hannah Khalil's new play at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at the Globe in London imagines a writers room of women weaving the tales that will last Scheherazade for 1,001 nights. And, Abdul Shayek's new production at the Tara Theatre in London is based on the testimony of women who survived Bangladesh's war of independence, a subject familiar in the writings of Tahmima Anam, including her novel A Golden Age. Queens and Prophets - How Arabian Noblewomen and Holy Men Shaped Paganism, Christianity and Islam by Emran Iqbal El-Badawi is published in December 2022 Hakawatis: Women of the Arabian Nights is co-produced by Tamasha and runs at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare's Globe from December 1st 2022 to January 14th 2023. Amma runs at the Tara Theatre in Earlsfield, London from November 30th to December 17th 2022. You can hear Tahmima Anam discussing her latest novel about a tech start up The Start Up Wife in this episode of Free Thinking https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000wc3p On the Free Thinking programme website is a collection of discussions about women in the world from goddesses to Tudor families, women warriors to sisters, witchcraft to artists' models https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p084ttwp Producer: Ruth Watts

This week on Speak The Speech, we are joined by actor, author and creative producer, Ben Crystal. Ben performs a speech from The Winter's Tale and shares his knowledge of received and original pronunciation in Shakespeare's works. He also talks about Shakespearean rehearsal and production practices, examines the evolution of Shakespeare's verse over his career, and discusses the process of creating his acclaimed co-authorship of Shakespeare's Words.   Ben Crystal is an actor, author and creative producer, and explorer of original practices in Shakespeare rehearsal and production. He is the co-author of Shakespeare's Words, The Shakespeare Miscellany and An Illustrated Dictionary of Shakespeare. He also wrote the Springboard Shakespeare series for Arden, and his first solo book, Shakespeare on Toast was shortlisted for the Educational Writer of the Year Award. From 2014 to 2016 he was invited with his father, David Crystal, to explore original pronunciation (OP) in the newly finished Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare's Globe.   He is a special advisor to the Shakespeare North Playhouse, a patron of Shakespeare Week and the founder of the international Shakespeare Ensemble, which makes full-scale productions in 5 days or less. He's travelled the world teaching and performing Shakespeare, and has delivered speeches for the British Council, TEDx, and universities worldwide. 

Now for a round up of accessible arts events as RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey catches up with Jess Beal from VocalEyes, the national audio description charity providing access to the arts for blind and partially sighted people to share some of the accessible events that are featured in their weekly email newsletter. Audio described shows and events included: The Merchant of Venice - Sunday 27 March, 1pm, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, London The Human Voice - Friday 1 April, 8.30pm, the Harold Pinter Theatre, London  Abigail's Party - Saturday 2 April, 2.30pm, Watford Palace Theatre,  The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, Thursday 7 April, 2.30pm, Norwich Theatre Royal Body Vessel Clay - Online Audio-Described Exhibition Tour, Monday 11 April, 6pm, Two Temple Place, London To find out more about these and other up-coming audio-described arts events as well as details about how to sign up to the VocalEyes weekly email newsletter do visit the VocalEyes website -  https://vocaleyes.co.uk (Image shows the VocalEyes logo. A speech bubble with 'VOCALEYES' written in bold black letters next to it)

Japanese film Drive My Car has been nominated for four Oscars, including Best Director for Ryusuke Hamaguchi. With his next film Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy released in the UK on Friday, critic Briony Hanson joins Samira Ahmed to review both films. It's a truism that Shakespeare is as relevant today as ever. But some of his plays are regarded as problematic and recently the celebrated actress Juliet Stevenson requested that a couple of them “should be buried”. Is she right? And which plays speak most powerfully to us? Juliet Stevenson and directors Abigail Graham - whose production of The Merchant of Venice is about to open at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse - and Justin Audibert join Samira. The BBC Concert Orchestra has begun a three year residency in Great Yarmouth, with the aim of ‘raising aspiration and improving wellbeing.' For Front Row, BBC Radio Norfolk's Andrew Turner reports on what the town already has to offer and how the cultural scene might benefit from the residency. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Julian May Image: Hidetoshi Nishijima and Toko Miura in the film Drive My Car, directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi Credit: Modern Films

Now for a round up of accessible arts events as RNIB Connect Radio's Toby Davey catches up with Jess Beal from VocalEyes, the national audio description charity providing access to the arts for blind and partially sighted people to share some of the accessible events that are featured in their weekly email newsletter. Audio described shows and events included: Cyrano de Bergerac - Sunday 20 February, 2.30pm, Harold Pinter Theatre, London  The Osmonds - Wednesday 23 February, 7.30pm, New Theatre Oxford Dreamgirls - Saturday 26 February, 2.30pm, Sunderland Empire The Glow - Saturday 5 March, 2.30pm, touch tour 1pm, Royal Court, London Hamlet - Saturday 12 march, 2pm, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, London To find out more about these and other up-coming audio-described arts events as well as details about how to sign up to the VocalEyes weekly email newsletter do visit the VocalEyes website - https://vocaleyes.co.uk (Image shows the VocalEyes logo. A speech bubble with 'VOCALEYES' written in bold black letters next to it)

A cathartic episode. The team share their thoughts on the NLD farce and look ahead to Leicester and (surely not again) Chelsea. We also pay tribute to Lamela's Puskás Award win by considering the best ultimately pointless Spurs goals, commiserate over some last minute devastation for Spurs Women and reveal our weekly culture picks. If you fancy skipping to certain bits:00:00 — NLD nonsense17:21 — Leicester and Chelsea previews, transfers & Eriksen 40:20 — The Best Pointless Spurs Goals Ever48:58 — Spurs Women 53:26 — Culture recommendations (Billie: TITANE [cinemas]; Ash: Eazy by The Game & Kanye West and Kanye West's Sunday Service [YouTube]; Charlie: Girls5eva [Sky/Peacock]; Rosa: Measure for Measure at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, The Ringer-Verse [podcast] Spider-Man: No Way Home [cinemas])Follow us on Twitter: @_HometownGloryThe team on Twitter: Ash, Billie, Charlie, Rosa and Tom... And we're on Instagram: @_hometownglorygram See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Guilty Feminist presented by Deborah Frances-White and Sophie Duker Episode 285: Women and Power with special guest Kathy LetteRecorded 4 November at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare's Globe. Released 20 December 2021.The Guilty Feminist theme by Mark Hodge and produced by Nick Sheldon.More about Deborah Frances-Whitehttps://deborahfrances-white.comhttps://twitter.com/DeborahFWhttps://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-bookMore about Sophie Dukerhttps://twitter.com/sophiedukeboxhttps://www.instagram.com/sophiedukeboxMore about Kathy Lettehttps://twitter.com/KathyLettehttps://www.kathylette.comhttps://www.penguin.com.au/books/hrt-husband-replacement-therapy-9781760890131https://www.amazon.co.uk/HRT-Husband-Replacement-Lette-Kathy/dp/176089012XFor more information about this and other episodes…visit https://www.guiltyfeminist.comtweet us https://www.twitter.com/guiltfempodlike our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/guiltyfeministcheck out our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/theguiltyfeministor join our mailing list http://www.eepurl.com/bRfSPTOur new podcasts are out nowMedia Storm https://podfollow.com/media-stormAbsolute Power https://podfollow.com/john-bercows-absolute-powerCome to a live recordingNew Kings Place dates in 2022. 31 January, 14 February and 21 March. https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/?s=guilty+feministDeborah Frances-White at WOW https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/talks-debates/deborah-frances-white-stands-wowUK Tour booking now. https://guiltyfeminist.com/2022-live-uk-tour/Australia/NZ tour book now. https://guiltyfeminist.com/tour2022/Thank you to our amazing Patreon supporters.To support the podcast yourself, go to https://www.patreon.com/guiltyfeminist See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We're joined by acclaimed actor Niamh Cusack (Curious Incident) & ringmaster David Williamson (The Illusionists) for a bonus episode of The West End Frame Show! Niamh Cusack is currently starring in the world premiere of Colin Teevan's The Seven Pomegranate Seeds directed by Melly Still at the Rose Theatre in Kingston.  Niamh previously starred at the Rose as Lenu in My Brilliant Friend: Parts 1 & 2 when it transferred to the National Theatre.  Her other work at the National Theatre includes The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (also West End), The Enchantment and His Dark Materials.  Just a few of her further credits include: Macbeth and As You Like It for the RSC; Playboy of the Western World and Dancing at Lughnasa at the Old Vic; The Winter's Tale at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse; The Rehearsal and The Merchant of Venice at Chichester Festival Theatre and Breathing Corpses at the Royal Court.  She is an Associate Artist at the Rose.  The Seven Pomegranate Seeds runs at the Rose Theatre until 20th November 2021.  David Williamson is currently preparing to return to London as Ringmaster Willy Whipsnade in Circus 1903 which runs at the Southbank Centre this Christmas. This year a range of astounding new acts will accompany old favourites in Circus 1903, transporting audiences back to the wonders of the Golden Age of Circus.  The show also features puppeteers who bring two elephants to life, Queenie and Peanut! David is a renowned magician; in addition to touring the world with Circus 1903, he has appeared onstage in The IllusionistsCircus 1903 runs at the Southbank Centre 16th December 2021 – 2 January 2022. Hosted by Andrew Tomlins @Andrew_Tomlins  Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit www.westendframe.co.uk to stay up-to-date with our podcasting adventures.   

American screenwriter, show-runner, director, and producer David Chase is best known for writing and producing the HBO drama The Sopranos which aired for six seasons between 1999 and 2007. He talks to Tom about why he's bringing back Michael Imperioli for The Many Saints Of Newark. Gary Raymond, editor of Wales Art Review, joins us to discuss the unveiling of the statue of the Welsh, black head teacher and heroine, Betty Campbell. Many great playwrights - including William Shakespeare - have written works to be performed at The Globe Theatre on the banks of The Thames. And now 400 years since the venue last had a playwright in residence, there's a new play, Metamorphoses, written by a team of young writers, making its premiere. We speak with Laura Lomas about creating new work for such an illustrious stage. Also with Simeon Miller, Candle Consultant for the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse – recreating pre-electric stage lighting for modern productions. And Danish artist Jens Haaning was commissioned to make a work for the Kunsten Museum of Modern Art in Aalborg, and was paid. He as delivered an empty picture frame as says this is a conceptual art word titled Take the Money and Run. How does this latest scam compare with other examples of audacious art? Tom Sutcliffe talks to art critic Louisa Buck. Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Julian May Main image: Michael Gandolfini (Left) as the young Tony Soprano with Alessandro Nivolo as his "uncle" Dickie Moltisanti . Image credit: Barry Wetcher/ © 2021 Warner Bros Entertainment Inc

In this Birthday episode, part-2, we discuss the all-women-of-colour Richard II, inclusive theatre lighting, and Julius Caesar. This episode is a collaboration with a special issue of the journal, Otherness: Essays and Studies. Edited by Dr. Anne Sophie Refskou, the special issue is all about 'representing (and misrepresenting) the title characters in Richard II and Richard II'. Listeners will find a wealth of both contextual material for Andoh's production as well as good companion pieces here: https://www.otherness.dk/journal/otherness-essays-studies-82/The production was recorded by Andoh’s company ‘Swinging the Lens’ and is available here: https://youtu.be/BHrXAJ93hRUFor a complete transcript, check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com Interviewer & Producer: Varsha PanjwaniGuest: Adjoa AndohArtwork: Wenqi Wan Part-Sponsored by NYU (London)

In this Birthday episode, we discuss the women of colour who shape Shakespeare and Britain, Ulysses, and the all-women-of-colour *Richard II*. This is part-1 of a two part conversation.  Check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com for a complete transcript. Interviewer & Producer: Varsha PanjwaniGuest: Adjoa AndohArtwork: Wenqi Wan Part-Sponsored by NYU Global Faculty Fund Award

In this episode, we return to the subject of Shakespeare and Fear, unpicking the relationship between our very real fears and anxieties and our obsession with ghost stories, hauntings and imaginary terrors.   As part of our digital festival exploring the subject, our 2018 production of Macbeth returns to the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse as Macbeth: A Conjuring, a semi-staged reading. So, we revisited interviews with director Rob Hastie and actors Michelle Terry and Paul Ready on conjuring, superstition and catharsis. And we caught up with Dr Will Tosh to discuss the uncanny resonances between today’s fearful state of affairs and the bitter winter in which Shakespeare wrote Macbeth. 

Our Amplify Producer, Craig, has been holed up in his makeshift bedroom studio talking to a host of exciting artists of national and international renown. These conversations cover career and process as well as offering a few exciting ideas to explore from home during this time of Social Distancing. Today’s guest is theatre director, Lucy Bailey.Lucy Bailey is a theatre director who co-founded and was the co-artistic director of The Print Room. Recently, she has directed a staggering production of Agatha Christie’s Witness For The Prosecution at London County Hall, immersing the audience into the text, as well as a UK Tour of Gaslight starring Martin Shaw.Other work includes: Ghosts (Northampton Royal and Derngate), Love from a Stranger (Northampton Royal and Derngate, and UK Tour), Cave (Printworks, Rotherhithe), The Graduate (Leeds Playhouse, Leicester Curve and UK Tour), Comus (Shakespeare’s Globe, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse) and Kenny Morgan (world premiere and revival, Arcola Theatre).Opera and Musical Theatre: Lucy co-founded and was the Artistic Director of The Gogmagogs – a music theatre ensemble of string players. She has conceived and directed many shows including: The Gogmagogs Gumbo Jumbo (Greenwich Theatre and International Tour), Troy Town (BAC and Riverside Studio), The Fool (Norwich Festival and Queen Elizabeth Hall), Introducing the Gogmagogs (ICA Theatre and Royal Court), Let’s Begin Again (World premiere – Norwich Festival), Jenufa (ENO/London Coliseum).If you’ve enjoyed today’s podcast, please consider donating to our Curtain Up Appeal, to ensure we can keep creating new work for audiences to enjoy: https://www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/support/curtain-up-appeal/​​

In this episode, we discuss Shakespeare's Globe, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, cosmetics, and gestures and the way in which they are connected to race, women, and power. Check out http://www.womenandshakespeare.com for a complete transcript.Interviewer: Dr Varsha Panjwani Guest: Professor Farah Karim-CooperProducer: Ms Lauren Yingqi CheungArtwork: Mr Wenqi Wan Sponsored by NYU Global Faculty Fund Award

With James Northcote. In episode two Alex and Jimmy explore their first comedy ‘The Taming of the Shrew'. They compare it to the modern adaptation ‘10 Things I Hate About You', as well as the musical ‘Kiss Me Kate'. They discuss teenage love, the art of wooing the opposite sex and whether this play is a fun story of flirtation, or a dangerous reminder of a pre- feminism age. Their guest this week is James Northcote who last month played Lucentio at the Globe's Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. The show was sadly cancelled due to covid-19. James has starred in films such as ‘The Imitation Game' and ‘Anna Karenina' but is most known to fans around the world for his role as Aldhem in Netflix series ‘The Last Kingdom'.

The first in a new feature on the podcast, The Shakespeare Diaries follows our very own artistic director and actor Michelle Terry and actor Paul Ready as they discuss Shakespeare’s plays from isolation. Up first, Macbeth. They starred as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in a production in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare’s Globe last winter. Here, they discuss superstition and conjuring, how they approach performing Shakespeare’s characters and questions of ambition, guilt and culpability.

It’s Christmas at the (Snow) Globe! It’s that time of year again: the frost is settling on the thatched roof, the decorations have gone up… and all the joy of a Danish family Christmas is about to arrive at the Globe. We caught up with Sandi and Jenifer Toksvig to find out more about their very special show, Christmas at the (Snow) Globe, where audiences will have to help our merry gang find the stolen magic of Christmas, and return it to the Globe…  We also travel back in time with Dr Will Tosh to the frosty winter of 1607/8, when the river Thames froze solid. As midwinter approaches, we’ve retreated into the warm glow of candlelight. We head backstage in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse with Cleo, our Candle Technician, to find out how we get through hundreds of candles a day. Finally, we’ve been digging around the archives to find you a festive poem from Jacobean England.

Tom Service visits conductor Jaap van Zweden in his office at the Lincoln Center in New York as he begins his second season as Music Director of New York Philharmonic. They talk about the orchestra's commitment to commissioning new music and the work he is doing on orchestral sound. Yuja Wang has been resident at the Barbican in London this week. Tom calls in on her there and learns about her love for Schubert and a new work written especially for her by John Adams. Meanwhile on the Southbank, Shakespeare's history plays are the focus for folk musician Ellie Wilson. She has composed music for Henry VI and Richard III. Tom finds Ellie at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse where she muses about writing music for Shakespeare and her new album featuring the music of Epping Forest. And, as we approach 12th December, Tom looks ahead to culture and music in the post-election landscape in the company of Ayesha Hazarika, Fraser Nelson and Fergus Linehan.

For centuries, Bartholomew Fair was held on the 24 August in the heart of London, and people flocked to the notorious streets of Smithfield for the fair, famous for its lawlessness, depravity and general merriment. Ben Jonson’s play Bartholomew Fair brings a cast of characters from across London together in a snapshot of London life. But the raucous comedy has a dark side, and its exploration of class, social standing and just deserts has as much to say now as it did then. It’s about to land in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, brought up to date for 2019. We went behind the scenes with the company – director Blanche McIntyre and actors Zach Wyatt, Josh Lacey and Richard Katz – to find out more about Bartholomew Fair and Londoner’s past and present, and to ask how much has really changed since Jonson’s Londoners partied in the streets of Smithfield?

The Guilty Feminist Presented by Deborah Frances-White and Susan Wokoma Episode 142: The Oratrix with special guests Adjoa Andoh, Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, Dr Farah Karim-Cooper Recorded 13 March at The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare’s Globe. Released 25 March 2019. The Guilty Feminist theme by Mark Hodge and produced by Nick Sheldon. Photo by Grace Gelder. Richard II set by Rajha Shakiry http://www.rajhashakiry.co.uk More about Deborah Frances-White http://deborahfrances-white.com https://twitter.com/DeborahFW https://www.virago.co.uk/the-guilty-feminist-book https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/The-Guilty-Feminist-tickets/artist/2210104 More about Susan Wokoma https://twitter.com/susan_wokoma https://dave.uktv.co.uk/shows/porters https://vimeo.com/290380459/8f4daace70 More about Adjoa Andoh and Richard II https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/adjoa-andoh https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on-2018/richard-ii More about Morgan Lloyd Malcolm and Emilia https://twitter.com/mogster https://www.nimaxtheatres.com/shows/emilia More about Dr Farah Karim-Cooper https://twitter.com/drfarahkc https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on-2018/women-and-power Guilty Feminist jewellery is now available https://www.road-from-damascus.co.uk The Negotiations special episode of the podcast is now available to purchase. http://guiltyfeminist.com/product/include-yourself-podcast/ Come to a live recording! The Guilty Feminist Podcast Live Tour 2019. Tickets on sale now. 25 March and 15 April at King’s Place in London. Tickets on sale now. 26 March at Vicar Street in Dublin. Tickets on sale now. 8 April at the BFI in London. Tickets on sale now. 11 April at the Udderbelly South Bank. Tickets on sale now. Leave us a review and rate us on Apple Podcasts! #iverilyalso

A production of Richard II has just opened at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in London. All the cast and crew are women of colour. It's co-directed by Adjoa Andoh, who also takes on the role of Richard II. She discusses the significance of this version of the play, a story of a troubled King beset by problems at home and abroad. The psychologist and author Ayelet Gundar-Goshen talks about her latest novel, Liar, and explores, through the character of Nofar, an average teenage girl working in an ice cream parlor during the summer holidays, the consequences of not telling the truth.Dr Holly Birkett, Lecturer at Birmingham Business Schoo, on the University's Equal Parenting Project. It's some of the most extensive research yet into the take up of Shared Parental Leave, and looks at why more eligible parents don't use it. Today and tomorrow, Women of the World Festival London takes place at Southbank Centre. What does the future hold for women in Leadership? We hear from Jude Kelly, the founder and director of WOW, and former politician Julia Gillard, the former Prime Minister of Australia and the only female to have held the post, who is now Chair of the Global Institute of Women's Leadership at King's College in London.Presenter Jenni Murray Producer Beverley PurcellPhotographer; Ingrid Pollard. Guest; Adjoa Andoh Guest; Lynette Linton Guest; Dr Holly Birkett Guest; Ayelet Gundar-Goshen Guest; Jude Kelly Guest; Julia Gillard

In this episode of Such Stuff, we go behind the scenes with the Pride, Then and Now festival, asking how we perform sexuality, and how sexuality is performed, shining a light on queer narratives from the early modern period too often overlooked. Writer and actor Tom Stuart talks about his new play After Edward, a response to Marlowe’s Edward II, in which he is also playing the titular role. Globe Research Fellow Dr Will Tosh delves into the life of Christopher Marlowe, and other writers from the period whose work touches on queer themes. And we chat to curator Sarah Grange and drag king Wesley Dykes, two of the team behind Moll and the Future Kings, an improv drag king cabaret by candlelight in our very own Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. They tell us about the extraordinary life of 17th century cross-dressing criminal Moll Frith. Plus, poems from early modern writers Richard Barnfield and Katherine Philips.

It’s been a long time since computer games were discussed on the podcast, but as Simon completes Red Dead Redemption 2, he can tell you if it’s worth the time. Then we have cinema and theatre in the episode as we discuss performances at The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse and the National Theatre. The latest Spider-Man, Into […]

It’s Christmas at the Globe! To get into the festive spirit, we travel back in time with Dr Will Tosh to the frosty winter of 1607/8, when the river Thames froze solid. As midwinter approaches, we’ve retreated into the warm glow of candlelight. We head backstage in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse with Cleo, our Candle Technician, to find out how we get through hundreds of candles a day. Finally, we’ve been digging around the archives to find you a festive poem from Jacobean England.

The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in London is an intimate candle-lit theatre space ideally suited for Shakespeare productions. Their latest is Love's Labour's Lost, played largely as broad comedy... how does it handle the pathos? Polish film Cold War won the Best Director Palme d'Or this year. It's a love story set in Soviet era Poland and the obstacles which make reaching for hope and resolution sometimes seem impossible A new TV drama series co-production from BBCTV and Netflix looks at the international legal ramifications of war crimes committed during the Rwandan genocide. Black Earth Rising stars Harriet Walter and Michaela Coel as a mother and daughter with a personal involvement that leads to family conflict Pat Barker's latest novel The Silence Of The Girls is a retelling of the Trojan Wars from the point of view of the women. Surreal Science is a new exhibition at London's Whitechapel Gallery combining collected 19th century scientific teaching models and illustrations, with new works selected by Salvatore Arancio to explore and understand the mysteries of nature and existence through scientific enquiry. Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Helen Lewis, Susan Jeffreys and David Benedict. The producer is Oliver Jones.

Disney Pixar's latest release is their first with an all-Latin cast. Coco explores the Mexican tradition of The Day of The Dead and a young boy's coming to terms with his heritage The new novel from Tim Pears is the second in his proposed trilogy. The Wanderers is the story of two young people in pre-WW1 England and the horses that are part of their lives All's Well That Ends Well has opened at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at London's Globe Theatre Hauser and Wirth Somerset has opened a new exhibition "The Land We Live In- The Land We Left Behind" that deals with attitudes to the countryside BBC Radio 4 has dramatised Elif Shafak's novel The Bastard of Istanbul as part of the Reading Europe season of programnmes Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Tom Holland, Stephanie Merritt and Kathryn Hughes. The producer is Oliver Jones.

Its the New Year, so Vicki and James took themselves off to see Romantics Anonymous at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. An ensemble cast brought to life this new musical, but did it hit the right notes?  Download our Podcast to hear our review. If you would like us to review your production drop us a line at 15minutetheatre@gmail.com, find us on Twitter and Facebook and if you like what you hear rate and review us on ITunes! Thanks for listening!

Welcome to episode 16 of Hip Squared! Troy tells us about crafting a strandbeest, a walking wind creature engineered to amuse as it ambles along at its own pace. John continues white-knuckling through his mandatory over-time shifts, power-napping in his car during lunch breaks. Then John talks about the new Gorillaz album, Humanz. Gorillaz is a band and multi-media phenomenon that includes a group of made-up cartoon characters that make music and go on adventures together. With a twisted sci-fi aesthetic, diverse musical influences and a collection of well-crafted music videos, Gorillaz have been entertaining their audiences for years. John and Troy talk about their music and madness. Next, Troy talks about going to the theatre during his trip to London. He speaks about the play adaptation of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, originally a book about a young man with a mental condition that vaguely resembles autism. The play puts the audience into the main character's perspective with often disorienting results. He also talks about seeing Othello at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, an indoor playhouse lit only by candle-light. Maplex Monk twists the knobs.

Anita Dobson's acting career spans more than forty years. She found fame in the 1980s playing pub landlady Angie Watts in EastEnders. She has starred in television, film and theatre productions as diverse as Hamlet, Follies and London Road. She talks about her career and growing up in the East End. Alastair Humphreys is an adventurer who has cycled around the world and walked a lap of the M25. He pioneered the concept of micro-adventures (adventures close to home) but has now turned his attention to 'grand adventures'. He explains how adventures great or small are within everyone's grasp. Fifty years ago, a group of boys from the Kettering Grammar School Satellite Tracking Group discovered a new and undiscovered soviet space launch site. To celebrate, Leicester's National Space Centre is holding an exhibition. Mike Sinnett, a former pupil talks about the discovery and how it catapulted the boys into the media spotlight. Bookshop owner Stephen Foster has a licence to fill shelves. He has provided books for film sets such as James Bond's 'Spectre' and 'Skyfall', 'The Danish Girl' and 'Mr Holmes'. He talks about his love for old and rare books and explains how he chooses the books to fit the character's personality. The inheritance tracks of the actress Rachael Stirling who chose Bob Dylan's 'Lay Lady Lay' and Ella Fitzgerald's 'Too Darn Hot'. Kate Recordon has been finding out about how the interaction with our dogs can be life-changing. Anita Dobson is in conversation at St James theatre, London on 20th March at 3pm. Alastair Humphreys book 'Grand Adventures' is out now. Rachael Stirling stars in 'The Winter's Tale' at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London. Producer: Dianne McGregor Editor: Karen Dalziel.

Abstract: In this third episode, Karin and Elizabeth talk about what Michael Jackson Studies is. Going through a wide range of references, they explain how the simple act of 'Michaeling' became an area of academic study in its own right. The podcast also discusses the pioneers who started this academic conversation, and the future of the study of Michael Jackson, as an artist. REFERENCE AS: Merx, Karin, and Elizabeth Amisu. "Episode 3 - What Is Michael Jackson Studies?", Podcast, Michael Jackson's Dream Lives On: An Academic Conversation 2, no. 1 (2016). Published electronically 7/02/16. http://sya.rqu.mybluehost.me/website_94cbf058/the-dream-lives-on-3-what-s-michael-jackson-studies/. The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies asks that you acknowledge The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies as the source of our Content; if you use material from The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies online, we request that you link directly to the stable URL provided. If you use our content offline, we ask that you credit the source as follows: “Courtesy of The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies.” Episode 3 - What is Michael Jackson Studies? By Karin Merx & Elizabeth Amisu 'Most households, I'm sure in the Western world, will have a copy of Thriller there somewhere. That tells us a lot more about us than it does about Michael himself, or even his work. It tells us about what we want to consume, pay for, and what we want to have as part of our culture.' - Elizabeth Amisu All Our References and Where to Easily Find Them 1. 'Chapter 2 - A Critical Survey of Michael Jackson Studies' In The Dangerous Philosophies of Michael Jackson: His Music, His Persona, and His Artistic Afterlife (Praeger, 2016). 2. Dr. Joseph Vogel's pioneering MJ Studies page that inspired us to create this journal. 3. Dr. Vogel coins the term, 'MJ Studies' to describe his work. 4. Joseph Vogel, Man in the Music: The Creative Life and Work of Michael Jackson. Sterling, 2011. 5. Find out about Early Modern English Literature in this video from King's College London's English Department. 6. Michael Jackson, Moonwalk. (London: Heinemann, 1988). 7.  Michael Jackson, Dancing the Dream: Poems & Reflections (London: Doubleday, 1992). 8. Elizabeth Amisu, "On Michael Jackson's ‘Dancing the Dream'." The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies 1, no. 2 (2014): 3. 9. Karin Merx, "From Throne to Wilderness: Michael Jackson's 'Stranger in Moscow' and the Foucauldian Outlaw." The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies 1, no. 4 (2015). 10. Who was Michel Foucault? 11. Michael Jackson and the number 7. 12. Malcolm Barnard, Fashion as Communication (Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2002). ———, ed. Fashion Theory: An Introduction (Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2014). 13. James Shapiro, 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare (Faber, 2006) 14. Michael D. Bristol. "Shakespeare: The Myth." Chap. 29 In A Companion to Shakespeare, edited by David Scott Kastan, 489-502. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 1999. 15. Professor Sonia Massai, Reader in Shakespeare at King's College London. 16. The Knight of the Burning Pestle (1607) by Francis Beaumont at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London. 17. Samuel Taylor Coleridge - the British Library. 18. 'Globe to Globe' Season at Shakespeare's Globe 2012. 19. Renegade Theatre's The Winter's Tale in Yoruba, Shakespeare's Globe. 20. Cambridge University's virtual Shakespearean theatre experience online. 21. The Library of Congress Thriller album entry by Dr. Joseph Vogel. 22. Zack O'Malley Greenburg, Michael Jackson, Inc. (Atria, 2014). 23. Kobena Mercer, "Monster Metaphors: Notes on Michael Jackson's ‘Thriller'." Screen 27, no. 1 (1986): 26-43. 24. Michele Wallace, "Michael Jackson, Black Modernisms and ‘the Ecstasy of Communication'." The Journal of Michael Jackson Academic Studies 1, no. 4 (2015): 2. 25. Joseph Vogel,

Actress and author Pauline McLynn talks about her varied career which includes Mrs Doyle in Father Ted and Nasty Nick Cotton's ex-wife in EastEnders. She also discusses being attracted to playing baddies and explains why she's knitting for chickens. Hollywood trainer Dalton Wong has worked with Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence and got Kit Harington into shape for Game of Thrones. Dalton talks about why he made a career out of fitness. Listener Teresa Verney-Brookes who used her redundancy money to become a Punch and Judy performer 'Professor Queen Bee'. JP Devlin meets former politician Lembit Opik who reflects on the impact of losing his seat as MP for Montgomeryshire and why he's determined to live life in the present and take opportunities. Natalie Imbruglia shares her Inheritance Tracks: Close to you by The Carpenters and Nick Cave: Into My Arms. Sportswriter Tony Evans talks about the significance of football as he was growing up in Liverpool, his time in the band 'The Farm,' and how he came to journalism late, leaving England for America after being in the crowds at Hillsborough. Cymbeline starring Pauline McLynn is at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London, until 21 April. The Feel Good Plan by Dalton Wong and Kate Faithfull-Williams is out on the 7th January. Natalie Imbruglia's latest album Male is out now. Two Tribes: Liverpool, Everton and a City on the Brink by Tony Evans is published in April. Producer Claire Bartleet Editor: Louise Corley.

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For many years, Globe Education has been staging performances with scripts of the plays of Shakespeare’s contemporaries in a series called Read Not Dead. They have worked their way through over 200 plays, but the opening of the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse means they now have a permanent and splendid home. To decide which play should […]

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