From the earliest drama in English, to the closing of the theatres in 1642, there was a hell of a lot of drama produced - and a lot of it wasn't by Shakespeare. Apart from a few noble exceptions these plays are often passed over, ignored or simply unknown. This podcast presents full audio productions of the plays, fragmentary and extant, that shaped the theatrical world that shaped our dramatic history.
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This week we're sharing this version of the Seven Deadly Sins, as found in the Norwich Archdeacon's visitation book. It might not have been designed for performance, but it could have functioned as a mini pageant on the theme of sin, in a similar way to pageants of the Nine Worthies might be trotted out for civic events. It might date to...
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This week we haves a chat about The Parnassus Plays, written in Cambridge in the early 1600's by some people. Robert Crighton is joined by the editors of an upcoming edition of the plays for the Revels series, Andrew Hadfield and Neil Rhodes.
The plays are available to buy from Manchester University Press now!
Andrew Hadfield has taught a ...
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Part four of our an epic (yet dinky) series looking at some fragments found in The English Treasury of Wit and Language by John Cotgrave.
You can find a version of the text at archive.org. This fragment comes from page 40 and another quote on Chamber-maids. The text is performed by Aliki Chapple, the host is Robert Crighton.
Our patron...
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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.
We continue the last section of the book - or:
The third and last of Doctor Faustus his merry conceits, showing after w...
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This week we conclude (for now) our Thyestes journey, with a mix of the post-show discussion.
With Helen Good, Tudor historian, and cast member Simon Nader Mirza - hosted by Robert Crighton
Live show technical Manager – Valentina Vinci
Produced by Robert Crighton
CW: torture, violence, references to sexual violence, inj...
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This week we continue our Thyestes journey, with a mix of the live show. Next week we will drop our post-show discussion.
Thyestes by Seneca, translated by Jasper Heywood
Recorded live on Thursday 23rd October 2025 at 7.30pm
Brian Eastty - Chorus leader
Pamela Flanagan - Megaera and Messenger
Karim Kronfli - Atreus
Sophie Lawlor ...
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This is a chat about Thyestes with Dr Harriet Archer, who we had hoped would be with us on the recording day at the Wyrd Revels for the post-show discussion, but stuff happens, so we picked the thread up now for the final edit on the podcast. As a discussion of the play, content warnings for mentions of violence, sexual violence, and cannibalism...
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This week we have a short fragment from the early 17th century - A play generally labelled as Two Thieves and a Gullible Tapster - but you can make up your own.
A young tapster is hoodwinked by two reprobates into telling them of a traveller with gold worth nicking, and also talks him into giving them drinks on tick. They do this via pretty e...
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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.
We continue the last section of the book - or:
The third and last of Doctor Faustus his merry conceits, showing a...
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This week we have a chat with Stewart McGill about an upcoming production of The Massacre at Paris by Christopher Marlowe. Stewart is directing the play for Playbox Theatre in October, and we chat about what you might expect from this youth production.
Running 15th to 17th October 2026 at The Dream Factory in Warwick - Tickets and show info h...
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The Wise-woman of Hogston by Thomas Heywood
Recorded live on Wednesday 22nd October 2025 at 7.30pm
Aliki Chapple - Luce's Father
Tobias Deacon – Taber
Brian Eastty - Old Chartley
Pamela Flanagan - Wise-woman
Roel Fox – Haringfield
Aisling Groves-McKeown - Luce / A Kitchen maid
Liza Graham - Sir Boni...
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A quick update about our upcoming live stream recording sessions, plus our live in-person events for the Autumn up to Christmas! All of these events will be recorded and shared on the podcast in the future, but you can catch them now by becoming a patron, or buying tickets.
Autumn Live-Stream Line Up - £3+tier patrons, https://www.patreon.c...
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This week we have a chat about Cue Scripts with Lizzie Conrad Hughes, founder of Shake-scene S*********e about the practice of using cues scripts to produce a show.
Find out more about their work - https://www.shake-sceneshakespeare.co.uk/
Support their work - https://www.patreon.com/shakesceneshakespeare
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Welcome to this full cast audio of The Norwich Grocers' Play - version A from the 1530's! Version B from thirty years later will follow anon.
The Story of the Creation of Eve, with the Expelling of Adam and Eve out of Paradise by Stephen Prewett
With Song Marshall as Eve, Benjamin Finch as Adam, Larissa Oates Serpent, and Alison Whismore as God
The text coach for the production was Liza Graham
The Norwich Grocers ...
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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.
We begin the last section of the book - or:
The third and last of Doctor Faustus his merry conceits, showing afte...
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Part three of our an epic (yet dinky) series looking at some fragments found in The English Treasury of Wit and Language by John Cotgrave. This is a fairly chunky opening gambit, with the preface to the book, before our usual drive by at a short bit of text.
You can find a version of the text at archive.org. This fragment comes from page ...
The Witch of Edmonton by Thomas Dekker, John Ford & William Rowley
Recorded live at the White Bear Theatre on Tuesday 21st October at 7.30pm
CW: Below the cast list
Cast:Aliki Chapple - Old Banks
Robert Crighton – Justice
Tobias Deacon - Sir Arthur
Brian Eastty - Old Thorney
Pamela Flanagan - Third Clown / Constable / First Countryman
Alex Kapila - Winifred / Sawgut
Emma Kemp – Susa...
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This week it's a discussing episode where I chat with Dr Shirley Bell about her book Music and Emotion on the Caroline Stage - available now!
The book examines the relationship between music and emotion in the Caroline theatre. Music could be ravishing, it could be unsettling, it could be used as a way of depicting madness itself or of tr...
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Welcome to more university silliness! It's Gown, Hood and Cap – which survives in a manuscript at the Folger library. Like our recently released Band, Cuff and Ruff, this is a short skit written by students at Cambridge.
Gown, Hood and Cap is less conflict driven that Work for Cutlers, or Band, Cuff and Gown, and is more about bants...
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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-Eight: Faustus was asked a question concerning thunder.
Our patrons also get an exploring session looking in de...
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