Musing on the Bard: a podcast for the Shakespeare curious

Musing on the Bard: a podcast for the Shakespeare curious

"Musing on the Bard: a podcast for the Shakespeare curious" is hosted by award-winning Australian actor, Sally McLean and supported by the British Shakespeare Association. Through in-depth conversations with the fascinating ensemble members of the critically acclaimed Shakespeare Republic series, this podcast delves into performing, directing or adapting Shakespeare’s works, the trials and tribulations of plying the acting craft, thoughts and musings on creativity in general and much, much more. To find out more about the podcast, visit the official site: https://www.musingonthebard.com

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December 15, 2025 103 mins

Welcome to the bumper final episode of of Musing on the Bard: a podcast for the Shakespeare curious for 2025, hosted by Australian actor, Sally McLean, featuring today's guest, the fascinating American actor: Frank Collison.

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Known to Shakespeare Republic audiences for playing the award-winning role of "Prospero" in Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsAStage (The Lockdown Chronicles), Frank Collison is a Lo...

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Welcome to the penultimate episode of Season 1 of Musing on the Bard: a podcast for the Shakespeare curious, hosted by Australian actor, Sally McLean, featuring today's guest, the wonderful Australian actor: Phoebe Anne Taylor.

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Known to Shakespeare Republic audiences for playing the award-winning roles of "Sebastian" in Shakespeare Republic: #LoveTheBard, "Launce" in Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsASt...

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Welcome to Musing on the Bard: a podcast for the Shakespeare curious, hosted by Australian actor, Sally McLean, and featuring today's guest, the wonderful British actor: Leo Atkin.

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Known to Shakespeare Republic audiences for playing the award-winning role of "Puck" in Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsAStage (The Lockdown Chronicles), Leo has been an actor for 40 years, and has been privileged to perform...

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Welcome to Musing on the Bard: a podcast for the Shakespeare curious, hosted by Australian actor, Sally McLean, and featuring today's guest, the wonderful British actor: Yolanda Ovide.

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Known to Shakespeare Republic audiences for playing the award-winning role of "Juliet" in Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsAStage (The Lockdown Chronicles), a performance that won her Best Supporting Actress in a Drama at...

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Welcome to Musing on the Bard: a podcast for the Shakespeare curious, hosted by Australian actor, Sally McLean, and featuring today's guest, the fabulous Australian actor: Tim Constantine.

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Known to Shakespeare Republic audiences for playing the award-winning role of "Hamlet" in Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsAStage (The Lockdown Chronicles), Tim's stage roles include “Jerry” in Pinter’s Betrayal; “Fre...

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Welcome to Musing on the Bard: a podcast for the Shakespeare curious, hosted by Australian actor, Sally McLean, and featuring today's guest, the fabulous American actor: Laura Gardner.

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Known to Shakespeare Republic audiences for playing the award-winning role of "Constance" in Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsAStage (The Lockdown Chronicles), Laura has appeared on Broadway in Smile, Off Broadway in The ...

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Welcome to Musing on the Bard: a podcast for the Shakespeare curious, hosted by Australian actor, Sally McLean, and featuring today's guest, the wonderful American actor: Christopher Kirby.

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Known to Shakespeare Republic audiences for playing the award-winning roles of "Thomas More" in Shakespeare Republic Season Two, "Richard II" in Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsAStage (The Lockdown Chronicles) and "...

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Welcome to Musing on the Bard: a podcast for the Shakespeare curious, hosted by Australian actor, Sally McLean, and featuring today's guest, the wonderful Australian actor: Sass Pinci.

Known to Shakespeare Republic audiences for playing the award-winning role of "Mark Antony" in Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsAStage (The Lockdown Chronicles), "Puck/Ghost" in Walking Shadows Vol. 2 and "Elizabeth Grey" in Dark Arcadia, Sass i...

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Welcome to Musing on the Bard: a podcast for the Shakespeare curious, hosted by Australian actor, Sally McLean, and featuring today's guest, the wonderful USA actor: Miguel Perez.

Known to Shakespeare Republic audiences for playing the award-winning role of "The Chorus" from Henry V in Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsAStage (The Lockdown Chronicles), Miguel has worked in films with the likes of Johnny Depp, Clint Eastwood, St...

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Welcome to Musing on the Bard: a podcast for the Shakespeare curious, hosted by Australian actor, Sally McLean, and featuring today's guest: wonderful UK actor: Danielle Farrow.

Known to Shakespeare Republic audiences for playing the award-winning role of "Henry IV" in Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsAStage (The Lockdown Chronicles), Danielle’s enduring love of Shakespeare has led to playing a wide range of roles including Ju...

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Welcome to the first episode of Musing on the Bard: a podcast for the Shakespeare curious, hosted by Australian actor, Sally McLean, and featuring today's guest: beloved Aussie actor: Don Bridges.

Known to Shakespeare Republic audiences for playing the award-winning role of "Corin" in Shakespeare Republic: #AllTheWebsAStage (The Lockdown Chronicles), Don's work in theatre includes performances in London, New York, San Francisc...

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Musing on the Bard: a podcast for the Shakespeare curious is for those who are interested in Shakespeare and, somewhat paradoxically, also for those who feel they should be interested in Shakespeare, but so far have not been lured by his charms. It’s about the craft of acting – we are all actors here, so no avoiding that – but it is also about the act of creating in general. It is about being human. About the mis-takes made w...

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