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Jealousy decimates a reunion between old friends, a once happy marriage and the childhood of a princess. In Act 1 scene 2, part 1, Polixenes wishes to return home but Hermione persuades him to stay. Leontes...
Podcast. Weekly showdown hosted by Stephanie Crugnola that pits her against academics, actors and teachers to debate a Shakespeare-related ‘best of’ - with listeners getting the opportunity to vote on...
Looking in detail at the third Act of Henry VI and the appearance of King Henry VI as a child.
Like generations of theatre-goers, this lecture concentrates on the (large) figure of Sir John Falstaff and investigates his role in Henry IV part 1. Lecture 11 in the Approaching Shakespeare series.
An exploration of act 1, scene 1 of "A Midsummer Night’s Dream", focuses on the wedding of Theseus who is impatient to marry the fair Hyppolyta. Closer scrutiny lays bare a match made in the aftermath of...
Looking in detail at the second Act of Henry VI and if someone other than Shakespeare contributed to this part of the play.
Looking in detail at the fourth Act of Henry VI and the coronation in Paris; also discusses the recent stage production of King Lear starring Glenda Jackson.
Looking at how the various points of conflict are set up in in the opening scene of Henry VI. Also explores forms of address and the use of ‘you’ versus ‘thee’ and ‘thou’.
Looking in detail at the fifth Act of Henry VI, looking at the conclusion of Joan’s story arc and the introduction of a new major character, Margaret, who would continue in Parts 2 and 3 and then in...
Hamlet’s story begins at midnight. Menace hangs heavily in the air.