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Audio podcast. In this episode hosts Ian Doescher and Sara Plasskett look at the sources that Shakespeare used when writing Romeo and Juliet, including an Italian novella by Matteo Bandello, a poem by Arthur...
CBC radio adaptation of the play by W.H. Rockett. The play concerns a couple on the verge of breaking up, and the psychological games they play: the couple are Ariel and Sycorax. It also satirises certain...
Radio broadcast. Peter Holland talks about writing the entry for Shakespeare for the new ‘Dictionary of National Biography’. Shakespeare has been allocated more words than anyone, but what is to be said?...
Radio drama. Five modern plays for Shakespeare’s women written by Juliet Ace. 1: Faced with parental disapproval of the boy of her choice young Juliet turns to the internet and agony art Veronica.
As William Shakespeare begins writing his latest play alongside memoirs, he is struck by a wave of contemplation regarding his deteriorated marriage to his wife Anne Hathaway. He then draws inspiration by...
Podcast. Barbara Bogaev talks to American poet Billy Collins about humanising Shakespeare and his new collection, Musical Tables. Collins starts by reading his earlier poem, "The Bard in Flight."
Barbara Bogaev interviews Clare McManus (Professor in the Department of English and Creative Writing at the University of Roehampton) about women who did appear on stage in Europe in Shakespeare’s time....
Radio broadcast. A version of Judith Gick’s stage monologue, written for Anna Barry and first performed at the Edinburgh Festival in 1981. It puts together historical fact and the internal evidence from...
In this episode from the radio series showcasing contemporary writing, Shakespeare’s weird sisters are getting ready to share their cooking recipes with an eager television audience in a short story...
Two papers given during the First World Shakespeare Congress, held in Vancouver, B.C. Prof. G.R. Hibbard, University of Waterloo, discusses Shakespeare’s use of dramatic poetry and the duality of his...
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