The History Of European Theatre

Episode 124:A conversation with Margaret Oakes about the book 'To Gender or Not to Gender: Casting and Characters for 21st Century Shakespeare’ which explores ways in which gender is being reinterpreted by British and North American productions since the turn of the millennium. After an initial chapter outlining recent gender theory, which is very useful to a newcomer to this as an academic study, like myself, the rest of the book uses examples of recent productions to illustrate different possibilities in cross gender casting, and the questions that this approach can lead to.  I found it to be an absolutely fascinating read, driven by Margaret’s enthusiasm for her subject, which you can also hear in our conversation.Margaret J. Oakes is a Professor of English at Furman University, a liberal arts college in Greenville, South Carolina. She specializes in early modern British poetry and drama and detective fiction. She holds a B.A. in English and a J.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, an M.A. in English from Northwestern University, and a Ph.D. in English and Humanities from Stanford University. She has published on George Herbert, Francis Bacon, J.K. Rowling, Sara Paretsky, and Dorothy L Sayers.https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/to-gender-or-not-to-gender/https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gender-Not-Casting-Characters-Shakespeare-ebook/dp/B0D76WMZZK/ref=sr_1_1?crid=11CZZNA8QVXMS&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Fihl0uzGo8sTOhBH_I4U8wOKjYHyDayfQRaiJC8DtmU2ys8o2ElWldOC_VbzQCTL8m9pHSr8AoWvS-DvPKEK95JDT0OLndsd1tmX0761a0mRVME0k2kAiYP2gv6iazDe_eDgN3NATv9tYPQW2r5F3odhSC2oKCtn9O8jhT_SDIZm4-SSu4y_Rn_KxtwO4aRTW3gap_sqUj1T_nfvUY_3VQXB04ieAYtntSqU7UrZq9k.QIlJWmZhVaV9c6eAKS1TbJIl5tUJlRuDAD4RIRn2fpM&dib_tag=se&keywords=to+gender+or+not+to+gender&qid=1718710353&s=books&sprefix=to+gender+or+not+to+gender%2Cstripbooks%2C87&sr=1-1This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bonus Episode 36:Sometimes things conspire against the podcaster, as has happened to me in the last couple of weeks, meaning that I have not been able to get the promised episode up to scratch in time.  To make up for this and fill the gap I have created an episode that goes back to Greek theatre.  It looks at that most mysterious of the ancient Greek forms, the satyr play and two of the men who were instrumental in vastly increasing our knowledge of these things.The place of the satyr play in the history of Ancient Greek theatreThe satyr play as part of the Dionysia festivalThe satyr play as a counterpoint to tragedyThe later history of the satyr play‘Cyclops’ by EuripidesThe discovery of ‘Trackers’ by SophoclesThe paperologists Hunt and GrenfellThe finds at OxyrhincusArthur Hunt’s speech to the Egyptian Exploration Society(including the plot of Trackers)The Hypsipyle tragedy by Euripides, also in the Oxyrhincus findsThe Bacchae as a satyr playSupport the podcast at:www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.comwww.ko-fi.com/thoetpwww.patreon.com/thoetpThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 123: The Origins of New PlaceThe Clopton’s of Stratford-Upon-AvonThe first house at New PlaceHugh Clopton and his support for StratfordWilliam CloptonWilliam Bott and murder at New Place (maybe)William Underhill sells New Place to ShakespeareWilliam Underhill and his son Faulk (another murder)The New Place of Shakespeare’s timeThe question of how much time Shakespeare spent in New PlaceThe gardens of New PlaceThe house passes through Shakespeare’s family after his death.New Place is rebuiltShakespeare and the New Place mulberry treeFrancis Gastrell’s eventful time at New PlaceJame Halliwell-Phillips purchases New Place and commences archaeological worksThe Shakespeare Birthplace Trust is createdFurther Archaeological work and the renewal of the site in the 21st centurySupport the podcast at:www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.comwww.ko-fi.com/thoetpwww.patreon.com/thoetpThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 122:The fourth and final part of the biography of Shakespeare.The rise of Shakespeare as actor and playwright for the Lord Chamberlain’s Men.‘The Comedy of Errors’ performed at Grey’s Inn, ‘the night of errors.’The influence of the inns of court.Plays for special occasions.Francis Meres’ comments on Shakespeare.Shakespeare’s involvement in a legal summons.The move from The Theatre to The Globe.The opening of The Globe.The sharers at The Globe.Shakespeare lodging on Silver Street and his involvement with the Mountjoy family.Shakespeare’s interests in Stratford-Upon-Avon.The death of Hamnet Shakespeare.New Place – Shakespeare’s home in Stratford.Shakespeare’s business interests in Stratford.The accession of James 1st and the creation of the King’s Men.The King’s Men’s record of performance at Court.The King’s Men take on the indoor Blackfriars Theatre.Shakespeare buys a house near the Blackfriars Theatre.The last works with collaborators.The burning down and rebuilding of The Globe.The last years in Stratford.The death of Shakespere.Support the podcast at:www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.comwww.ko-fi.com/thoetpwww.patreon.com/thoetpThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 121:For this episode I’m very pleased to welcome Katherine Sheil, Professor of English at the University of Minnesota for the second part of our conversation about Anne Hathaway, based around her book ‘Imagining Shakespeare’s Wife: The Afterlife of Anne Hathaway’.In this part we went on to talk about the different views of Anne in fiction and non-fiction through the centuries.  The breadth of views are quite astounding and we try to unpick how some of these at lease could have come about.Katherine is a leading expert on Anne Hathaway and her legacy to history so, following on from the recent episodes about Shakespeare’s ancestry and early life in Stratford and London this was a perfect opportunity to talk to Katherine, and if you have not done so already you should probably listen to all the preceding season six episodes before returning here.Katherine Scheil is Professor of English at the University of Minnesota. She is the author of several books about Shakespeare, including The Taste of the Town: Shakespearean Comedy and the Early Eighteenth-Century Theatre; Shakespeare/Adaptation/Modern Drama (with Randall Martin);  She Hath Been Reading: Women and Shakespeare Clubs in America; Imagining Shakespeare’s Wife: The Afterlife of Anne Hathaway; Shakespeare & Biography (with Graham Holderness); and Shakespeare & Stratford. She is finishing a book on the history of women and Stratford-upon-Avon, and a book about Shakespeare and biofiction, called Father Shakespeare. She was one of the co-editors of the recent Annethology: Poems Re-Presenting Anne Shakespeare. Her work on the epitaph of Anne Shakespeare in Holy Trinity Church will be coming out later this year with Cambridge University Press.Links to Katherine's latest books, available from any bookshop.www.cambridge.org/9781108404068https://www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page/anne-thologySupport the podcast at:www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.comwww.ko-fi.com/thoetpwww.patreon.com/thoetpThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 120:The lost years of Shakespeare’s early life have given space for some myths and legends to grow over the centuries, before we can trace a few facts of his early life in London.The myth of Shakespeare and the Crab-tree.The myth of Shakespeare the deer slayer.Nicholas Rowe – the first editor of Shakespeare.The Queen’s men in Stratford.The myth of Shakespeare’s early days in London.Was Shakespeare’s first London home in Shoreditch?Tracing Shakespeare’s moves through London via tax records.London in the late 15th century.The ‘upstart Crow’ commentShakespeare’s growing popularity with the Henry 6th plays and others.Shakespeare the poet: Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece.Shakespeare finds a patron – The Earl of SouthamptonThe formation of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men and Shakespeare’s part in it.Support the podcast at:www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.comwww.ko-fi.com/thoetpwww.patreon.com/thoetpThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 119:For this episode I’m very pleased to welcome Katherine Sheil, Professor of English at the University of Minnesota.  Katherine is Author of several books about Shakespeare, but today we particularly talk about her book about Shakespeare’s wife called ‘Imagining Shakespeare’s Wife: The Afterlife of Anne Hathaway’.  It is a fascinating examination of the known facts of Anne’s life and of how her persona has been used and abused through the centuries, as a means of examining and justifying views of Shakespeare, but also about how Anne has been viewed in her own right.Katherine is a leading expert on Anne Hathaway and her legacy to history so, following on from the last podcast episode about Shakespeare’s early life and marriage this was a perfect opportunity to talk to Katherine, who adds much nuanced thought and detail to the subject of Anne’s life, which adds to the basic facts I detailed last time, so if you have not listened to that episode yet it’s probably a good idea to do so before returning here.Katherine Scheil is Professor of English at the University of Minnesota. She is the author of several books about Shakespeare, including The Taste of the Town: Shakespearean Comedy and the Early Eighteenth-Century Theatre; Shakespeare/Adaptation/Modern Drama (with Randall Martin);  She Hath Been Reading: Women and Shakespeare Clubs in America; Imagining Shakespeare’s Wife: The Afterlife of Anne Hathaway; Shakespeare & Biography (with Graham Holderness); and Shakespeare & Stratford. She is finishing a book on the history of women and Stratford-upon-Avon, and a book about Shakespeare and biofiction, called Father Shakespeare. She was one of the co-editors of the recent Annethology: Poems Re-Presenting Anne Shakespeare. Her work on the epitaph of Anne Shakespeare in Holy Trinity Church will be coming out later this year with Cambridge University Press.Links to Katherine's latest books, available from any bookshop.www.cambridge.org/9781108404068https://www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page/anne-thologySupport the podcast at:www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.comwww.ko-fi.com/thoetpwww.patreon.com/thoetpThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 118:Shakespeare's youth, his school days, religious life and marriage.A couple of corrections to the last episode on John ShakespeareThe Shakespeare family's domestic set up.Religion and the life of a child in the late 1500'sExamples of how William's education in Stratford may have looked.Anne Hathaway and her family history.William and Anne's marriage and the many speculations about anomalies in the records.Support the podcast at:www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.comwww.ko-fi.com/thoetpwww.patreon.com/thoetpThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bonus Episode 35:A conversation with Cassidy Cash, producer and host of 'That Shakespeare Life', the podcast that interviews expert historians to explore people, events, and objects that were living or happening in Shakespeare’s lifetime.Cassidy Cash is a Shakespeare historian, historical map illustrator, and host of That Shakespeare Life, That Shakespeare Life is currently ranked the #2 Shakespeare history podcast in the world. In addition to podcasting, Cassidy creates independent films about 16-17th century history and illustrated history maps that diagram life in turn of the 17th century England. Her documentary shorts and animated films about Shakespeare's history have won international film awards for both history and animation. Cassidy is a member of the National Council on Public History, The American Historical Association, the Renaissance Society of America, the Shakespeare Association of America, and most recently she was elected Associate Fellow at the Royal Historical Society for her contributions to history. Her work and historical map ilustrations have been published in multiple academic journals and on major history platforms including History Magazine, HistoryHit, Tudor Places Magazine, and Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Connect with Cassidy and hear current episodes of That Shakespeare Life at www.cassidycash.com This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 117:‘To you your father should be as a God’.-              A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Act 1 Scene 1The first of a series of episodes covering the biography of William of Stratford.Richard Shakespeare – William’s grandfatherRichard Shakespeare – William’s uncleJohn Shakespeare – William’s father                  His move to Stratford Upon Avon                  His trade as a glover                  The question of the midden heap                  Marriage to Mary Arden                  The elder children of John and Mary Shakespeare                  The question of William’s birthdate                  The effect of the plague in Stratford that summer                  The younger children of John and Mary Shakespeare                  The business interests of John Shakespeare                  The legal activates of John Shakespeare                  The rise to become Mayor of Stratford                  The application for a coat of arms                  Accusations of usury                  Financial worries                  The withdrawal from the council and church                  Final years and deathSupport the podcast at:www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.comwww.ko-fi.com/thoetpwww.patreon.com/thoetpThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.