The History Of European Theatre
A podcast tracing the development of theatre from ancient Greece to the present day through the places and people who made theatre happen. More than just dates and lists of plays we'll learn about the social. political and historical context that fostered the creation of dramatic art.This podcast u...
Recent Episodes
Consent and Other Big Questions in ‘Measure for Measure’: A Conversation with Roberta Barker
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Measure For Measure: ‘Some Rise by Sin, and Some by Virtue Fall’
Othello part 2: ‘Farewell the Tranquil Mind, Farewell Content’
Othello part 1: ‘O, Beware, my Lord, of Jealousy’
Beyond Shakespeare: A Conversation with Robert Crighton
Sejanus His Fall: ‘Ambition Makes More Trusty Slaves Than Need’
Why did Shakespeare write ‘Troilus and Cressida’?: A Conversation with Rachel Aanstad
Troilus and Cressida: ‘Men prize the thing ungained more than it is’
Shakespeare and Brecht: A Conversation with Stephen Unwin
Twelfth Night: ‘Foolery, sir, does walk about the orb like the sun; it shines everywhere’
The Poetaster: ‘Good Ignorance, I’m Glad Thou Art Gone’
Recent Blog Posts
Podcast Announcement 16th March 2026 - Advertisments
A small announcement about the podcast. If you have listened to any episodes recently you will have noticed that advertisements are now playing at the start, middle and end each episode. Placing advertisements in the podcast is a way of…
The Peacham Drawing: Titus Andronicus
'Titus Andronicus' is notable for being the subject of the only contemporary illustration of a Shakespeare play. Known as the Peacham drawing, and currently in the Library at Longleat House in Wiltshire, the seat of the Marquis of Bath, the dr…
New Place, Stratford-Upon-Avon
Featured in episode 123: The History of New PlaceHere are three images to help you visualize Shakespeare’s house in Stratford-Upon-Avon, New Place.The first is a view of the site as it stands today. The side of the house you can see i…
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