July 7, 2024
The Castle of Perseverance. Questions of Performance.
Featured in episode 58: The Castle of Perseverance
The first image features ideas about how ‘The Castle of Perseverance might have been presented. As I discussed in the Podcast episode there are plenty of ideas about how this might have worked, but few firm answers. The second image takes a similar view of the style of presentation, but is not specific to ‘The Castle of Perseverance’. You will note that both feature the ditch circling the playing area and the audience seated inside this area. That configuration is disputed by some scholars and the third image, a picture of a 1969 production of Noah and Flood, shows the audience seated between the scaffolds on a raised platform and illustrates the suggested alternative approach.
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 Place
Here 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…