Welcome to The History of European Theatre Podcast Website and thanks for joining me through millennia of theatrical history.
Aug. 2, 2021

While Shepherds Watched

While Shepherds Watched
The player is loading ...
The History Of European Theatre

Episode 55

The Second Shepherds play is considered the best of the medieval cycle plays. In this episode I take a look at not only the second shepherds play, but the first play as well, which is often overlooked.

Why are there two shepherd's plays in this cycle?

The plot and characters in the first play

The plot and charaters in the second play

The similarities and differences between the plays

What the plays say about the social conditions of the time

The Wakefield Master, author go the plays

Support the podcast here:

www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.com

www.patreon.com/thoetp

www.ko-fi.com/thoetp



This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis:

Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy