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Better than Shakespeare is a podcast dedicated to socialist theatre. Each week we discuss a different play relevant to socialist struggle in its aesthetic, historical, and theoretical context. There a... more
FAQs about Better than Shakespeare:How many episodes does Better than Shakespeare have?The podcast currently has 41 episodes available.
August 16, 2022Mad Forest by Caryl ChurchillAndy and Danny discuss the fall of Communism in Romania through Caryl Churchill's play Mad Forest....more1h 6minPlay
June 07, 2022Soft Cops By Caryl ChurchillOn this episode Danny and Andy discuss Caryl Churchill's Soft Cops, why police reform is a pro-police position, and why All Cops are Bastards includes doctors, gym teachers, your boss, and the village executioner....more53minPlay
April 13, 2022A Season in the Congo by Aimé CésaireAndy and Danny finish off their read of Césaire's decolonization trilogy with a discussion of Gayatri Spivak's incredible translation of A Season in the Congo! Check it out!If you e-mail me at [email protected] I will obviously not send you a pdf because that would be copyright infringement, buddy!...more1h 32minPlay
March 02, 2022Les Blancs by Lorraine HansberryOn this episode of BTS, Andy and Danny discuss Lorraine Hansberry's great play Les Blancs! It's about a mission field hospital run by well-meaning white people during an African independence struggle and how that hospital ultimately upholds the white power structure, and you may be surprised to learn the Wall Street Journal didn't like it! But we do. And we think the Wall Street Journal can go to hell....more1h 40minPlay
December 20, 2021The Blacks by Jean GenetAndy and Danny discuss racism, colonialism, and representation in the context of The Blacks by Jean Genet.Lorraine Hansberry's essay on the play can be found here:https://www.villagevoice.com/2020/06/30/genet-mailer-the-new-paternalism/And join us next time for a discussion of Hansberry's Les Blancs!...more1h 21minPlay
October 27, 2021Occupy Prescott by Andy BoydAndy and Danny talk about Andy's play Occupy Prescott, now playing at Jalopy Tavern in a production by Theater in Asylum!...more1h 19minPlay
August 25, 2021Randy's Dandy Coaster Castle by Alexander PerezAndy and Danny discuss the new play Randy's Dandy Coaster Castle with playwright Alexander Perez and director Toney Brown!Tickets available for free at the link below!http://irttheater.org/3b-development-series/randys-dandy-coaster-castle/...more1h 2minPlay
August 06, 2021Brecht Poetry Special!On this episode of Better than Shakespeare, Andy and Danny take a break from reading plays and read some of Bertolt Brecht's wonderful poetry! His poetry includes the same humor, bitter critique, and utopian hope as his plays, but with a somewhat surprising lyrical tenderness. We hope you enjoy!...more47minPlay
June 09, 2021The Tragedy Of King Christophe By Aimé CésaireAndy and Danny discuss post-colonial transition in The Tragedy of King Christophe by the great playwright and poet Aimé Césaire!E-mail Andy at [email protected] for a scan of the play. It's not easy to find but well worth the effort!...more1h 29minPlay
June 09, 2021A Tempest by Aimé CésaireAndy, Danny, and special guest Fainan Lakha discuss Aimé Césaire's classic play A Tempest, based on a much inferior play by some English guy.This is a rebroadcast of an episode originally published in 2019....more2h 21minPlay
FAQs about Better than Shakespeare:How many episodes does Better than Shakespeare have?The podcast currently has 41 episodes available.