Beyond Shakespeare

Welcome to archived live stream exploring session for Beware the Cat by William Baldwin. It was live streamed on Robert Crighton's private YouTube channel, but not officially added to the podcast, during the opening of the 2020 plague and, beyond a few minor tweaks, remains as streamed. It's a First Look, so it's rough as such things are, and obviously we've come a long way since then.
This first exploring session covers the opening of the book...
Following our live reading in 2023, an adaptation of the book is rehearsing now, planning to tour later this year. If you'd like to be kept up to speed with developments, join the Beware the Cat mailing list.
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The audio recording of our live adaptation from the Revels season is available now - but it isn't on the pod for the moment. It can be listened to by signing up for free to our Patreon - it won't be released on the podcast as per usual so as not to give away too easily a future production.
Part One can be heard here! Just sign up and listen!
Part Two can be heard here! Just sign up and listen!

Other useful material -
General Beware the Cat material -
https://audioboom.com/playlists/4635670-beware-the-cat-by-william-baldwin
Various Cat elements in Gammer Gurton's Needle - https://audioboom.com/playlists/4628938-gammer-gurton-s-needle
For the earlier example of the Dame and her 'magically' transformed daughter, Dame Sirith - https://audioboom.com/posts/8079017-dame-sirith-full-cast-audio-adaptation
For an example of anti-Catholic propaganda of the period - https://audioboom.com/posts/8242513-john-bon-and-master-parson-by-luke-shepherd-full-cast-audio-adaptation
Discussing: Beware the Cat with Dr Rachel Stenner - https://audioboom.com/posts/7252019-discussing-beware-the-cat
Discussing: A Mirror for Magistrates - also by William Baldwin - https://audioboom.com/posts/8456073-discussing-a-mirror-for-magistrates-with-prof-scott-c-lucas

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at [email protected], follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

This is the first of our !Spoilers! episodes on Cleopatra by Samuel Daniel. A walk through of the action of the play, mixed with an initial edit of our recording of the play made at the White Bear during our Revels season on Wednesday 13th December 2023.

Featuring the voices of...
Pamela Flanagan - Cleopatra
Lynsey Beauchamp - Proculeius
Keith Hill - Arius
Kit McGuire - Seleucus
Alexandra Kataigida - Philostratus
Emma Kemp - Chorus One
Valentina Vinci - Dolabella
Simon Nader - Caesar
Roel Fox - Chorus Two, who also produced the music for the production (though not heard in this episode)
Robert Crighton – Host, and Producer

A playlist for explorations of all Samuel Daniel's work is here.

Our patrons received this episode a month in advance.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at [email protected], follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

Welcome to this new strand, a return to a promised thing for our patrons - occasional scenes and speeches from plays, voted for by those you support our work. This is a scene from Hymen’s Triumph by Samuel Daniel, recorded live at our Revels season on Wednesday 13th December 2023. It’s a two hander of love – with the love lorn Thirsis, prompted by Palaemon to speak of his troubles. With Keith Hill as Thirsis, and Valentina Vinci as Palaemon.
NB: We are aware that there are two different pronunciations of Palaemon in this recording. One of us wasn't paying attention.

First Look Exploring Sessions for the play are here.
A playlist for explorations of all Samuel Daniel's work is here.

Our patrons received the scene within this episode in January 2024 - 12 months early!
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at [email protected], follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton. 

It's my little round up of 2024, all that we've achieved, and what we plan for next year - including the winning play, and the general winners, from our BIG Vote.
Recorded at our exploring sessions Christmas Party - I am a tad breathless, doing it all at pace.

Helpful links -
All the released exploring sessions this year (doesn't include all the episodes we recorded this year and mentioned in the episode - you need to join our patreon for those) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoI1Lpy-lSvXB-S9gSEw2Zsx
Our patreon feed - https://www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare
AMP Theatre - https://www.amptheatrecompany.org/

Our patrons received this episode the other week - I mean, we can hardly release this one very early...
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at [email protected], follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

The History of the Damnable Life and Deserved Death of Doctor John Faustus, is the book that is the source for Christopher Marlowe's play. Chapter by chapter we will wander through the twists and turns of this story.
Performed by Robert Crighton
Chapter Thirteen: Another question put forth by Doctor Faustus to his spirit concerning his Lord Lucifer, with the sorrow that Faustus fell afterwards into.
 
Our patrons also get an exploring session looking in detail at the text - join our chat here.

Thunder sfx thanks to zapsplat.com
Our patrons received this episode in December 2023 - approx. 12 months early.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at [email protected], follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

It's our post show discussion following our Revels production of The Old Wives' Tale by George Peele, featuring Dr Annaliese Connolly chatting with Robert Crighton. The full cast audio dropped last week, with more Revels action to follow soon.
Also featuring Sarah Blake as Venus in The Arraignment of Paris by George Peele - recorded earlier in the same event.

The Old Wives' Tale was directed by Liza Graham, and chosen by our patrons.

Our patrons received this episode in April 2024 - 8 months early!
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at [email protected], follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton. 

Recorded Live at the White Bear Theatre, we present our full cast audio adaptation of George Peele's The Old Wives' Tale. Recorded on Saturday 16th December 2023.
A !Spoilers! episode, breaking down the text is already on the feed, and a post show discussion about Peele will follow soon.
Meanwhile, out there in the woods, there is a bear...

The Company...
Lynsey Beauchamp – Madge
Kit McGuire - Antic / Booby / Corebus
Sojourner Hazelwood-Connell - Fantastic / Delia
Emma Kemp - Frolic / Jack
Keith Hill - Clunch / Erestus / Wiggen
Alexandra Kataigida - Sacrapant / Sexton
Valentina Vinci - Huanebango
Roel Fox - Eumenides / Harvest Men
Pamela Flanagan - Brother 1 / Zantippa
Blioux Kirkby - Brother 2 / Celanta
Sarah Blake - Lampriscus / Friar / Churchwarden / Hostess
Other parts played by members of the company

Technical presentation by Robert Crighton, additional sfx from zapsplat.com

Music by Roel Fox

Directed by Liza Graham

Our patrons received this episode in November 2024 - not very early but it is Christmas.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at [email protected], follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

Recorded Live at the White Bear Theatre, we present our full cast audio adaptation of George Peele's The Old Wives' Tale. Recorded on Saturday 16th December 2023.

A !Spoilers! episode, breaking down the text is already on the feed, and a post show discussion about Peele will follow soon.

Meanwhile, out there in the woods, there is a bear...

The Company...

Kit McGuire - Antic / Booby / Corebus

Sojourner Hazelwood-Connell - Fantastic / Delia

Emma Kemp - Frolic / Jack

Keith Hill - Clunch / Erestus / Wiggen

Alexandra Kataigida - Sacrapant / Sexton

Valentina Vinci - Huanebango

Roel Fox - Eumenides / Harvest Men

Pamela Flanagan - Brother 1 / Zantippa

Blioux Kirkby - Brother 2 / Celanta

Sarah Blake - Lampriscus / Friar / Churchwarden / Hostess

Other parts played by members of the company

Technical presentation by Robert Crighton, additional sfx from zapsplat.com

Our patrons received this episode in November 2024 - not very early but it is Christmas.

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at [email protected], follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org

You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ

The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

It's very merry episode of Fragments - The Lincoln Crying Christmas Ceremony 1564
It’s December 1564, the place Lincoln – and as today where there’s a little ceremony to switch on the Christmas lights, or open a Christmas Fair, lo the Common Council of Lincoln had a similar event to mark the beginning of Christmas
The Crying Christmas text is mostly extant, with just a few edges lost in places - we’ve left the gaps in place, reimagining the event in the present day with a knackered PA that cuts the speakers off.
So, sit back and enjoy the speeches of the three senators performed by Alex Scott Fairley, Emma Kemp, and Liza Graham.
Hosted and produced by Robert Crighton, with additional sound effects from www.zapsplat.com

Our patrons received this episode in November 2024 - well not very early but it is Christmas.
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at [email protected], follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
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The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

It's Epic Epilogue time - with a fly by of the closing moments to The Tamer Tamed by John Fletcher.
The epilogue is performed (a few times) by Fiona Thraille - a British voice actor, narrator and audio producer who has worked in voiceover, podcasts, and who has narrated and produced over a dozen audiobooks through Audible. She is the founder and producer of Dashing Onions Audio - an audio drama podcast, was co-host and producer of the Audio Drama Production Podcast for a year, and has given lectures and presentations on aspects of audio drama podcast creation.
The episode is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.
Additional sound effects from the wonderful people at http://www.freesfx.co.uk
A complete First Looking session playlist for the play can be viewed here - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLflmEwgdfKoKUqO8U1F6DtkqSk0MVUh1w

Our patrons received this episode in March 2023 - approx. 20 months early, and the raw audio of the epilogue nearly FIVE YEARS AGO!
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at [email protected], follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org
You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ
The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.