Courage, Kindness, Cleanness - A Fragment of a Lost Play. A lost fragment of a play from the 1530's/40's, only eight lines long - given as full a treatment as we could do at this time. Courage is played by Geir Madland, Kindness by Gillian Horgan and Cleanness by Heydn McCabe. Additional sound effects provided with Rob Myson. The presenter is Robert Crighton. 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

A plain text version of Act 4 of God's Promises written by protestant playwright John Bale in 1538. This act sees God talking to the prophet Moses, part of a procession of prophets, before finally preparing the way for the arrival of Jesus through speaking to John the Baptist. This is a follow up to a test recording made in 2013 and incorporates elements from that session and maintaining the basic style for continuity. As a plain text version, with no music or sound effects beyond the odd filter, it's primarily here to give us - and you - an idea of what would be needed to bring the play to life. Other recordings from the play are available, and more are on the way. Narrator - Annie Eddington, God - Robert Crighton & Moses - Rob Myson.

For more info go to our website: www.beyondshakespeare.org - or you can support our work on patreon: www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare

The text to God's Promises can be found variously online with only a few textual issues - one example can be found here. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/19481/19481-h/19481-h.htm#promises

The Alchemist (Prologue) - What's Past Is Prologue

A performance of the prologue to The Alchemist by Ben Jonson - recorded to frustrate everyone who wants to hear a full production, and as a sitting accusation to the world for not (necessarily) supplying one. If you'd like to make us to do a full audio production of this play, join us on patreon and choose this play at the next vote. www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare 

Prologue performed by Sarah Golding, produced by Robert Crighton.

Additional sound effects from the wonderful people at http://www.freesfx.co.uk

The play is in print and available variously online - an example of the text can be found here. http://www.hollowaypages.com/jonson1692alchemist.htm

Discussing: The Playhouse (or Newington Butts) with Professor Laurie Johnson .

Host Robert Crighton discusses with Laurie Johnson (Professor of English and Cultural Studies at the University of Southern Queensland) about The Playhouse, otherwise known as Newington Butts, and his book covering what happened there over eleven days in 1594. Shakespeare’s Lost Playhouse: Eleven Days at Newington Butts is available now from Routledge.

To help follow the discussion of these eleven days in 1594, we suggest having at look at Henslowe As A Blog - http://hensloweasablog.blogspot.com/2018/06/ - this link covers the month of playing at The Playhouse, so start at the bottom of the page and follow us up! It can also be found on Twitter @HensloweAsaBlog with updates most days. It’s a lovely application of social media and the online to bring history to life. Thanks again to Professor Laurie Johnson for speaking with us. Support this podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us @BeyondShakes on Twitter. Additional sound effects from www.freesfx.co.uk

A Tale of a Tub (Prologue) - What's Past Is Prologue

A performance of the prologue to A Tale of a Tub by Ben Jonson - recorded to frustrate everyone who wants to hear a full production, and as a sitting accusation to the world for not supplying one.  If you'd like to make us to do a full audio production of this play, join us on patreon and choose this play at the next vote. www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare

Prologue performed by Sarah Golding, produced by Robert Crighton.

Additional sound effects from the wonderful people at http://www.freesfx.co.uk

D, G, T (or, Tom, Dick & Gary) - A Fragment of a Lost Play. 

A lost fragment of a play, only ten lines long - given as full a treatment as we could do at this time. Dick is played by Heydn McCabe, Tom by Geir Madland and Gary by Rob Myson. The presenter is Robert Crighton. 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

It's the results of the first ever public vote by our patrons has come in - full update of future shows, the new winter / spring season of shows. Four winning plays - and other news. Hosted by Robert Crighton - with additional sound effects from the wonderful people at http://www.freesfx.co.uk - To support our work go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare

Cain and Abel, from the Chester Mystery Cycle, based on the second half of the Drapers Play. This full cast audio recording covers Adam teaching his children, their offerings to God, Abel's murder by Cain, and his leaving.

Sound effects and musical stings are from https://www.zapsplat.com and http://www.freesfx.co.uk. Cast: God - Robert Crighton, Adam - Cecil Qadir, Eve - Annie Eddington, Abel - Andy Barrett and Cain - Richard Fawcett. Recorded at the Quay Theatre #earlyenglishdrama #mysteryplay #chester #adamandeve

Discussing: John Rastell, with John Thor Ewing - modern editor of Rastell's A Hundred Merry Tales, which is available now from all good book sellers. John Rastell was a huge influence on early modern drama, not only as a playwright (of The Four Elements and parts of Gentleness and Nobility) but more importantly as a publisher and stager of plays. His Jest Book, A Hundred Merry Tales, was an incredibly popular work of the time, and now has a spanking new edition edited by our guest. Host Robert Crighton discusses with John Thor Ewing the history of the book, John Rastell's life, and a little bit about their contemporaries and his own writing. Also featured, a preview of new weeks podcast, from our full cast audio production of the Cain sequence in the Chester Mystery Cycle. Support this podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us @BeyondShakes on Twitter.

The Cain preview features performances by Andy Barrett as Abel and Richard Fawcett as Cain - with additional sfx from freesfx.co.uk and zapsplat.com