...In Quarantine

With Kate Kennedy and David Moorst. In this episode Alex and Jimmy venture into the woods to explore ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’. They share their own experiences of high school romances, unrequited loves and explore Shakespeare’s most famous love triangle.

This week’s guests are Kate Kennedy who played Helena in the BBC adaptation of the play and David Moorst who played Puck at the Bridge Theatre last year.

With James Northcote. In episode two Alex and Jimmy explore their first comedy ‘The Taming of the Shrew’. They compare it to the modern adaptation ‘10 Things I Hate About You’, as well as the musical ‘Kiss Me Kate’. They discuss teenage love, the art of wooing the opposite sex and whether this play is a fun story of flirtation, or a dangerous reminder of a pre- feminism age.

Their guest this week is James Northcote who last month played Lucentio at the Globe’s Sam Wanamaker Playhouse. The show was sadly cancelled due to covid-19. James has starred in films such as ‘The Imitation Game’ and ‘Anna Karenina’ but is most known to fans around the world for his role as Aldhem in Netflix series ‘The Last Kingdom’.

With Paul Tinto and Phoebe Sparrow. In the first episode Alex and Jimmy start with the Scottish play - Macbeth, written by Shakespeare whilst he was also in quarantine (for the black plague). Discussing the famous curse myth, witchcraft, ambition, guilt and loyalty as well as parallels between the bards work and modern classics such as  The Talented Mr Ripley and Breaking Bad.

Shakespeare in Quarantine, hosted by Alexandra Evans (actor) and Jimmy Walters (director and Producer), is a weekly podcast exploring all things Shakespeare. Going our book club with a new plat and guest each week as we step inside the world of the bard.