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In this short introduction Andy explains his love of Shakespeare, and his plan for this podcast - half hour episodes introducing a famous quote, performing a short scene, and exploring the quote, the scene and the play with a guest. Less than a whole play, but more than just fragment - a slice of Shakespeare.
The artwork shows the portrait of Shakespeare by Martin Droeshout, from the title page of the First Folio, 1623. Image from wikimedia, courtesy of the Elizabethan Club and the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University.
First proper episode due in a couple of days - "The World is Mine Oyster"
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A very short trailer for the podcast. Andy explains that his day job is exploring the Universe but his passion is for Shakespeare. He will bring together other lovers of Shakespeare and explore famous quotes, with performance, explanation, and conversation.
Background image: Andromeda Nebula, by Mark Phillips
Shakespeare image: Chandos Portrait, Wikimedia Commons
Andy image: portrait by Max Alexander
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Join Professor Andy Lawrence to explore famous lines and phrases from Shakespeare.
Each episode Andy will take a quote, get some acting chums together, and perform the scene that the quote…
In his day job, Andy is the Regius Professor of Astronomy, but he has always loved Shakespeare. He is keen to share the love, but also to get some help decoding the sometimes mysterious Elizabethan English.
The music used is an extract from "Suite de Voltes", part of "Dances from Terpsichore" by Michael Praetorius, 1612. The arrangement is by Jon Sayles, who also performs the parts. Many wonderful pieces played by Jon Sayles are available at http://www.jsayles.com/familypages/EarlyMusic.htm