Beyond Shakespeare

456: Discussing: The Parnassus Plays

Beyond is sponsored by The Malone Society: The permanent utility of original texts This week we haves a chat about The Parnassus Plays, written in Cambridge in the early

455: Unattached Fragments | Part 4 (Fragments)

Beyond is sponsored by The Malone Society: The permanent utility of original texts Part four of our an epic (yet dinky) series looking at some fragments found in The Eng

455: Doctor John Faustus (Chapter 31)

Beyond is sponsored by The Malone Society: The permanent utility of original texts The History of the Damnable Life and Deserved Death of Doctor John Faustus, is the boo

454: Post-Show Discussion: Thyestes

Beyond is sponsored by The Malone Society: The permanent utility of original texts This week we conclude (for now) our Thyestes journey, with a mix of the post-show disc

453: Thyestes by Seneca (LIVE Full Cast Audio Recording)

Beyond is sponsored by The Malone Society: The permanent utility of original texts This week we continue our Thyestes journey, with a mix of the live show. Next week we

450: Discussing: Thyestes with Dr Harriet Archer

Beyond is sponsored by The Malone Society: The permanent utility of original texts This is a chat about Thyestes with Dr Harriet Archer, who we had hoped would be with u

450: Two Thieves and a Gullible Tapster (Fragment)

Beyond is sponsored by The Malone Society: The permanent utility of original texts This week we have a short fragment from the early 17th century - A play generally labe

452: Doctor John Faustus (Chapter 30)

Beyond is sponsored by The Malone Society: The permanent utility of original texts The History of the Damnable Life and Deserved Death of Doctor John Faustus, is the boo

449: Discussing: Massacre at Paris by Christopher Marlowe

Beyond is sponsored by The Malone Society: The permanent utility of original texts This week we have a chat with Stewart McGill about an upcoming production of The Massa

448: The Wise-woman of Hogston by Thomas Heywood (LIVE Full Cast Audio Recording)

 Beyond is sponsored by The Malone Society: The permanent utility of original texts The Wise-woman of Hogston by Thomas Heywood Recorded live on Wednesday 22nd October

451: Live Streams/Live Shows this Autumn 2026

Beyond is sponsored by The Malone Society: The permanent utility of original texts  A quick update about our upcoming live stream recording sessions, plus our live in-pe

442: Discussing: Cue Scripts with Lizzie Conrad Hughes

Beyond is sponsored by The Malone Society: The permanent utility of original texts This week we have a chat about Cue Scripts with Lizzie Conrad Hughes, founder of Shake

447: The Norwich Grocers' Play - Version A (Full Cast Adaptation)

Welcome to this full cast audio of The Norwich Grocers' Play - version A from the 1530's! Version B from thirty years later will follow anon. The Story of the Creation of

446: Doctor John Faustus (Chapter 29)

Beyond is sponsored by The Malone Society: The permanent utility of original texts The History of the Damnable Life and Deserved Death of Doctor John Faustus, is the boo

445: Unattached Fragments | Part 3 (Fragments)

Beyond is sponsored by The Malone Society: The permanent utility of original texts Part three of our an epic (yet dinky) series looking at some fragments found in The En

444: The Witch of Edmonton by Dekker, Ford and Rowley (LIVE Full Cast Audio Recording)

The Witch of Edmonton by Thomas Dekker, John Ford & William Rowley Recorded live at the White Bear Theatre on Tuesday 21st October at 7.30pm CW: Below the cast list Cast

443: Discussing: Music and Emotion on the Caroline Stage

Beyond is sponsored by The Malone Society: The permanent utility of original texts This week it's a discussing episode where I chat with Dr Shirley Bell about her book M

441: Gown, Hood, and Cap (Full Cast Audio Adaptation)

Beyond is sponsored by The Malone Society: The permanent utility of original texts Welcome to more university silliness! It's Gown, Hood and Cap – which survives in a ma

424: Doctor John Faustus (Chapter 28)

Beyond is sponsored by The Malone Society: The permanent utility of original texts The History of the Damnable Life and Deserved Death of Doctor John Faustus, is the bo

440: Unattached Fragments | Part 2 (Fragments)

Beyond is sponsored by The Malone Society: The permanent utility of original texts Part two of our an epic (yet dinky) series looking at some fragments found in The Engl