Speaking of Shakespeare
Conversations about things Shakespearean, including new developments in Shakespeare studies and Shakespearean performance and education across the globe. These talks are also available on YouTube under the search term, 'Speaking of Shakespeare'. This series is made possible by institutional support from Aoyama Gakuin University (AGU) in central Tokyo and is also supported by a generous grant from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).
Speaking of Shakespeare
SoS #36 | Lucy Munro: Shakespeare and the King's Men
Podcast at https://speakingofshakespeare.buzzsprout.com. Thomas Dabbs talks with Lucy Munro, King’s College, London, mainly about her recent book entitled ‘Shakespeare in the Theatre: The King’s Men’. Also Lucy gives her perspectives on London playhouses during Shakespeare’s time and beyond, with a particular focus on Blackfriars. This talk also covers elements of lost culture in Shakespeare’s time and the initiative to produce a lost play based on historical records entitled ‘Keep the Widow Waking’. There is also commentary on Lucy’s work in theatre architecture with regards to current-day reproductions of old theatres.