Speaking of Shakespeare

SoS #36 | Lucy Munro: Shakespeare and the King's Men

August 01, 2022 Thomas Dabbs Season 3 Episode 6
Speaking of Shakespeare
SoS #36 | Lucy Munro: Shakespeare and the King's Men
Show Notes

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.