Staging Shakespeare William Gilbert

This episode considers Viola and Sebastian in Twelfth Night. In particular, it looks at how costuming problems for the cross-dressing of Viola need to be solved in a way that does not conflict with the atmosphere of Orsino's court.

This episode looks at twins in the plays of Shakespeare and how to overcome the problems posed by them. The focus in this episode is on The Comedy of Errors, with its two pairs of twins leading to multiple comic confusions onstage.

This episode looks at the problems of putting a Shakespeare stage production on TV, and how the TV experience differs very significantly from a live theatre performance. In particular, it considers the recent broadcast of The Winter's Tale on BBC Four by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

This podcast looks at the unexplained appearance of a Third Murderer in Macbeth, in the scene where Banquo is killed. Why does an extra murderer turn up? Which of your actors should play him and why?

Balcony? What balcony? Why is it that we all think Juliet has one, when Shakespeare never mentions a balcony? Time for a rethink?

This episode looks at the end of Measure for Measure, when the Duke proposes marriage to Isabella and she does not reply. Why does she say nothing at all and how should we stage this unusual moment?