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Máire MacNeill

Podcast by Máire MacNeill

Episodes

  1. 07/19/2018

    Baron Mohun: The Worst Man in London

    "I am a peer of England, stop me if you dare!" This episode delves into the history of Baron Mohun, a belligerent seventeenth-century rake, and his encounter with the actor William Mountfort - which ended in tragedy.

  2. 01/18/2018

    03 Gwyn and Behn

    Nell Gwyn and Aphra Behn: two Restoration giants of the stage! This week we're looking at how their lives intersected and thinking about seventeenth-century female friendships more generally.

  3. 12/19/2017

    02 John Dryden's Worst Day Ever

    More backstage gossip: today we're examining the lives of John Dryden and the Earl of Rochester - two Restoration literary superstars whose rocky relationship culminated in Dryden's public humiliation.

  4. 12/04/2017

    01 The Life and Death of Nathaniel Lee

    "I said the world was mad, and the world said I was mad, and they outvoted me." In this first episode of a new podcast that explores the backstage gossip from the colourful world of theatre throughout history, we look at the rise and tragic downfall of Nathaniel Lee (1649-92), a key playwright during the Restoration whose work was seeped in the passions of the age.

    01 The Life and Death of Nathaniel Lee
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About

Podcast by Máire MacNeill

Information

  • Creator
    Máire MacNeill
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2018
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © All rights reserved
  • Show Website
    Gin&Gossip