Staging Shakespeare

William Gilbert
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A podcast for all those who see William Shakespeare primarily as a dramatist, and want to explore ways to stage his plays as live theatre.

Episodes

  1. 06/16/2021

    Episode 11 Twins in Twelfth Night

    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.

  2. 05/22/2021

    Episode 10 Twins

    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.

  3. 04/29/2021

    Episode 9 Shakespeare on TV

    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.

  4. 04/08/2021

    Episode 8 The Third Murderer

    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?

  • 4 Episodes

About

A podcast for all those who see William Shakespeare primarily as a dramatist, and want to explore ways to stage his plays as live theatre.

Information

  • Creator
    William Gilbert
  • Years Active
    2021
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © William Gilbert
  • Show Website
    Staging Shakespeare