Who wrote Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece?
Could Christopher Marlowe have been the true author of Shakespeare’s narrative poems? On April 18, 1593, a narrative poem, Venus …
Stories and reflections on William Shakespeare’s life and works, his contemporaries and the Elizabethan theatre, the basis for my biographical novel ‘Not Wisely but Too Well’ available from Smashwords.
Could Christopher Marlowe have been the true author of Shakespeare’s narrative poems? On April 18, 1593, a narrative poem, Venus …
Did Christopher Marlowe actually create one of Shakespeare’s most famous characters? The Tragedy of Richard III is one of …
Could ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’ reveal the secret identity of the ‘real’ William Shakespeare? Love’s Labour’s Lost is a play of …
Did Shakespeare’s apprenticeship include a stint in Queen Elizabeth’s own playing company? In the 1590s four anonymous plays were …
The University Wits were already established playwrights when William Shakespeare arrived in London. When William Shakespeare arrived in London …
Was Philip Henslowe really a dodgy theatrical entrepreneur as he has been depicted on screen? The image that has …
How well do modern adaptations of ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ keep faith with both our feminist values and Shakespeare’s …
How does a director present ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ to a post-feminist audience? A romantic romp that has …
This obscure theological debate, this grubby little propaganda war, may have had far greater consequences for the Elizabethan theatre than …
What would a modern Italian take on Shakespeare’s ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ look like? The trope of a …
James Burbage’s conflict with his sister-in-law, Margaret Brayne, would not only have personal consequences for his family, but also wider …
Why did James Burbage’s partnership with his brother-in-law, John Brayne, cause him such turmoil and heartache? As we saw …