In today's shorter form episode, fellow actor and Bard enthusiast Bailey Rose Murphy and I talk about her favourite Shakespeare play, Much Ado About Nothing. We talk high school curriculums, magic moments in the rain, and of course, which character has the most BDE. Intro music: f-r-a-g-i-l-e; guest intro music: tyschanckmusic ..read more

What does it mean to “queer” Shakespeare? Is there evidence for gay and queer characters? What was being queer like in Shakespeare’s time? Was Shakespeare himself queer? Does labelling his characters as such even have any purpose? Listen as Meg explores these questions, seeking to find out how she feels about the queering of Shakespeare's characters. People mentioned: Madhavi Menon, Alan Bray, Aviva Dautsch, Bruce Smith ..read more

It's the big question y'all: Does Hamlet know he's being watched in Act 3 Scene 1? Let's explore.  ..read more

Hello wonderful people! In today's 'sode: terrible accents, worse disguises, discussions of emotional abuse and power, and most importantly, what's Edmund's sun sign? Stay safe, stay home, and one other suggestion you'll hear at the end... oh lord. Intro music by  f-r-a-g-i-l-e on freesound.org. Joke intro music by Doja ..read more

In today's shorter form episode, fellow actor and Bard enthusiast Bailey Rose Murphy and I talk about her favourite Shakespeare play, Much Ado About Nothing. We talk high school curriculums, magic moments in the rain, and of course, which character has the most BDE. Intro music: f-r-a-g-i-l-e; guest intro music: tyschanckmusic ..read more

On tonight's very spooky (spring?) episode: James I's witch obsession, reviews of Cats (2019), Kate thinks Fleance is the most important character, and Meg sings a song about witches very drunk. PLUS: Stick around till the end for a Bonus Lecture on witches, a bit more sober ..read more

In our December episode: a wonderful and #relatable love, the morality of laughing at Dogberry, and a spooky wine being haunted by the ghost of an Italian boy ..read more

What does it mean to “queer” Shakespeare? Is there evidence for gay and queer characters? What was being queer like in Shakespeare’s time? Was Shakespeare himself queer? Does labelling his characters as such even have any purpose? Listen as Meg explores these questions, seeking to find out how she feels about the queering of Shakespeare's characters. People mentioned: Madhavi Menon, Alan Bray, Aviva Dautsch, Bruce Smith ..read more

So not many jokes in this one, but we do have a very serious discussion on immersive theatre, taking care of your audience, and art as revolution. Also included: two chihuahuas who never shut up, so apologies in advance for the barks ..read more

Tonight, we're joined by Amara James Aja, an actor and teaching artist living in New York for our (second) discussion of Othello. A more serious episode, but there is a Cracker Barrel ad at some point... so, yeah ..read more