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What the Nurse Might Have Said
Shakespeare and Beyond

What the Nurse Might Have Said

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Acclaimed Shakespearean actor Harriet Walter reimagines what the Nurse in Romeo and Juliet might have said after Juliet’s death in an excerpt from She Speaks!.

"Merry sport": The Olympic Games are afoot!
Shakespeare and Beyond

"Merry sport": The Olympic Games are afoot!

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Austin Tichenor

Inspired by the Olympics, Austin Tichenor explores how Shakespeare uses sports in his plays, including as a way to show tensions between England and France.

Fiona Ritchie on Sarah Siddons and John Philip Kemble
Shakespeare Unlimited

Fiona Ritchie on Sarah Siddons and John Philip Kemble

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We talk to scholar Fiona Ritchie, whose new book, Shakespeare in the Theatre: Sarah Siddons and John Philip Kemble, details their rise to fame.

Adrian Noble on How to Direct Shakespeare
Shakespeare Unlimited

Adrian Noble on How to Direct Shakespeare

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The former Royal Shakespeare Company Artistic Director joins us to talk about where to start with Shakespeare, directing Kenneth Branagh’s big break, and his new book.

'We few, we happy few': Small-cast Shakespeare
A small-cast Shakespeare performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream
Shakespeare and Beyond

'We few, we happy few': Small-cast Shakespeare

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Austin Tichenor

Austin Tichenor explores small-cast Shakespeare and the artistic possibilities of a few performers playing multiple roles.

Q&A: Director Sam Gold on his 'Macbeth' with Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga
Cast of Macbeth on a stage with Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga sitting on purple chairs
Shakespeare and Beyond

Q&A: Director Sam Gold on his 'Macbeth' with Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga

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Shakespeare & Beyond

Director Sam Gold shares what he loves most about Macbeth, why it stands out from other Shakespeare tragedies he’s directed, and how his ideas about the play changed over time.

Not for the faint of heart
Rachel May 2022 Croc post
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Not for the faint of heart

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Rachel B. Dankert

Thanks to everyone who registered a guess for this month’s Crocodile Mystery and congratulations to those of you who answered correctly! As many of you pointed out, the oddity in the final disposition of characters is Macbeth’s full-bodied presence on…

Trappings of the stage
January 2022 croc mystery image
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Trappings of the stage

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Rachel B. Dankert

Thanks to those who registered your guesses on our most recent Crocodile Mystery. All of the guesses gazed upward, when the answer actually lay underfoot. While these strange designs resemble theatrical lighting effects, they are, in fact, designs for stage…

This Post Stinks, or, ‘I hope that the stuff will not smell too vilely’
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This Post Stinks, or, ‘I hope that the stuff will not smell too vilely’

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Rachel B. Dankert

John Masefield has a burning question he needs answered. Literally. Writing from his home Hill Crest in Boar’s Hill, Oxford, the Poet Laureate asks theater production veteran Allan Wade a crucial question about staging his home theatrical production of Macbeth.1…

10 acclaimed directors on Shakespeare and their work
Shakespeare and Beyond

10 acclaimed directors on Shakespeare and their work

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Ben Lauer

A few of favorite quotes from some of the directors we’ve had on the Folger’s Shakespeare Unlimited podcast since 2014.

Dramaturg's Notes: The Merry Wives of Windsor
Folger Spotlight

Dramaturg's Notes: The Merry Wives of Windsor

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Michele Osherow

Folger Resident Dramaturg Michele Osherow explores the history of ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor,’ the wit of its wives, and the far-out 1970s setting of Folger Theatre’s production.

A Costume Journey through 'Amadeus' with Mariah Anzaldo Hale
Folger Spotlight

A Costume Journey through 'Amadeus' with Mariah Anzaldo Hale

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Folger Theatre

Costume designer and long-time Folger collaborator Mariah Anzaldo Hale’s guides us through the costume journey of Constanze Weber through the first act of the play.

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