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🔊Meanwhile, over on the Patreon we have an early access release of a chat about the play Jocasta by George Gascoigne and friends. #drama
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#audio www.patreon.com/posts/discus...
Discussing: Jocasta (Early Access) | Beyond Shakespeare
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February 11, 2026 at 2:52 PM
🔊Meanwhile, over on the Patreon we have an early access release of a chat about the play Jocasta by George Gascoigne and friends. #drama
#audio www.patreon.com/posts/discus...
#audio www.patreon.com/posts/discus...
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We're approaching the two month mark for our next live show:
📖The Book of Sir Thomas More: Piece by Piece📖
🎟️Two months to go, but not many tickets left - especially after a little flurry of sales today.🎟️
A deep dive into the play, the manuscript, the sources.
www.ticketsource.co.uk/beyondshakes...
📖The Book of Sir Thomas More: Piece by Piece📖
🎟️Two months to go, but not many tickets left - especially after a little flurry of sales today.🎟️
A deep dive into the play, the manuscript, the sources.
www.ticketsource.co.uk/beyondshakes...
February 9, 2026 at 3:53 PM
We're approaching the two month mark for our next live show:
📖The Book of Sir Thomas More: Piece by Piece📖
🎟️Two months to go, but not many tickets left - especially after a little flurry of sales today.🎟️
A deep dive into the play, the manuscript, the sources.
www.ticketsource.co.uk/beyondshakes...
📖The Book of Sir Thomas More: Piece by Piece📖
🎟️Two months to go, but not many tickets left - especially after a little flurry of sales today.🎟️
A deep dive into the play, the manuscript, the sources.
www.ticketsource.co.uk/beyondshakes...
🔥We're a couple of days away from our Dido drop - the final edit of our Winter Revels live show from 2023. Our live shows of Doctor Faustus A and B have a rough mix on the patreon, and will follow at some point. Till then, here's a playlist of our Marlowe work so far.
audioboom.com/playlists/46...
audioboom.com/playlists/46...
Christopher Marlowe
All the things Marlowe, as and when he pops up...
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February 10, 2026 at 8:20 AM
🔥We're a couple of days away from our Dido drop - the final edit of our Winter Revels live show from 2023. Our live shows of Doctor Faustus A and B have a rough mix on the patreon, and will follow at some point. Till then, here's a playlist of our Marlowe work so far.
audioboom.com/playlists/46...
audioboom.com/playlists/46...
We're approaching the two month mark for our next live show:
📖The Book of Sir Thomas More: Piece by Piece📖
🎟️Two months to go, but not many tickets left - especially after a little flurry of sales today.🎟️
A deep dive into the play, the manuscript, the sources.
www.ticketsource.co.uk/beyondshakes...
📖The Book of Sir Thomas More: Piece by Piece📖
🎟️Two months to go, but not many tickets left - especially after a little flurry of sales today.🎟️
A deep dive into the play, the manuscript, the sources.
www.ticketsource.co.uk/beyondshakes...
February 9, 2026 at 3:53 PM
We're approaching the two month mark for our next live show:
📖The Book of Sir Thomas More: Piece by Piece📖
🎟️Two months to go, but not many tickets left - especially after a little flurry of sales today.🎟️
A deep dive into the play, the manuscript, the sources.
www.ticketsource.co.uk/beyondshakes...
📖The Book of Sir Thomas More: Piece by Piece📖
🎟️Two months to go, but not many tickets left - especially after a little flurry of sales today.🎟️
A deep dive into the play, the manuscript, the sources.
www.ticketsource.co.uk/beyondshakes...
😈Over on our patreon feed we have exclusive access to our initial read through of the book of Doctor John Faustus, source for the play. We've reached chapter 42 on the patreon, whilst the pod reading is about 20 chapters behind. More on exclusive Mondays most weeks! www.patreon.com/posts/doctor...
Doctor John Faustus - Chapter 42 (Early Access/Exclusive) | Beyond Shakespeare
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February 9, 2026 at 9:33 AM
😈Over on our patreon feed we have exclusive access to our initial read through of the book of Doctor John Faustus, source for the play. We've reached chapter 42 on the patreon, whilst the pod reading is about 20 chapters behind. More on exclusive Mondays most weeks! www.patreon.com/posts/doctor...
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🎉The show will be an epic deep dive into The Book of Sir Thomas More, with an introduction & a full script-in-hand live audio recording of the text.
🎟️Pre-sales were very healthy, so there really aren't many available - book now to avoid missing out. www.ticketsource.co.uk/beyondshakes...
🎟️Pre-sales were very healthy, so there really aren't many available - book now to avoid missing out. www.ticketsource.co.uk/beyondshakes...
www.ticketsource.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 9:58 AM
🎉The show will be an epic deep dive into The Book of Sir Thomas More, with an introduction & a full script-in-hand live audio recording of the text.
🎟️Pre-sales were very healthy, so there really aren't many available - book now to avoid missing out. www.ticketsource.co.uk/beyondshakes...
🎟️Pre-sales were very healthy, so there really aren't many available - book now to avoid missing out. www.ticketsource.co.uk/beyondshakes...
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So, our next live show - 📖The Book of Sir Thomas More: Piece by Piece📖 - is a follow up to our last deep dive show. In a similar way we dug into the tale of ♟️A Game at Chess by Thomas Middleton♟️
Luckily, if you missed it, the whole thing was recorded for the podcast!
audioboom.com/playlists/46...
Luckily, if you missed it, the whole thing was recorded for the podcast!
audioboom.com/playlists/46...
A Game at Chess by Thomas Middleton
Everything we have on the 1624 play A Game at Chess by Thomas Middleton
audioboom.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:40 AM
So, our next live show - 📖The Book of Sir Thomas More: Piece by Piece📖 - is a follow up to our last deep dive show. In a similar way we dug into the tale of ♟️A Game at Chess by Thomas Middleton♟️
Luckily, if you missed it, the whole thing was recorded for the podcast!
audioboom.com/playlists/46...
Luckily, if you missed it, the whole thing was recorded for the podcast!
audioboom.com/playlists/46...
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Some fun things about The Book of Sir Thomas More, which the internet has been talking about of late.
74% of the surviving text is written by Anthony Munday. Literally. He might have worked on it with someone else, say Chettle, but he LITERALLY wrote it out.
Then the text had some rewrites...
74% of the surviving text is written by Anthony Munday. Literally. He might have worked on it with someone else, say Chettle, but he LITERALLY wrote it out.
Then the text had some rewrites...
February 6, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Some fun things about The Book of Sir Thomas More, which the internet has been talking about of late.
74% of the surviving text is written by Anthony Munday. Literally. He might have worked on it with someone else, say Chettle, but he LITERALLY wrote it out.
Then the text had some rewrites...
74% of the surviving text is written by Anthony Munday. Literally. He might have worked on it with someone else, say Chettle, but he LITERALLY wrote it out.
Then the text had some rewrites...
So, our next live show - 📖The Book of Sir Thomas More: Piece by Piece📖 - is a follow up to our last deep dive show. In a similar way we dug into the tale of ♟️A Game at Chess by Thomas Middleton♟️
Luckily, if you missed it, the whole thing was recorded for the podcast!
audioboom.com/playlists/46...
Luckily, if you missed it, the whole thing was recorded for the podcast!
audioboom.com/playlists/46...
A Game at Chess by Thomas Middleton
Everything we have on the 1624 play A Game at Chess by Thomas Middleton
audioboom.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:40 AM
So, our next live show - 📖The Book of Sir Thomas More: Piece by Piece📖 - is a follow up to our last deep dive show. In a similar way we dug into the tale of ♟️A Game at Chess by Thomas Middleton♟️
Luckily, if you missed it, the whole thing was recorded for the podcast!
audioboom.com/playlists/46...
Luckily, if you missed it, the whole thing was recorded for the podcast!
audioboom.com/playlists/46...
♟️Meanwhile, over on the pod we're having a chat about A Game at Chess by Thomas Middleton.
Again.
Yes, again.
We're like a dog with a bone, we're not gonna stop.
A lovely discussion about a performance of the play from last year.
#discussion #chess #history #drama
audioboom.com/posts/882200...
Again.
Yes, again.
We're like a dog with a bone, we're not gonna stop.
A lovely discussion about a performance of the play from last year.
#discussion #chess #history #drama
audioboom.com/posts/882200...
Discussing: A Game at Chess by Thomas Middleton
Let's play a game, at chess.
audioboom.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:04 AM
♟️Meanwhile, over on the pod we're having a chat about A Game at Chess by Thomas Middleton.
Again.
Yes, again.
We're like a dog with a bone, we're not gonna stop.
A lovely discussion about a performance of the play from last year.
#discussion #chess #history #drama
audioboom.com/posts/882200...
Again.
Yes, again.
We're like a dog with a bone, we're not gonna stop.
A lovely discussion about a performance of the play from last year.
#discussion #chess #history #drama
audioboom.com/posts/882200...
Some fun things about The Book of Sir Thomas More, which the internet has been talking about of late.
74% of the surviving text is written by Anthony Munday. Literally. He might have worked on it with someone else, say Chettle, but he LITERALLY wrote it out.
Then the text had some rewrites...
74% of the surviving text is written by Anthony Munday. Literally. He might have worked on it with someone else, say Chettle, but he LITERALLY wrote it out.
Then the text had some rewrites...
February 6, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Some fun things about The Book of Sir Thomas More, which the internet has been talking about of late.
74% of the surviving text is written by Anthony Munday. Literally. He might have worked on it with someone else, say Chettle, but he LITERALLY wrote it out.
Then the text had some rewrites...
74% of the surviving text is written by Anthony Munday. Literally. He might have worked on it with someone else, say Chettle, but he LITERALLY wrote it out.
Then the text had some rewrites...
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🎟️Another couple of tickets sold for The Book of Sir Thomas More - it's a small room, and there aren't many spaces, so book now to avoid disappointment! More (ahem) on the event and other exciting developments in this thread.👉
#drama #theatre #live #DeepDive #unique #events
#drama #theatre #live #DeepDive #unique #events
🎉The show will be an epic deep dive into The Book of Sir Thomas More, with an introduction & a full script-in-hand live audio recording of the text.
🎟️Pre-sales were very healthy, so there really aren't many available - book now to avoid missing out. www.ticketsource.co.uk/beyondshakes...
🎟️Pre-sales were very healthy, so there really aren't many available - book now to avoid missing out. www.ticketsource.co.uk/beyondshakes...
www.ticketsource.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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All of this could not happen without our wonderful sponsors, The Malone Society. If you want to support the society, and the continued availability of their editions of pre-modern drama, then do join them today. Considering what you get for your membership, it's a bargain. #Join
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February 3, 2026 at 9:58 AM
All of this could not happen without our wonderful sponsors, The Malone Society. If you want to support the society, and the continued availability of their editions of pre-modern drama, then do join them today. Considering what you get for your membership, it's a bargain. #Join
malonesociety.com
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🪓Meanwhile, this week our exploring session releases have reached The Atheist's Tragedy by Cyril Tourneur. We haven't reached the really bonkers part of the play, you will have to wait till next week to hit that bit. 1st part out now, 2 more to follow! #drama www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
February 4, 2026 at 11:43 AM
🪓Meanwhile, this week our exploring session releases have reached The Atheist's Tragedy by Cyril Tourneur. We haven't reached the really bonkers part of the play, you will have to wait till next week to hit that bit. 1st part out now, 2 more to follow! #drama www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
🎟️Another couple of tickets sold for The Book of Sir Thomas More - it's a small room, and there aren't many spaces, so book now to avoid disappointment! More (ahem) on the event and other exciting developments in this thread.👉
#drama #theatre #live #DeepDive #unique #events
#drama #theatre #live #DeepDive #unique #events
🎉The show will be an epic deep dive into The Book of Sir Thomas More, with an introduction & a full script-in-hand live audio recording of the text.
🎟️Pre-sales were very healthy, so there really aren't many available - book now to avoid missing out. www.ticketsource.co.uk/beyondshakes...
🎟️Pre-sales were very healthy, so there really aren't many available - book now to avoid missing out. www.ticketsource.co.uk/beyondshakes...
www.ticketsource.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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📢Also today: tickets for
📖The Book of Sir Thomas More: Piece by Piece📖
are now on general sale!🎟️
And we can announce that this has always been a collaboration/launch event for our sponsors, as they have kindly supplied us with books to giveaway to every ticketholder to the event. #live #LiveShow
📖The Book of Sir Thomas More: Piece by Piece📖
are now on general sale!🎟️
And we can announce that this has always been a collaboration/launch event for our sponsors, as they have kindly supplied us with books to giveaway to every ticketholder to the event. #live #LiveShow
February 3, 2026 at 9:58 AM
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And if that wasn't enough, then there's...
🚨A monthly giveaway as well!🚨
Yes, if you become a free subscriber to our patreon then you will be entered for a random Malone Society edition giveaway each month for the next year! Full details in this open access post.
www.patreon.com/posts/monthl...
🚨A monthly giveaway as well!🚨
Yes, if you become a free subscriber to our patreon then you will be entered for a random Malone Society edition giveaway each month for the next year! Full details in this open access post.
www.patreon.com/posts/monthl...
Monthly Round Up + Sponsorship Announcement | Beyond Shakespeare
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February 3, 2026 at 9:58 AM
And if that wasn't enough, then there's...
🚨A monthly giveaway as well!🚨
Yes, if you become a free subscriber to our patreon then you will be entered for a random Malone Society edition giveaway each month for the next year! Full details in this open access post.
www.patreon.com/posts/monthl...
🚨A monthly giveaway as well!🚨
Yes, if you become a free subscriber to our patreon then you will be entered for a random Malone Society edition giveaway each month for the next year! Full details in this open access post.
www.patreon.com/posts/monthl...
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🚨Sponsorship announcement🚨
We're proud to announce that the Beyond podcast is now sponsored by...
📖The Malone Society📖
who are kindly sharing a number of volumes with us to give away to our followers and those coming to our live events.
#MaloneSociety #Drama #Theatre #Sponsor
We're proud to announce that the Beyond podcast is now sponsored by...
📖The Malone Society📖
who are kindly sharing a number of volumes with us to give away to our followers and those coming to our live events.
#MaloneSociety #Drama #Theatre #Sponsor
February 3, 2026 at 9:58 AM
🚨Sponsorship announcement🚨
We're proud to announce that the Beyond podcast is now sponsored by...
📖The Malone Society📖
who are kindly sharing a number of volumes with us to give away to our followers and those coming to our live events.
#MaloneSociety #Drama #Theatre #Sponsor
We're proud to announce that the Beyond podcast is now sponsored by...
📖The Malone Society📖
who are kindly sharing a number of volumes with us to give away to our followers and those coming to our live events.
#MaloneSociety #Drama #Theatre #Sponsor
🚨Sponsorship announcement🚨
We're proud to announce that the Beyond podcast is now sponsored by...
📖The Malone Society📖
who are kindly sharing a number of volumes with us to give away to our followers and those coming to our live events.
#MaloneSociety #Drama #Theatre #Sponsor
We're proud to announce that the Beyond podcast is now sponsored by...
📖The Malone Society📖
who are kindly sharing a number of volumes with us to give away to our followers and those coming to our live events.
#MaloneSociety #Drama #Theatre #Sponsor
February 3, 2026 at 9:58 AM
🚨Sponsorship announcement🚨
We're proud to announce that the Beyond podcast is now sponsored by...
📖The Malone Society📖
who are kindly sharing a number of volumes with us to give away to our followers and those coming to our live events.
#MaloneSociety #Drama #Theatre #Sponsor
We're proud to announce that the Beyond podcast is now sponsored by...
📖The Malone Society📖
who are kindly sharing a number of volumes with us to give away to our followers and those coming to our live events.
#MaloneSociety #Drama #Theatre #Sponsor
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🎟️Next week we will be opening up tickets for our Sir Thomas More event to general sale.
📢We will also be making a little announcement about the event and other things associated with it.
😀Some special elements, which have been in the works for a year or so.
📖So, Tuesday, see you then.
📢We will also be making a little announcement about the event and other things associated with it.
😀Some special elements, which have been in the works for a year or so.
📖So, Tuesday, see you then.
February 1, 2026 at 10:35 AM
🎟️Next week we will be opening up tickets for our Sir Thomas More event to general sale.
📢We will also be making a little announcement about the event and other things associated with it.
😀Some special elements, which have been in the works for a year or so.
📖So, Tuesday, see you then.
📢We will also be making a little announcement about the event and other things associated with it.
😀Some special elements, which have been in the works for a year or so.
📖So, Tuesday, see you then.
🔊Adventures in the criminal underworld, as we delve further into the cony-catching pamphlets of Robert Greene - and today we're slicing our way into the specialist equipment for a cutpurse.
🗡️Yes, it's cuttle bung time!
👛Dare we say, Cuttlebunga man!
#Audio #Exclusive
www.patreon.com/posts/cony-c...
🗡️Yes, it's cuttle bung time!
👛Dare we say, Cuttlebunga man!
#Audio #Exclusive
www.patreon.com/posts/cony-c...
Cony-Catching with Robert Greene 34 (Exclusive) | Beyond Shakespeare
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February 2, 2026 at 9:06 AM
🔊Adventures in the criminal underworld, as we delve further into the cony-catching pamphlets of Robert Greene - and today we're slicing our way into the specialist equipment for a cutpurse.
🗡️Yes, it's cuttle bung time!
👛Dare we say, Cuttlebunga man!
#Audio #Exclusive
www.patreon.com/posts/cony-c...
🗡️Yes, it's cuttle bung time!
👛Dare we say, Cuttlebunga man!
#Audio #Exclusive
www.patreon.com/posts/cony-c...
🎟️Next week we will be opening up tickets for our Sir Thomas More event to general sale.
📢We will also be making a little announcement about the event and other things associated with it.
😀Some special elements, which have been in the works for a year or so.
📖So, Tuesday, see you then.
📢We will also be making a little announcement about the event and other things associated with it.
😀Some special elements, which have been in the works for a year or so.
📖So, Tuesday, see you then.
February 1, 2026 at 10:35 AM
🎟️Next week we will be opening up tickets for our Sir Thomas More event to general sale.
📢We will also be making a little announcement about the event and other things associated with it.
😀Some special elements, which have been in the works for a year or so.
📖So, Tuesday, see you then.
📢We will also be making a little announcement about the event and other things associated with it.
😀Some special elements, which have been in the works for a year or so.
📖So, Tuesday, see you then.
⚔️Random scene today for your delectation and delight. It's from the very silly play Clyomon and Clymades, which is a play we love. Featuring pompous adventurers looking to save damsels in rhyming fourteeners. #drama #theatre #live #silly audioboom.com/posts/882200...
A Scene from Clyomon and Clymades (And... Scene!)
Random 14ers coming your way!
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January 30, 2026 at 9:09 AM
⚔️Random scene today for your delectation and delight. It's from the very silly play Clyomon and Clymades, which is a play we love. Featuring pompous adventurers looking to save damsels in rhyming fourteeners. #drama #theatre #live #silly audioboom.com/posts/882200...
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💘Latest early access release, and it's a chat about Tancred and Gismunda (and its variants!) with Isobel Strevens and @robertcrighton.bsky.social It's a play we've been weirdly obsessed about for a while, so join us for a dive into a house with some issues. #drama www.patreon.com/posts/discus...
Discussing: Tancred and Gismunda (Early Access) | Beyond Shakespeare
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January 28, 2026 at 10:47 AM
💘Latest early access release, and it's a chat about Tancred and Gismunda (and its variants!) with Isobel Strevens and @robertcrighton.bsky.social It's a play we've been weirdly obsessed about for a while, so join us for a dive into a house with some issues. #drama www.patreon.com/posts/discus...
💘Latest early access release, and it's a chat about Tancred and Gismunda (and its variants!) with Isobel Strevens and @robertcrighton.bsky.social It's a play we've been weirdly obsessed about for a while, so join us for a dive into a house with some issues. #drama www.patreon.com/posts/discus...
Discussing: Tancred and Gismunda (Early Access) | Beyond Shakespeare
Get more from Beyond Shakespeare on Patreon
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January 28, 2026 at 10:47 AM
💘Latest early access release, and it's a chat about Tancred and Gismunda (and its variants!) with Isobel Strevens and @robertcrighton.bsky.social It's a play we've been weirdly obsessed about for a while, so join us for a dive into a house with some issues. #drama www.patreon.com/posts/discus...