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Beyond Shakespeare
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Producing every since play written in English prior to 1642, with 38 exceptions. Dropping pods and videos - beyondshakespeare.org
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👻Latest exploring sessions dropping on our YouTube channel this week - The Ghost or, The Woman Wears the Breeches. More videos dipping into plays for the first time every week - why not subscribe and keep up to date. #drama #theatre #exploring #beyond #ghost
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November 13, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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🗳️The public round of the big vote closes in a few days - get your vote in for the plays you want us to produce!
Anything written prior to the closing of the theatres in 1642, in English, and not one of the 38 plays we don't do!
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November 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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🧙‍♀️This week, as it's Halloween, we've been following up our Wyrd Revels with an exploration of The Late Lancashire Witches by Heywood and Brome. All three videos are on the Tubes of You, with more witchery available upon demand. #drama #exploring #witch #halloween www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
October 31, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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🚨Latest pod drop - it's King's Gambit, a look at the immediate aftermath of A Game at Chess by Thomas Middleton. With readings of letters and official accounts, plus expert panellists: @danielyabut.bsky.social @tracelarkhall.bsky.social @drwillgreen.bsky.social audioboom.com/posts/879774...
October 31, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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🚨What's that coming over the hill? Is it Live Show? It is a Live Show!
Yes, we're going to the Audio Drama Hubfest 2025. We'll be generally enjoying all the things across the day, then performing in the live show at the end. Tickets-book-now! #drama #AudioDrama
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October 30, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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🚨It's that time again - we're looking for a new project to produce into the next season of work. What play do you want to hear from us? This first round is open to all to help create a long list. Get your foot in the door.
Don't let the Shakerley Marmion lobby win! #vote forms.gle/8UPE1FVXTDhQ...
October 28, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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🔊What's this? The dust has barely settled on our Wyrd Revels, but we're already onto the next thing?
Yes, we're going to the Audio Drama Hubfest this weekend - come on down in person for the day, the evening show (ticketed separately) or listen live online.
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October 27, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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🚨Last day of the Revels!
😈It's Doctor Faustus 1616 at 3pm (yes, it's a matinee) followed by our post season panel asking What Makes a Revel Wyrd?
With @magicnotwitches.bsky.social, author of Cunning Folk & @rebekahking.bsky.social #horror #drama #halloween
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October 25, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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😈Tonight it's time for Doctor Faustus - it's the 1604 version, before we do the other 1616 version tomorrow.
It's been a great Revels season so far, so join the company for a trip to hell! #horror #halloween #drama #audio #AudioDrama #theatre #devils
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October 24, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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🥧Tonight at the Wyrd Revels, it's Thyestes by Seneca as translated by Jasper Heywood. It's a dark family drama of reunion, revenge, and food. Followed by a post show discussion about 1560 (when the play was translated) and the challenges of the play. #horror
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October 23, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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🚨Tonight it's time for some comedy - it's The Wise-woman of Hogston by Thomas Heywood.
There are two things to know about the wise-woman.
First, it's on tonight at the White Bear Theatre
Second, it's super fun.
#drama #horror #halloween #audio #comedy
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October 22, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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🚨Tonight! Our one off performance (recording live for the podcast) of The Witch of Edmonton by Dekker, Ford and Rowley. It's nearly sold out, but a few tickets are still on sale - Tonight at the White Bear Theatre with more plays across the week #horror #wyrd www.ticketsource.co.uk/beyondshakes...
October 21, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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🚨1 Day till the Revels!
Devils, witches, cunning folk, horror, all in one week!
🧙‍♀️The Witch of Edmonton
🧠The Wise-woman of Hogston
🥧Thyestes
😈Doctor Faustus (in two different versions!) #horror #halloween #FolkHorror #drama
21-25th Oct at The White Bear Theatre
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A head and shoulders shot of Roel Fox as Doctor Faustus, holding a book and speaking - lit in red on the right hand side. Background black. Text overlaid - top right: Summon your tickets for the Revels. Text to the left: Beyond Shakespeare Company, Wyrd Revels, 21-25th October - 1 Day to Go. A week of devils, witches, cunning folk and horror. Logo for the White Bear Theatre bottom right.
October 20, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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Tickets on sale now! Book now to avoid demon attack! #horror #halloween #folkhorror #witch #demons www.ticketsource.co.uk/beyondshakes...
October 19, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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On Saturday 25th (After Faustus) we have a fabulous end of Season Panel Discussion with...
Professor Liz Oakley-Brown, Dr Rebekah King, Dr Tabitha Stanmore - Author of Cunning Folk: Life in the Era of Practical Magic. We'll be discussing everything #wyrd from the period, and the season! #audio
Black background with red slashes across, indistinct image of someone screaming, overlaid with text -Saturday 25th (After Faustus) End of Season Panel Discussion with... Professor Liz Oakley-Brown is Professor in English Literature at Lancaster University. Currently working on Tudor Gothic for Cambridge University Press and teaching Premodern Gothic. Dr Rebekah King graduated from Cambridge with a PhD in English looking at how magicians were depicted on the early modern stage. As well as being a researcher, she is an award-winning writer. Dr Tabitha Stanmore Author of Cunning Folk: Life in the Era of Practical Magic, winner of the Katharine Briggs Award 2024 and Editor’s Pick by the New York Times. Tabitha is a specialist in medieval and early modern English magic and witchcraft.A Week of Devils, Witches, Cunning Folk and Horror at the White Bear Theatre in Kennington www.beyondshakespeare.org
October 19, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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🚨2 Days till the Revels!
Devils, witches, cunning folk, horror, all in one week!
🧙‍♀️The Witch of Edmonton
🧠The Wise-woman of Hogston
🥧Thyestes
😈Doctor Faustus (in two different versions!) #horror #halloween #FolkHorror #spooky #devils #Faustus
21-25th Oct at The White Bear Theatre
A head and shoulders shot of Roel Fox as Doctor Faustus, with a Tudor ruff - lit in red on the right hand side. Background black. Text overlaid to the right: Beyond Shakespeare Company, Wyrd Revels, 21-25th October - Book your tickets for the Revels or I summon devils... 2 Days to Go. Logo for the White Bear Theatre
October 19, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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🚨3 Days till the Revels!
Listen to the fire, the fire knows best... book your tickets for...
🧙‍♀️The Witch of Edmonton (selling fast)
🧠The Wise-woman of Hogston
🥧Thyestes
😈Doctor Faustus (in two different versions!) #horror #halloween #FolkHorror #spooky #devils
21-25th Oct at The White Bear Theatre
A head and shoulders shot of Roel Fox as Doctor Faustus, with a Tudor ruff, conjuring flames from his hands - lit in red on the right hand side. Background black. Text overlaid to the right: Beyond Shakespeare Company, Wyrd Revels, 21-25th October - The fire says: book your tickets for the Revels... 3 Days to Go. Logo for the White Bear Theatre
October 18, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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🗣️The season closes with a panel discussion - Dr Tabitha Stanmore, Professor Liz Oakley-Brown, and Dr Rebekah King will be discussing all things Wyrd after the performance of Doctor Faustus (1616) on Saturday. #horror #wyrd #revels #drama #history #AudioDrama
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Black background with red slashes across, indistinct image of someone screaming, overlaid with text -Saturday 25th (After Faustus) End of Season Panel Discussion with... Professor Liz Oakley-Brown is Professor in English Literature at Lancaster University. Currently working on Tudor Gothic for Cambridge University Press and teaching Premodern Gothic. Dr Rebekah King graduated from Cambridge with a PhD in English looking at how magicians were depicted on the early modern stage. As well as being a researcher, she is an award-winning writer. Dr Tabitha Stanmore Author of Cunning Folk: Life in the Era of Practical Magic, winner of the Katharine Briggs Award 2024 and Editor’s Pick by the New York Times. Tabitha is a specialist in medieval and early modern English magic and witchcraft.A Week of Devils, Witches, Cunning Folk and Horror at the White Bear Theatre in Kennington www.beyondshakespeare.org
October 17, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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🚨4 Days till the Revels!
Don't despair, there are still tickets available for the Revels
🧙‍♀️The Witch of Edmonton (selling fast)
🧠The Wise-woman of Hogston
🥧Thyestes
😈Doctor Faustus (in two different versions!) and post show discussions to boot! #horror
21-25th Oct at The White Bear Theatre
A head and shoulders shot of Roel Fox as Doctor Faustus, screaming in despair - lit in green on the right hand side. Background black. Text overlaid to the right: Beyond Shakespeare Company, Wyrd Revels, 21-25th October - I sold my soul for tickets to the Revels? 4 Days to Go. Logo for the White Bear Theatre
October 17, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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The season has a wonderful company and team of panelists for the final show. Details all found on our website.
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List of the company of the Beyond Shakespeare Company Wyrd Revels - 21-25th October 2025, on a black background with red slashes - a face vaguely seen in the red. Aliki Chapple Robert Crighton Tobias Deacon Brian Eastty Pamela Flanagan Roel Fox Liza Graham Aisling Groves-McKeown Keith Hill Alex Kapila Alexandra Kataigida Emma Kemp Nat Kennedy Karim Kronfli Susan Kyd Sophie Lawlor Oliver Maynard Shamiso Mushambi Kit McGuire Simon Nader Mirza Valentina Vinci Black background with red slashes across, indistinct image of someone screaming, overlaid with text -Saturday 25th (After Faustus) End of Season Panel Discussion with... Professor Liz Oakley-Brown is Professor in English Literature at Lancaster University. Currently working on Tudor Gothic for Cambridge University Press and teaching Premodern Gothic. Dr Rebekah King graduated from Cambridge with a PhD in English looking at how magicians were depicted on the early modern stage. As well as being a researcher, she is an award-winning writer. Dr Tabitha Stanmore Author of Cunning Folk: Life in the Era of Practical Magic, winner of the Katharine Briggs Award 2024 and Editor’s Pick by the New York Times. Tabitha is a specialist in medieval and early modern English magic and witchcraft.A Week of Devils, Witches, Cunning Folk and Horror at the White Bear Theatre in Kennington www.beyondshakespeare.org
October 16, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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🚨5 Days till the Revels!
Faustus might have sold his soul for tickets, but you can use more conventional means!
🧙‍♀️The Witch of Edmonton
🧠The Wise-woman of Hogston
🥧Thyestes
😈Doctor Faustus (in two different versions!) and post show discussions to boot! #horror
21-25th Oct at The White Bear Theatre
A head and shoulders shot of Roel Fox as Doctor Faustus, holding a candle and looking into camera - lit in purple on the right hand side. Background black. Text overlaid to the right: Beyond Shakespeare Company, Wyrd Revels, 21-25th October - I sold my soul for tickets to the Revels? 5 Days to Go. Logo for the White Bear Theatre
October 16, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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🔊Well here's a thing, we're going to the Audio Drama Hubfest 2025 on 1st Nov - and not just to sample the panels and workshops - as we'll be performing live at the evening show alongside a wonderful line up of other pods. Online and in-person tickets available. #AudioDrama www.audiodramahub.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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❓Have you forgotten to book tickets for the Wyrd Revels?
😈Five shows, covering all the strange and supernatural and horrific from the pre-modern world of devils and witches. #horror #supernatural #halloween #wyrd #DoctorFaustus #Marlowe #Drama #Live #GoBeyond
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A head and shoulders shot of Roel Fox as Doctor Faustus, hands to face as though remembering something - lit in red on the right hand side. Background black. Text overlaid to the right: Beyond Shakespeare Company, Wyrd Revels, 21-25th October - Have you forgotten to book tickets for the Revels? 6 Days to Go. Logo for the White Bear Theatre
October 15, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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Also featuring post show discussions for Thyestes, as well as an End of Season Panel Discussion on the Saturday (after Doctor Faustus) with Professor Liz-Oakley-Brown, Dr Rebekah King & Dr Tabitha Stanmore.
Discounts apply for multiple show bookings!
#History
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October 14, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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🚨One Week to Go!
Have you booked your tickets for our Wyrd Revels yet? Five days, five shows, recording live for the Beyond Shakespeare Podcast.
The Witch of Edmonton, The Wise-woman of Hogston, Thyestes, and both versions of Doctor Faustus!
#Wyrd #Horror #Drama #AudioDrama #Demon #Witch #Halloween
A head and shoulders shot of Roel Fox as Doctor Faustus, hand to face as though remembering something - lit in red on the right hand side. Background black. Text overlaid to the right: Beyond Shakespeare Company, Wyrd Revels, 21-25th October - Have you forgotten to book tickets for the Revels? 7 Days to Go. Logo for the White Bear Theatre
October 14, 2025 at 10:22 AM