King Lear (2016)
The Good, The Bard, and The Ugly
In honor of Cincy Shakes' production of King Lear, Niamh and Dubin are discussing the 2016 Talawa production starring Don Warrington.
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The Taming of the Shrew, dir. William Ball (American Conservatory Theater 1976, via YouTube)
The Good, The Bard, and The Ugly
Maggie Lou Rader join Niamh and Jeremy to discuss a Taming of the Shrew that we all... might love? Turns out the secret to a perfect Taming of the Shrew lies in the 1970s!
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National Theatre at Home's Comedy of Errors
The Good, The Bard, and The Ugly
Hijinks about as we are joined by CSC's Crystian Wiltshire to discuss Dominic Cooke's 2012 Comedy of Errors!
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Antony and Cleopatra, Stratford Festival (2015)
The Good, The Bard, and The Ugly
Vanessa Corredera, Andrews University, joins us to discuss Shakespeare, race, and Anthony and Cleopatra!
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Merchant of Venice
The Good, The Bard, and The Ugly
Today Niamh and Jeremy are joined by Courtney Anthony, former docent at the Folger Shakespeare Library, to discuss Jonathon Munby's 2015 Globe Theatre production of Merchant of Venice!
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Christopher Moore's Fool
The Good, The Bard, and The Ugly
It's a Minisode! Jeremy and Niamh discuss Christopher Moore's 2009 novel Fool and how fun it is to watch this unnamed King Lear character take center stage.
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Stratford Fest Coriolanus
The Good, The Bard, and The Ugly
Niamh and Jeremy are joined to discuss Robert Lepage's 2019 production of Coriolanus by Jemma Alix Levy, WLU associate professor of theatre and director of CSC's Miss Holmes!
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Measure for Measure (dir. Paul Ireland, 2019)
The Good, The Bard, and The Ugly
We're joined by scholar Ambereen Dadabhoy to discuss the 2019 Paul Ireland adaptation of Measure for Measure.
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Shakespeare in Love
The Good, The Bard, and The Ugly
Today we're joined by local English teachers Heather Jones and Samantha Jones to discuss a modern classic-Shakespeare in Love!
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She's the Man
The Good, The Bard, and The Ugly
We're joined once again by Caitlin McWethy to discuss the mid-2000s answer to 10 Things I Hate About You, She's the Man! Spoiler alert: We don't love it.
info_outlineToday Niamh and Jeremy are joined by Courtney Anthony, former docent at the Folger Shakespeare Library, to discuss Jonathon Munby's 2015 Globe Theatre production of Merchant of Venice!