The Good, The Bard, and The Ugly

Each week Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s own Jeremy Dubin and accomplished Shakespeare scholar (and friend of the theatre) Dr. Niamh O’Leary explore the wealth of Shakespeare-centric entertainment that can be enjoyed right from the comfort of your living room! Joined by a rotating panel of guests from CSC and beyond, they tuck into the wide (and occasionally weird) array of Shakespeare movies, recorded performances, adaptations and more available for your consumption.

King Lear (2016) 09/21/2022

King Lear (2016) In honor of Cincy Shakes' production of King Lear, Niamh and Dubin are discussing the 2016 Talawa production starring Don Warrington. /episode/index/show/noholdsbardcincy/id/24448467

The Taming of the Shrew, dir. William Ball (American Conservatory Theater 1976, via YouTube) 01/13/2022

The Taming of the Shrew, dir. William Ball (American Conservatory Theater 1976, via YouTube) 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! /episode/index/show/noholdsbardcincy/id/21766661

National Theatre at Home's Comedy of Errors 12/20/2021

National Theatre at Home's Comedy of Errors Hijinks about as we are joined by CSC's Crystian Wiltshire to discuss Dominic Cooke's 2012 Comedy of Errors! /episode/index/show/noholdsbardcincy/id/21551018

Antony and Cleopatra, Stratford Festival (2015) 11/08/2021

Antony and Cleopatra, Stratford Festival (2015) Vanessa Corredera, Andrews University, joins us to discuss Shakespeare, race, and Anthony and Cleopatra! /episode/index/show/noholdsbardcincy/id/21088982

Merchant of Venice 10/19/2021

Merchant of Venice 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! /episode/index/show/noholdsbardcincy/id/20869001

Christopher Moore's Fool 09/24/2021

Christopher Moore's Fool 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. /episode/index/show/noholdsbardcincy/id/20590034

Stratford Fest Coriolanus 09/17/2021

Stratford Fest Coriolanus 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! /episode/index/show/noholdsbardcincy/id/20510198

Measure for Measure (dir. Paul Ireland, 2019) 09/10/2021

Measure for Measure (dir. Paul Ireland, 2019) We're joined by scholar Ambereen Dadabhoy to discuss the 2019 Paul Ireland adaptation of Measure for Measure. /episode/index/show/noholdsbardcincy/id/20433005

Shakespeare in Love 09/01/2021

Shakespeare in Love Today we're joined by local English teachers Heather Jones and Samantha Jones to discuss a modern classic-Shakespeare in Love! /episode/index/show/noholdsbardcincy/id/20335010

She's the Man 08/18/2021

She's the Man 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. /episode/index/show/noholdsbardcincy/id/20186471

Kenneth Branagh's As You Like It 08/10/2021

Kenneth Branagh's As You Like It Niamh and Jeremy are joined by Geoffrey Barnes II to discuss Kenneth Branagh's As You Like It! /episode/index/show/noholdsbardcincy/id/20093468

National Theatre Live's Romeo and Juliet (2021) 08/02/2021

National Theatre Live's Romeo and Juliet (2021) Jeremy and Niamh are joined by Courtney Lucien and Crystian Wiltshire to discuss the epic 2021 film/theatre adaptation of Romeo and Juliet from National Theatre, available on the PBS video app. /episode/index/show/noholdsbardcincy/id/20012093

We're Back!!! 07/26/2021

We're Back!!! Hello friends! After an early-summer hiatus, we are back with a vengeance! To ring in our newest season, we spoke with some of the kids at the Cincinnati Shakespeare Summer Camp about their favorite Shakespeare plays. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/noholdsbardcincy/id/19938407

National Theatre Live Julius Caesar (2018) 05/03/2021

National Theatre Live Julius Caesar (2018) Friend of the Pod Kelly Mengelkoch join us to discuss our very first Julius Caesar production! /episode/index/show/noholdsbardcincy/id/18959219

The Hollow Crown: Henry VI 04/26/2021

The Hollow Crown: Henry VI Jeremy and Niamh are joined by Cincinnati Shakespeare's own Henry VI, Darnell Benjamin, to talk about the BBC Hollow Crown production of Henry VI. /episode/index/show/noholdsbardcincy/id/18868142

Dream: An RSC Event (Minisode!) 04/12/2021

Dream: An RSC Event (Minisode!) Jeremy and Niamh discuss the theatre of the FUTURE and chat "Dream," a recent foray into VR by the RSC. /episode/index/show/noholdsbardcincy/id/18698297

Slings & Arrows Season One: Part 2 04/05/2021

Slings & Arrows Season One: Part 2 Jeremy, Niamh, and Producer Alice once again journey up north to the fictional New Burbage theatre to discuss the second half of season one of Slings and Arrows! /episode/index/show/noholdsbardcincy/id/18607604

Slings and Arrows Season One: a Two-Parter! 03/29/2021

Slings and Arrows Season One: a Two-Parter! Producer Alice joins Jeremy and Niamh to chat about the television show Slings and Arrows, a Canadian cult classic and favorite among regional Shakespeare companies. /episode/index/show/noholdsbardcincy/id/18513992

My Own Private Idaho 03/22/2021

My Own Private Idaho Join Niamh, Jeremy, and CSC's very own Prince Hal, Justin McCombs, to discuss this Henry IV-adjacent 90s cult classic, starring Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix. /episode/index/show/noholdsbardcincy/id/18424976

The RSC's Richard II 03/08/2021

The RSC's Richard II Niamh and Jeremy are joined by Manuel Jacquez of Ohio State University to discuss David Tennant's 2013 acclaimed Richard II. Spoiler alert: Everyone loves it. /episode/index/show/noholdsbardcincy/id/18240668

Lion King 02/19/2021

Lion King It's here--We finally discuss Lion King! Jeremy and Niamh are joined by Sara of the Ripe Good Scholar blog and Breaking Bard podcast to discuss how to introduce Shakespeare to kids, and The Lion King, and how it mirrors many Shakespeare plays--not just Hamlet. /episode/index/show/noholdsbardcincy/id/18015236

Noblemen (Merchant of Venice) 02/08/2021

Noblemen (Merchant of Venice) Jeremy and Niamh are joined by Taarini Mookherjee to discuss Noblemen a retelling of sorts of Merchant of Venice through the lens of an Indian prep school. /episode/index/show/noholdsbardcincy/id/17870204

O 02/01/2021

O Candice Handy joins Jeremy and Niamh to talk about the 2001 teen Shakespeare classic adaptation, O. This was recorded December 31st of 2020, so get ready for some 2021 excitement that we're not sure January lived up to! /episode/index/show/noholdsbardcincy/id/17773514

Big Business 01/25/2021

Big Business Jeremy and Niamh go back to the wacky 80s with Kelly Mengelkoch and her twin, Kristen, to discuss the ties Big Business has with Comedy of Errors! /episode/index/show/noholdsbardcincy/id/17681162

BONUS: End of 2020 Roundup! 12/30/2020

BONUS: End of 2020 Roundup! Niamh and Dubin discuss their favorites from this year, and what we're looking forward to in 2021! /episode/index/show/noholdsbardcincy/id/17370758

Bonus Episode: The Drunk Santa X-Mas Spectacular! 12/21/2020

Bonus Episode: The Drunk Santa X-Mas Spectacular! The entire cast of this year's Drunk Santa X-Mas Spectacular joins Niamh and Jeremy to chat about the filming process, their own favorite Christmas classics, and quality over quantity in terms of how many whiskeys we've all had. /episode/index/show/noholdsbardcincy/id/17207267

Scotland, PA 12/15/2020

Scotland, PA Producer Alice and local man-about-town Rory Sheridan join Niamh and Dubin to talk about Scotland, PA, a Macbeth send up that makes us all appreciate Maura Tierney even more than before. /episode/index/show/noholdsbardcincy/id/17204264

Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet 12/07/2020

Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet Join Niamh, Jeremy, local boardgame store Woodburn Games proprietor Michael Hubbard, and Kensington Books Editor Esi Sogah, as they discuss the Gen X classic Romeo + Juliet, starring Claire Danes and Leo DiCaprio at his heartthrobbiest. /episode/index/show/noholdsbardcincy/id/17094152

David Tennant's Hamlet 11/30/2020

David Tennant's Hamlet The Doctor, Jean Luc Picard, and Shakespeare walk into a bar, in what swiftly becomes one of our most scholarly episodes yet! /episode/index/show/noholdsbardcincy/id/17006948

Ethan Hawke's Cymbeline 11/16/2020

Ethan Hawke's Cymbeline What does Ethan Hawke have to do with Shakespeare? If you said Hamlet, you'd technically be right, but off the mark for today's pod! Jeremy and Niamh are joined by Cincinnati actor Corinne Mohlenhoff and publicist of the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington DC Colleen Kennedy to discuss Ethan Hawke's other Shakespeare outing, Cymbeline, which they watched so that you don't have to. /episode/index/show/noholdsbardcincy/id/16834757

The Good, The Bard, and The Ugly

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