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Roger Evans, playing Jack Cade in the three Henry VI plays is writing a blog all about his experience. Here’s the first instalment…

Joseph Marcell in 'King Lear', Shakespeare's Globe 2013 (c) Ellie Kurttz

The Word of the Week is ‘Pother’
Voiced by Joseph Marcell

© Penelope Beaumont. Giles Block at the Sam Wanamaker Awards 2011.

The ‘Master of the Words’ shares how he came to be in this unique role, pursuing his dreams and collaborating with Mark Rylance…

'The Tempest' , Shakespeare's Globe 2013 (c) Marc Brenner

The Word of the Week is ‘Bluster’
Voiced by Matthew Raymond

Set in 80 hundred acres of countryside, Hodsock Priory is a beautiful location to watch Shakespeare alfresco this summer…

A Midsummer Night's Dream, 2008 (c) Manuel Harlan

Shakespeare alluded to the pagan rituals of May day in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Here we learn more about these rituals…

(c) Ellie Kurttz

Interview with Mark Dornford-May, Isango Ensemble’s co-founder and artistic director. He explains the choices and challenges behind his company’s production of Venus & Adonis…

The Word of the Week is ‘Candle’
Voiced by Amy Cody

Masques were a major innovation in royal entertainment in the Jacobean period, possibly introduced by Anne of Denmark. They featured allegorical figures, some very heavy obsequiousness, music, verse and elaborate staging and costumes…

We got mail! A postcard from the cast of King Lear….