“Great marvaile and fair grace of God” (fire at Shakespeare’s Globe, 1613) | The Lost City of London
On this day in 1613, the original “Globe” play-house on Bankside in Southwark burned down, after sparks from a theatrical cannon set its thatch alight during a performance of Shakespeare’s “Henry … Continue reading
At Shakespeare’s Theatre In Shoreditch | Spitalfields Life
Over in Shoreditch, just a few minutes walk from Spitalfields, is the site of a seventeenth century playhouse called ‘The Theatre’ built by James Burbage in 1576, where William Shakespeare’s … Continue reading
REVIEW- Shakespeare In Ten Acts | the Exhibitionologist
On one of the exhibitionologist’s first forays into exhibition reviewing, back in 2012, I found myself at an exhibition all about William Shakespeare. Hosted by the British Museum and accompa… Source: … Continue reading
The History Girls: The Tempest, Twelfth Night and me by Gillian Polack
Right now, my writing self and my research self are sharing the seventeenth century. I tend to think of Shakespeare as a sixteenth century writer, because a lot of his … Continue reading
On This Day • Jean Racine Born in 1639
“Life is a comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel.” ― Jean Racine On this day in 1639 the French playwright, Jean Racine, was born. He … Continue reading
1890: Victorian burlesque dancers and their elaborate costumes
Burlesque originated in 17th century Italian theater as a type of comic interlude. The word derives from the Italian “burla,” a joke, ridicule or mockery. Burlesque can be applied to … Continue reading
Was William Shakespeare high when he penned his plays? – Features – Theatre & Dance – The Independent
Originally posted in The Independent. State-of-the-art forensic technology from South Africa has been used to try and unravel the mystery of what was smoked in tobacco pipes found in the Stratford-upon-Avon … Continue reading
Ben Jonson’s “The Sad Shepherd; or, a Tale of Robin Hood” (1641)
Reynolds's News and Miscellany Ben Jonson (1572-1637) Ben Jonson (1572-1637) was England’s first poet laureate, and is generally regarded as England’s second most important playwright after William Shakespeare. Major works … Continue reading
Rogues & Vagabonds 