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k8lister.bsky.social
This week on #BetwixtTheSheets I am talking to none other than David Taylor about the legendary #NellGwynn, or as I like to call her “mother.” Trailblazing actress & favourite mistress to King Charles II.

#History #TheatreHistory
April 17, 2025 at 12:49 PM
freeburian.bsky.social
March 2026.

In paperback: SHAKESPEARE'S BORROWED FEATHERS: HOW EARLY MODERN PLAYWRIGHTS SHAPED THE WORLD'S GREATEST WRITER.

www.amazon.com/Shakespeares...

#ShakespearesBorrowedFeathers #Shakespeare #EarlyModernDrama #Literature #BookRelease #History #TheatreHistory #MustRead
December 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
nazlinbhimani.bsky.social
Some good news – a new library! Shakespeare’s Globe has opened a new public library and archive holding more than 6,000 books, original texts, recordings of productions and other treasures from the theatre’s history. www.thebookseller.com/news/shakesp... #Shakespeare #TheatreHistory #Renaissance
Shakespeare library and archive containing 6,000 books opens under the Globe theatre
The theatre has opened its newly renovated research and collection centre, which features London’s only publicly accessible dedicated Shakespeare library and archive
www.thebookseller.com
September 25, 2026 at 8:20 AM
ottomanhistory.bsky.social
📷 View of Istanbul from Dolmabahçe, with Dolmabahçe Mosque and the Theatre Building in the Foreground, 1870s #history #mosque #theatrehistory #1870s
View of Istanbul from Dolmabahçe, with Dolmabahçe Mosque and the Theatre Building in the Foreground, Trees, Ships, Sea.
January 24, 2025 at 1:15 AM
thoetp.bsky.social
This week's episode features @lostplayhouse.bsky.social discussing his research into Leicester's Men and the other playing troupes of the Elizabethan period. Out now #theatre #theatrehistory #podcast #earlymodern #shakespeare #leicestersmen
August 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
callanjd.bsky.social
James Stokes's new Records of Early English Drama collection for the whole county of Suffolk is now LIVE and up on the REED site: ereed.org/collections/...
What East Anglian riches await...
#theatrehistory
REED Online: Collection: Suffolk
ereed.org
April 7, 2025 at 8:15 AM
theatergeschichte.bsky.social
Vorhang auf – hier sind wir! #theatergeschichte #theatrehistory
November 30, 2024 at 4:41 PM
jofvictculture.bsky.social
Learn more about miniature melodramas and pantomimes and how publishers like William West bridged the gap between London's grand theatres and these juvenile performances🎭✨ Read here: jvc.oup.com/2020/02/07/t...
#TheatreHistory #19thCentury #journalofvictorianculture
March 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
emmcgirr.bsky.social
Your regular reminder that percolation is also writing: after days of productive procrastination while the back of my brain worried about this chapter, I just churned out 500 words in an hour. #amwriting #theatrehistory
June 9, 2026 at 12:06 PM
thoetp.bsky.social
Why did Shakespeare write 'Troilus and Cressida'? On today's new episode returning guest Rachel Aanstad helps us to get to the bottom of that knotty question #theatre #theatrehistory #shakespeare #troilusandcressida #podcast
January 26, 2026 at 3:29 PM
thoetp.bsky.social
Today's guest episode features @stephenunwin.bsky.social discussing his book on the representation of working people in Shakespeare's plays. Out now on your podcast feed. #theatre #theatrehistory #podcast #shakespeare
March 24, 2025 at 9:44 AM
thoetp.bsky.social
What remains of Shakespeare is every word of play has been changed. Hear Daniel Hahn and I discuss the art of translating Shakespeare in today's new podcast episode. #theatre #theatrehistory #podcast #Shakespeare
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September 21, 2026 at 8:51 AM
thoetp.bsky.social
Something to shake up your humours on Monday morning, a new podcast episode all about Ben Jonson's comedy 'Every Man Out of his Humour'. Out now on your podcast feed #theatre #theatrehistory #BenJonson #podcast #comedy #earlymodern
July 21, 2025 at 8:51 AM
thisismyglasgow.bsky.social
Why this story of warring theatre impressarios hasn't yet been made into a TV drama series, I don't know, but if anyone's interested, I'd be happy to write it.

#glasgow #necropolis #theatre #glasgowhistory #theatrehistory
April 22, 2025 at 8:51 AM
thoetp.bsky.social
Hear all about The Theatre, The Burbages and Shakespeare's rise as a playwright in today's podcast episode as I talk to Daniel Swift about his book 'The Dream Factory'. @yalebooks.bsky.social . #theatre #theatrehistory #shakespeare #podcast #dreamfactory
August 25, 2025 at 8:17 AM
thoetp.bsky.social
On today's new episode @audioandrea.bsky.social discusses the history of Shakespeare on BBC radio, how productions were presented and adapted over a century and how Shakespeare plays became an integral part of BBC history. #theatre #radio #BBC #shakespeare #theatrehistory
June 30, 2025 at 8:29 AM
thoetp.bsky.social
In today's new episode hear Susan D Amussen discuss her new book from @manchesterup.bsky.social where through a vivid journey through early modern England she shows how Shakespeare became Shakespeare #theatre #theatrehistory #podcast #Shakespeare
April 6, 2026 at 9:28 AM
exeterunispeccoll.bsky.social
Did you know that we hold several archives relating to Exeter theatres, including the Theatre Royal, the Northcott Theatre and the Cygnet Theatre? So much theatre to love! ❤️

📷 Theatre Royal playbills: EUL MS 202

#LoveTheatreDay #TheatreHistory #TheatreArchives @cygnettheatreuk.bsky.social
Five Theatre Royal (Exeter) playbills dating from 1891 to 1932
November 20, 2024 at 10:49 AM
jessplaysapart.bsky.social
Squeezed in two books last month!
#storygraph #marchreads #booksky #bannedbooks #theatre #broadway #theatrehistory
An image of user @mccawlmemaybe's March 2025 reads. Two book covers are shown: When Broadway Was Black by Caseen Gaines, and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
April 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
thoetp.bsky.social
'As You Like It'. just a pastoral comedy that we shouldn't take too seriously? Find out in today's new episode. #theatre #Shakespeare #podcast #theatrehistory #asyoulikeit #alltheworldsastage
September 29, 2025 at 8:47 AM
aithpodcast.bsky.social
A new review from a listener of our podcast! #theater #theatre #theaterhistory #theatrehistory #philadelphia #podcast #happypodcaster
September 2, 2025 at 1:28 PM
thoetp.bsky.social
In today's new episode @kaydaly.bsky.social joins me to discuss Shakespeare's world view as represented in his comedies and comic characters. Out now. #theatre #theatrehistory #podcast #Shakespeare #comedy
July 14, 2025 at 8:03 AM
emmcgirr.bsky.social
Things I've asked my writing group this week:
• Do I need to be more explicit that the dancing-masters were pimps?
• which of these quotes is the filthiest?
• is it obvious that the stilts represent an erection?
#amwriting #c18 #theatrehistory
March 18, 2026 at 9:39 AM
thoetp.bsky.social
The 'war of the theatres' reaches it's climax in Ben Jonson's 'Poetaster' as he satires Elizabethan playwrights in a play set in imperial Rome. Some analysis and explanations in today's new episode. #theatre #theatrehistory #benjonson #satire #podcast
December 22, 2025 at 6:15 AM
sburdett.bsky.social
Really enjoyed catching up with @theatrehistory.bsky.social earlier this year to talk about my book - can't believe it was 3y/o this month that the armed women were unleashed! #theatrehistory #18thC #womenshistory #feministhistory #frenchrevolution #Napoleonicwars
June 7, 2026 at 12:33 PM