Beyond Shakespeare

About Beyond Shakespeare

From the earliest drama in English, to the closing of the theatres in 1642, there was a hell of a lot of drama produced - and a lot of it wasn't by Shakespeare. Apart from a few noble exceptions these plays are often passed over, ignored or simply unknown. This podcast presents full audio productions of the plays, fragmentary and extant, that shaped the theatrical world that shaped our dramatic history.

Publisher

Beyond Shakespeare

Category

arts · arts · history

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Feb 2013

Latest episode

30 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

661 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Oct 2026

   457: Lord Mayor's Show 1609 by Anthony Munday (Full Cast Audio Adaptation)

   "We're here on the streets of London, and I can see a whale!"

2. 

   23 Oct 2026

   457: The Seven Deadly Sins (Full Cast Audio Recording)

   Have you considered sin?

3. 

   16 Oct 2026

   456: Discussing: The Parnassus Plays

   Going to university is tough... getting a job afterwards... tougher still.

Who has been a guest on Beyond Shakespeare

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Laurie Johnson
• Liz Oakley-Brown
• Dr Joanne Paul

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

110,066

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

92

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

85

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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