I saw a lot of theatre last year, specifically 14 Shakespeare productions! I thought I would celebrate my first year in the UK by talking...

Setting: 1445-1455 AD London, UK History My really abridged plot summary: King Henry has married Margaret of Anjou (much to the...

Setting: 1422-1444 AD England and France History My really abridged plot summary: In England, King Henry V has died, and his son, Henry...

It's been a long time since I've posted anything, Grad school is really hard... surprise! It's literally deadline week for my...

It's Women's History Month and you know what that means: we're gonna talk about Shakespearean Women (although when am I not talking about...

This has been a *hot topic* in my seminar classes lately, so let’s talk about it! Read the full BroadwayWorld article HERE Read the full...

by John Webster AKA my favorite Early Modern play... which is a BOLD statement on my part... but I stand by it. This isn't post reviewing...

So I was watching The Office again, as one does, and Dwight said something straight out of The Winter's Tale. I went to google to find...

Setting: 1414-1420 AD England and France History My really abridged plot summary : Henry lays claim to some of France because of some...

Snakebites, Stabbings and Broken Hearts by Kathryn Harkup Death By Shakespeare is an attempt to demystify and contextualize the many...

I really hate to get involved in this, but at the same time I have burning opinions, so here we go! So when it comes to printing...

Setting: 1403-1413 AD London, UK History My really abridged plot summary: England is in Civil War (it's the Wars of the Roses people!)...

Setting: 1402-1403 AD England and Wales History My really abridged plot summary: King Henry wants to lead a crusade. The Welsh rebel Owen...

Setting:1398-1400 AD England and Wales History My really abridged plot summary: King Richard is more concerned with the aesthetics of...

Setting: 14th Century England and France History My really abridged plot summary: King Edward III of England is told that he is the heir...

by Friedrich Schiller So I just finished reading this play and no, it's not Shakespeare, but I still think it's important to talk about....

Setting: 14th Century Rossillion, France Comedy* My really abridged plot summary: Orphaned Helena is in love with Bertram, but she is...

Ohhhhhhhkay where to begin?!?!?! I've seen this film before, but it was before I truly appreciated Shakespeare and Hamlet. This might be...

Setting: 1303 AD Verona, Italy Tragedy My really abridged plot summary : "In fair Verona, where we lay our scene," the Montague and...

Setting: 1199-1216 AD London, England History My really abridged plot summary: We've got some real political intrigue at play here. So:...