Discussing: The Playhouse

Discussing: The Playhouse (or Newington Butts) with Professor Laurie Johnson .

Host Robert Crighton discusses with Laurie Johnson (Professor of English and Cultural Studies at the University of Southern Queensland) about The Playhouse, otherwise known as Newington Butts, and his book covering what happened there over eleven days in 1594. Shakespeare’s Lost Playhouse: Eleven Days at Newington Butts is available now from Routledge.

To help follow the discussion of these eleven days in 1594, we suggest having at look at Henslowe As A Blog - http://hensloweasablog.blogspot.com/2018/06/ - this link covers the month of playing at The Playhouse, so start at the bottom of the page and follow us up! It can also be found on Twitter @HensloweAsaBlog with updates most days. It’s a lovely application of social media and the online to bring history to life. Thanks again to Professor Laurie Johnson for speaking with us. Support this podcast by going to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare or follow us @BeyondShakes on Twitter. Additional sound effects from www.freesfx.co.uk