"All Mirth and No Matter": Shakespeare Lol

Alternative title
Shakespeare Lol
Synopsis
Podcast from the Folger Shakespeare Library. Theatre artists and scholars, with narrator Rebecca Sheir, examine why things that were funny in Shakespeare’s time are not so much now — as well as celebrating Shakespearean comedy that still sparkles. Contributors are: Michael Green, author of The Art of Coarse Acting; Robert Hornback associate professor of English, comparative literatures, and theatre and chair of the Department of English and Comparative Literatures at Oglethorpe University; Austin Tichenor writer, performer, and managing partner of the Reduced Shakespeare Company and Adam Zucker associate professor of English at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and author of the book The Places of Wit in Early Modern English Comedy.
Series
Shakespeare Unlimited
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Audio
Recording date
2014
Duration
28 mins

Credits

Producer
Richard Paul
Music
Lenny Williams
Contributor
Adam Zucker; Austin Tichenor; MIchael Green (2); Rebecca Sheir; Robert Hornback

Additional Details

Production type
Documentary/Educational/News
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
comedy; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes
http://www.folger.edu/shakespeare-unlimited-episode-7 (accessed 2/2015)

Production Company

Name

R.L. Paul Productions

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, ""All Mirth and No Matter": Shakespeare Lol". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av76487 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)