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S3 Ep7: Dark side of the dream
S3 Ep7: Dark side of the dream
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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Aug 9, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a play we come back to again and again, the irreverent story of lovers, royalty, fairies and actors crossing paths in a forest outside Athens is full of riotous comedy and lilting poetry, bringing midsummer madness to life. But like all Shakespeare plays, underneath the frothing fun is a dark underbelly. So, this week on the podcast, we go behind the scenes with our company and ask: what’s the dark side to Shakespeare’s comedies? Is Shakespeare misogynistic? And as 21st century theatre-goers, what do we make of the misogyny in Shakespeare?
Released:
Aug 9, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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