Blogging Henslowe

31 Tuesday May 2016

Posted by la Clarina in History, Theatre

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blogging, David Nicol, Edward Alleyn, Elizabethan theatre, Lord Strange's Men, Philip Henslowe's Diary, The Rose Playhouse

Rose Henslowe’s Diary as a blog? Daily life at the Rose Playhouse?

This brilliant idea belongs to David Nicol, a Canadian teacher of Theatre Studies: daily entries from Philip Henslowe’s journal – the single most important document about the workings of an Elizabethan playhouse and playing company – complete with information on plays, thoughts about popularity and box office, and then questions, links and further readings. A very good introduction to the Diary itself, and to the cogs and wheels of Elizabethan theatre in general. Continue reading →

A Plunge in the Massacre

15 Saturday Nov 2014

Posted by la Clarina in Theatre

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christopher marlowe, Mathew Lyons, The Massacre at Paris, The Rose Playhouse

And today a post from writer and historian Mathew Lyons’ very interesting blog.

This The Massacre at Paris: Kit Marlowe, the Rose Playhouse and me is an intelligent and thoroughly enjoyable look at Marlowe, his last play, theatre in general, what appears to have been a remarkable production of the Massacre, and the role Mathew Lyons played in it.

With no prior acting experience, he found himself plunged into a complex professional production of a difficult play… The esperience seems to have been both terrifying and exhilarating. I have no difficulty believing it.