The Good, The Bard, and The Ugly

Sep 21 2022
The Good, The Bard, and The Ugly Podcast artwork

Each week Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s own Jeremy Dubin and accomplished Shakespeare scholar (and friend of the theatre) Dr. Niamh O’Leary explore the wealth of Shakespeare-centric entertainment that can be enjoyed right from the comfort of your living room! Joined by a rotating panel of guests from CSC and beyond, they tuck into the wide (and occasionally weird) array of Shakespeare movies, recorded performances, adaptations and more available for your consumption.

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King Lear (2016)

Sep 21 2022 62 mins  
In honor of Cincy Shakes' production of King Lear, Niamh and Dubin are discussing the 2016 Talawa production starring Don Warrington.

The Taming of the Shrew, dir. William Ball (American Conservatory Theater 1976, via YouTube)

Jan 13 2022 68 mins  
Maggie Lou Rader join Niamh and Jeremy to discuss a Taming of the Shrew that we all... might love? Turns out the secret to a perfect Taming of the Shrew lies in the 1970s!

National Theatre at Home's Comedy of Errors

Dec 20 2021 62 mins  
Hijinks about as we are joined by CSC's Crystian Wiltshire to discuss Dominic Cooke's 2012 Comedy of Errors!

Antony and Cleopatra, Stratford Festival (2015)

Nov 08 2021 64 mins  
Vanessa Corredera, Andrews University, joins us to discuss Shakespeare, race, and Anthony and Cleopatra!

Merchant of Venice

Oct 19 2021 75 mins  
Today Niamh and Jeremy are joined by Courtney Anthony, former docent at the Folger Shakespeare Library, to discuss Jonathon Munby's 2015 Globe Theatre production of Merchant of Venice!

Christopher Moore's Fool

Sep 24 2021 50 mins  
It's a Minisode! Jeremy and Niamh discuss Christopher Moore's 2009 novel Fool and how fun it is to watch this unnamed King Lear character take center stage.

Stratford Fest Coriolanus

Sep 17 2021 73 mins  
Niamh and Jeremy are joined to discuss Robert Lepage's 2019 production of Coriolanus by Jemma Alix Levy, WLU associate professor of theatre and director of CSC's Miss Holmes!

Measure for Measure (dir. Paul Ireland, 2019)

Sep 10 2021 73 mins  
We're joined by scholar Ambereen Dadabhoy to discuss the 2019 Paul Ireland adaptation of Measure for Measure. https://www.vox.com/culture/2017/11/15/16644938/shakespeare-measure-for-measure-weinstein-sexual-harassment-play-theater

Shakespeare in Love

Sep 01 2021 74 mins  
Today we're joined by local English teachers Heather Jones and Samantha Jones to discuss a modern classic-Shakespeare in Love!

She's the Man

Aug 18 2021 57 mins  
We're joined once again by Caitlin McWethy to discuss the mid-2000s answer to 10 Things I Hate About You, She's the Man! Spoiler alert: We don't love it.