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Did Women Act on Stage? With Pamela Brown
That Shakespeare Life
English - June 27, 2022 13:00 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsHistory Arts Books shakespeare england history literature performance stage write Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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One of the most accepted statements you’re liable to find about Elizabethan theater online today is that playing companies were all male companies. The idea of a woman on stage is considered forbidden, or not allowed. However, our guest today, Pamela Brown, has recently published a book called The Diva’s Gift to the Shakespearean Stage where she presents evidence that women did participate in performances on stage during Shakespeare’s lifetime. Her work challenges what I know I thought I knew about Shakespearean theater, and I’m delighted to have her here today to help clarify this part of Shakespeare’s history for you, too. Get bonus episodes on Patreon
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