The latest issue of TEACHING SHAKESPEARE is a cracker. Very pleased to be in such excellent company with an article on teaching ROMEO AND JULIET. www.britishshakespeare.ws/education/te...

Happy Halloween, folks! In the first episode of our brand new #YouTube series 'Shakespeare and Friends', Rachel Aanstad and I ponder the question: 'Did Shakespeare's Audiences Believe in Ghosts?' youtu.be/Br4N4RA0j_s?...

A fabulous evening speaking to the Shipston Literary Society on the topic of 'Shakespeare and the Supernatural'. What a lovely audience!

The paperback of SHAKESPEARE'S BORROWED FEATHERS is now on Google Books. I love what Manchester UP have done with the cover! www.google.co.uk/books/editio...

With self-professed lofty (maniacal?) ambitions of being to Shakespeare and Halloween what Cliff Richard is to Christmas, I am really looking forward to giving a talk on 'Supernatural Shakespeare' tomorrow evening.

Just published! I had great fun discussing the historical and theatrical context behind the 1998 movie SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE for IF IT AIN'T BAROQUE podcast. Shakespeare in Love (1998) wit…–If It Ain't Baroque... – Apple Podcasts share.google/29NlmwNmTs7N...

An enjoyable rant, this. "Why William Shakespeare was wrong about wildlife in the UK | Eastern Daily Press" share.google/lOkPK3SYS0ab...

Turned 37 today. This is the birthday card I never knew I needed.

I am beyond delighted to share the very first episode of my new #YouTube series co-hosted with fellow author Rachel Aanstad, SHAKESPEARE AND FRIENDS! In this episode, we engage with the question: 'Did Shakespeare's audiences believe in ghosts?' 👻 🗡 😈 youtu.be/Br4N4RA0j_s?...

Devilish fun running an online session for students of Christopher Marlowe's DOCTOR FAUSTUS today. Email [email protected] for further information.

Tremendous fun recording the first episode of our new #YouTube series 'Shakespeare and Friends' with Rachel Aanstad last night.

20% off @routledgebooks including my very own READING ROBERT GREENE: RECOVERING SHAKESPEARE'S RIVAL www.routledge.com/Reading-Robe...

If you're in the Cardiff area, I'm giving two talks for the CLASSICAL EDUCATION FORUM, one on Shakespeare and the Supernatural on 30th October, and an extended talk on my book SHAKESPEARE'S BORROWED FEATHERS in December: classicaleducationforum.co.uk/literature-c...

Any recommendations on books and articles about early modern fairies/fairies in Shakespeare, folks?

New arrival.

worse than e'er I was

My next in-person talk is for the Shipston Literary Society. 2025-10-29 Supernatural Shakespeare – the witches, ghosts, and fairies in his plays. share.google/4DhocEW4EjzZ...

Coming soon to a #YouTube channel near you! The first planned episode will have a seasonal spooky theme... 👻

Something wicked this way comes... Watch this space! 🎧 🪶

As materials are coming in from my fabulous editors for THE COLLECTED PLAYS OF ROBERT GREENE, I thought I would share this fantastic episode ICYMI on 'Shakespeare's Rival', to which it was a joy to contribute for BBC Radio. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Very exciting to see THE COLLECTED WORKS OF THOMAS KYD: VOLUME 2, for which I am the Associate Editor, now listed on the Boydell & Brewer website. The Collected Works of Thomas Kyd - Boydell and Brewer share.google/Lg1i9VkrMyzD...

A playwright without heirs thecritic.co.uk/a-playwright...

Here are two interviews I did with the excellent History of European Theatre podcast on my books SHAKESPEARE'S BORROWED FEATHERS and SHAKESPEARE'S TUTOR: THE INFLUENCE OF THOMAS KYD www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.com/guests/darre...

A very Bondian day planned with the bestie. A screening of Goldeneye and a James Bond concert at the theatre this evening.

"O, let me not be mad, not mad, sweet heaven. / Keep me in temper. I would not be mad!"

Delighted to see our new book - The Experience of Work in Early Modern England - out now, and open access (free!) doi-org.bris.idm.oclc.org/10.1017/9781...

SHAKESPEARE AND THE SUPERNATURAL Thursday 30th October 1.00 – 4.00pm East Wing of Insole Court, in Llandaff, Cardiff 👻 🧙‍♀️ classicaleducationforum.co.uk/product/shak...

"It's an egg, Buffy, it doesn't emote".

This looks fantastic from @stevetpurcell.bsky.social Stephen @manchesterup.bsky.social manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526103574/

SHAKESPEARE AND THE SUPERNATURAL Thursday 30th October 1.00 – 4.00pm East Wing of Insole Court, in Llandaff, Cardiff 👻 🧙‍♀️ classicaleducationforum.co.uk/product/shak...

Lovely review of my book SHAKESPEARE'S BORROWED FEATHERS by author Rachel Aanstad on #Amazon www.amazon.com/Shakespeares...

Quick glance at my manuscript for SHAKESPEARE & PANTO! and I've managed to use the word 'excoriate' thrice in less than 40,000 words, twice in one chapter. What means this iteration? It shall to the barber's...

If you have read (and hopefully enjoyed) my book SHAKESPEARE'S BORROWED FEATHERS: HOW EARLY MODERN PLAYWRIGHTS SHAPED THE WORLD'S GREATEST WRITER I would really appreciate a rating or review on Amazon or Goodreads etc. www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/1526...

Very pleased to have been appointed Cultore della Materia (Subject Expert) in English Literature and Culture at Università degli Studi di Genova!

One of the first podcast episodes I did on SHAKESPEARE'S BORROWED FEATHERS was this utter delight, A TEENAGER's TAKE ON SHAKESPEARE, with Annabelle Higgins, whose knowledge and warmth knows no bounds! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Writing SHAKESPEARE & PANTO! is taking me down some unexpected routes... It's been particularly pleasing to spend sustained time with some of Shakespeare's later plays. 🏃‍♂️ 🐻

Just spotted that the paperback edition of my book SHAKESPEARE'S TUTOR: THE INFLUENCE OF THOMAS KYD is available for a tenner on #Amazon www.amazon.co.uk/Shakespeares...

Exciting times as we await imminent proofs for 'The Collected Works of Thomas Kyd: Volume 2'. Seven years in the making, I can't wait to see the full edition out in the world.

Now writing about 'Gods and Godmothers' for my latest book project, SHAKESPEARE & PANTO!

Coincidentally, got some insights into sales figures for two of my books with different publishers today. I am pleased to have brought Shakespeare and his contemporaries to a wider readership and excited for the paperback version of my trade book SHAKESPEARE'S BORROWED FEATHERS.

How did playwrights such as Christopher Marlowe, Thomas Kyd, and Ben Jonson help shape Shakespeare's dramatic output? SHAKESPEARE'S BORROWED FEATHERS is available to pre-order in paperback on the Manchester UP website. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526177346/

I have done several interviews with That Shakespeare Life and Cassidy is always an incredible host. My most recent episode with Cassidy, on Shakespeare, collaboration, and my book SHAKESPEARE'S BORROWED FEATHERS was again such stuff as dreams are made on. www.cassidycash.com/collaboratio...