309: Discussing: Early Plays with Mark Ravenhill

Welcome to this discussing episode, where I chat with modern playwright Mark Ravenhill about early plays by unmodern playwrights. We talk about a whole host of plays, productions, inspirations, and approaches to early modern plays from the perspective of a modern one. Mark Ravenhill's latest play Ben and Imo is being produced by the RSC and will be performing at the Swan Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon from the 21st February to 6th April 2024 Information and tickets can be found here - https://www.rsc.org.uk/ben-and-imo Mark Ravenhill is the author of many plays, including Shopping and Fucking; Faust is Dead; Handbag; Some Explicit Polaroids; Mother Clap’s Molly House; Citizenship; Pool No Water; The Cut; Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat; Over There; The Cane. Our patrons received this episode a couple weeks early. Which is nice. The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is supported by its patrons – become a patron and you get to choose the plays we work on next. Go to www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at [email protected], follow us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: https://beyondshakespeare.org You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton.

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