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386: A Mirror for Magistrates: The Fall of Richard II (LIVE adaptation)

15 Aug 2025

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Recorded live last year, this is our adaptation of the opening of A Mirror for Magistrates which covers The Fall of Richard II. We performed it live, and there were a few issues with the recording, so I've kept the edit fairly simple. The adaptation cuts the second poem on The Two Rogers, trims a few verses, and turns into acting dialogue the editorial meeting in the book.  There was also a post show discussion, which will follow on the pod soon. The Fall of Richard the Second Adapted by Robert Crighton, from the opening of A Mirror for Magistrates. Performed on Thursday 11th April 2024 at the Quay Theatre, Sudbury. A team of writers gather to write a sequel to John Lydgate’s Fall of Princes, to accompany it’s reprinting. They decide to conjure the ghosts of dead figures, having them the wrongs they committed in life. Introduction – Valentina Vinci George Ferrer (conjuring Robert Tresilian) – Liza Graham Henry, Lord Stafford (conjuring Sir Thomas of Woodstock) – Stephen Longstaffe William Baldwin (conjuring Lord Mowbray) – Robert Crighton Sir Thomas Chaloner (conjuring King Richard II) – Kit McGuire Other materials: William Baldwin/Beware the Cat - https://audioboom.com/playlists/4635670-beware-the-cat-by-william-baldwin The Life and Death of Jack Straw (also Richard II) - https://audioboom.com/playlists/4629941-the-life-and-death-of-jack-straw Thomas of Woodstock (also Richard II) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=639UxqcqScY&list=PLflmEwgdfKoJXBzOGF38vNRDJ78LC5pnm Patreon Mirror Box Set - https://www.patreon.com/collection/483574 Our patrons received a rough cut of this episode in August 2024 - over eleven months in advance. 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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