400: Lord Mayor's Show 1626 (Middleton's Endgame 5)

Welcome to our live recording of the 1626 Lord Mayor's Show - The Triumphs of Health and Prosperity - by Thomas Middleton, performed as part of Middleton's Endgame at The White Bear Theatre on Sunday 11th August 2024. This is Middleton's last performed work before his early death, and so a fitting coda to our look at his last play, A Game at Chess. Introduction by Professor Tracey Hill Robert Crighton as Mine Host John Liza Graham as Mine Hostess Joan Alexandra Kataigida as Thomas Middleton Daniel Yabut - Speech on the Hill Roel Fox – Speech in the Sanctuary and the Last Speech. Simon Nader – Government The event was produced and edited by Robert Crighton This followed and before that Setting up the Board, which delivered an overview of Thomas Middleton in the 1620’s, the first half and second half of the play A Game at Chess, and King's Gambit, which covered the aftermath of the affair. YouTube playlist of readings of the play. Podcast playlist on the play. Patreon box set of this show. The Legacy of Thomas Middleton discussing episode. Webpage covering the play. Our patrons received a rough mix of this episode in October 2024 - over a year 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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