Exploring: The Four Elements by John Rastell
Episode 198, Feb 18, 2022, 11:15 AM
A read through and discussion of The Four Elements by John Rastell
Another in our occasional series of cross overs with our YouTube channel, this is a Second Look read through and discussion of The Four Elements by John Rastell, a fragmentary play from around 1519. This is our first take, recorded in 2021, returning to the play after a year or so, as prep for a more detailed run - the video of which can be watched here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlkGUCoxIwQ
With Gregory Musson as Humanity; Eric Karoulla as Ignorance; Liza Graham as Sensual Appetite; Rachael Nicole as Studious Desire; Lynsey Beauchamp as The Messenger, Experience; Alex Scott Fairley as Nature, Taverner.
The host was Robert Crighton.
All the videos on The Four Elements can be viewed via this handy playlist - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAKX-oxejjs&list=PLflmEwgdfKoIsAsJqQvUYr5ItLoFVA2Lo
To learn more about John Rastell, go to our Discussion episode on the man and his writing - https://audioboom.com/posts/7013153-discussing-john-rastell
There's an interesting exposition of the globe/maps in the play with text and images to be found here -http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/amerbegin/contact/text2/fourelements.pdf
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 admin@beyondshakespeare.org, 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
With Gregory Musson as Humanity; Eric Karoulla as Ignorance; Liza Graham as Sensual Appetite; Rachael Nicole as Studious Desire; Lynsey Beauchamp as The Messenger, Experience; Alex Scott Fairley as Nature, Taverner.
The host was Robert Crighton.
All the videos on The Four Elements can be viewed via this handy playlist - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAKX-oxejjs&list=PLflmEwgdfKoIsAsJqQvUYr5ItLoFVA2Lo
To learn more about John Rastell, go to our Discussion episode on the man and his writing - https://audioboom.com/posts/7013153-discussing-john-rastell
There's an interesting exposition of the globe/maps in the play with text and images to be found here -http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/amerbegin/contact/text2/fourelements.pdf
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 admin@beyondshakespeare.org, 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