by CCash | Oct 27, 2025 | Blog, Castle of Shakespeare Episodes, Macbeth, Podcast Episodes
with Ingrid Thomson When Shakespeare wrote Macbeth, he opened with a powerful line: “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Glamis.” But what did “Thane of Glamis” mean to his audience? Was Glamis Castle simply a dramatic choice, or a recognizable symbol of royal...
by CCash | Mar 24, 2025 | Detailed Show Notes, Macbeth
The real King Macbeth was nicknamed the Red King and reigned in Scotland from 1040 to 1057. He ruled during a time of Scottish history known as the Kingdom of Alba. Political centres in Scotland in the early Middle Ages | Author: Angus McLellan, source: Modified by me...
by CCash | Mar 24, 2025 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
In Shakespeare’s play, Macbeth, there’s a famous banquet scene, with a huge food spread and of course, a few ghosts because what’s a party without a few spectres, right? This scene is fictional, but it is based on a real historical person, the real King Macbeth of...
by CCash | Feb 17, 2025 | Blog, Podcast Episodes
The Curtain Theatre was built in 1577 in a section of London called Shoreditch. Constructed only about 200 yards, or 600 feet, away from The Theater, which is the building James and Richard Burbage built as the first purpose built theater in London. For context, this...
by CCash | Feb 17, 2025 | Detailed Show Notes
Google Maps Screenshot, taken by Cassidy Cash, of the location of The Curtain theater in Shoreditch. Source At the excavation site, a section of brick walls was discovered that were determined to be the foundations of The Curtain theater. We started work on the...
