Musing on the Bard named a 2025 Instant Hit Show on Spotify
A huge thanks to everyone who tuned in, liked, listened and shared episodes of “Musing on the Bard: a podcast for the Shakespeare curious” over the past three months since the show launched! You’ve made us a 2025 Instant Hit Show, Fan Fave and Talked About Show on Spotify, as per the 2025 Spotify Wrapped! Season One of Musing on the Bard is hosted by Australian actor Sally McLean, produced by Incognita Enterprises and features a plethora of fascinating guests from Australia, the UK and the USA discussing Shakespeare, acting, creativity and more. Head to our official site for more information: https://www.musingonthebard.com and don’t forget to follow us so you don’t miss a thing! Musing on the Bard is…
Musing on the Bard debuts at #15 on the Apple Podcast charts
Just got word that our new podcast, Musing on the Bard, debuted in August on the Apple Podcasts Charts in Australia at #15! (And at #32 in the UK! And #7 in Romania!) Amazing! Huge thanks to everyone for tuning in! Have you listened to Episode 6, featuring American actor Laura Gardner in conversation with Host, Sally McLean about all things acting, Shakespeare and more? It just dropped today, so jump on it now! All links: https://www.musingonthebard.com Season One of Musing on the Bard features a plethora of fascinating guests from Australia, the UK and the USA discussing Shakespeare, acting, creativity and more. Head to our official site for more information: https://www.musingonthebard.com and don’t forget to…
Musing on the Bard Trailer released
Ten years ago today, we premiered Episode 1 of Season One of Shakespeare Republic, featuring the fabulous Alan Fletcher as “Macbeth”. And today we are launching the first trailer for our new project: Musing on the Bard: a podcast for the Shakespeare curious, marking the 10th Anniversary of putting award-winning and critically acclaimed byte-sized Shakespeare on screen, featuring conversations with members of our wonderful acting ensemble from around the globe. Launching August 27, Musing on the Bard is for those who are interested in Shakespeare and also for those who feel they *should* be interested in Shakespeare, but so far have not been lured by his charms. It’s about the craft of acting –…
Musing on the Bard podcast announcement
New project alert! Join Incognita Enterprises’ Sally McLean as she chats with several of our fascinating ensemble from Shakespeare Republic, talking about Shakespeare, acting, directing, creativity and more on our new podcast: Musing on the Bard: a podcast for the Shakespeare curious. First episode dropping later this month! Stay tuned for all the info. Musing on the Bard celebrates ten years of Shakespeare Republic with insightful conversations between Shakespeare Republic creator/director, Sally McLean and members of our international acting ensemble. Produced by Incognita Enterprises. Supported by the British Shakespeare Association via a Small Events Grant. Available wherever good podcasts can be found. More information: www.musingonthebard.com
VIDEO: Musing On The Bard: Sally McLean On Shakespeare
As part of our Musing On The Bard series, we sat down with each of our ensemble members to find out what their thoughts are on Shakespeare, the challenges they face when working with Shakespeare text and any other thoughts they might like to share with you and us as they embark on this journey into our new Republic. Our final video in the series focuses on Shakespeare Republic founder and Director, Sally McLean, who shares her feelings on approaching Shakespeare as someone who deals with dyslexia, the challenges of finding the meaning in the text and her thoughts on how Shakespeare should be first experienced. Interviewed by fellow Republic ensemble member, Michala Banas,…
VIDEO: Musing On The Bard: Billy Smedley On Shakespeare
As part of our Musing On The Bard series, we sat down with each of our ensemble members to find out what their thoughts are on Shakespeare, the challenges they face when working with Shakespeare text and any other thoughts they might like to share with you and us as they embark on this journey into our new Republic. Our next video in the series focuses on Republic member, Billy Smedley, who shares his feelings on the staging of Shakespeare’s works in the 21st Century, what the challenges are, and the love he has for Shakespeare’s works in general. WARNING: Billy shares all this in his usual direct manner, and while we have…
VIDEO: Musing On The Bard: Michala Banas On Shakespeare
As part of our Musing On The Bard series, we sat down with each of our ensemble members to find out what their thoughts are on Shakespeare, the challenges they face when working with Shakespeare text and any other thoughts they might like to share with you and us as they embark on this journey into our new Republic. Our next video in the series focuses on Republic member, Michala Banas, who shares her feelings on playing Shakespeare 400 years after he lived, the language and how she feels about taking on the Bard for the first time in her career. Michala’s sense of humour is evident in this piece, as well…
VIDEO: Musing On The Bard: Rowena Hutson On Shakespeare
As part of our Musing On The Bard series, we sat down with each of our ensemble members to find out what their thoughts are on Shakespeare, the challenges they face when working with Shakespeare text and any other thoughts they might like to share with you and us as they embark on this journey into our new Republic. Our third video in the series focuses on Republic member, Rowena Hutson, who shares her feelings on playing Shakespeare, the language and how she feels about the Bard in general. You’ll also see a cameo appearance from Alan Fletcher, who managed to turn getting everyone coffee during the shoot into an ode to the…
VIDEO: Musing On The Bard: Alan Fletcher On Shakespeare
As part of our Musing On The Bard series, we sat down with each of our ensemble members to find out what their thoughts are on Shakespeare, the challenges they face when working with Shakespeare text and any other thoughts they might like to share with you and us as they embark on this journey into our new Republic. Our second video in the series focuses on Republic member, Alan Fletcher, who shares his feelings about Shakespeare and the work in a contemporary context, as well as his general thoughts on Shakespeare as a writer and Shakespeare’s contribution to the world of literature. Through this interview, we get just how much Alan loves…
VIDEO: Musing On The Bard: Ben Steel On Shakespeare
As part of our Musing On The Bard series, we sat down with each of our ensemble members to find out what their thoughts are on Shakespeare, the challenges they face when working with Shakespeare text and any other thoughts they might like to share with you and us as they embark on this journey into our new Republic. To kick things off, we have started with Republic member, Ben Steel, who shares his feelings on facing Shakespeare for the first time, as well as his musings on who Shakespeare might have been. (Please note – Ben is somewhat alone in our Republic in regards to his views on Shakespeare’s history/identity…
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