410: 'Play of the Saxons' (Fragment)

410: 'Play of the Saxons' (Fragment)

From Beyond Shakespeare by Beyond Shakespeare

February 27, 2026 · 5 min · Episode 410

About this episode

This episode features a fragment of the probably lost play 'Play of the Saxons' and discusses its context and performance.

Beyond is sponsored by The Malone Society: The permanent utility of original texts Play of the Saxons by the Unknown - a fragment of probably not dialogue from a probably lost play. It is perhaps more accurately described as an heckling incident. This fragment can be found in the REED Bristol volume, and on the Lost Plays Database . If you’d like more on the Wine Street Theatre there is Callan Davies book What is a Playhouse . Additional material sourced from volume seven of Wiggin's British Drama catalogue. The fragment was performed by Ailbhe Casey as Kendal, and Aliki Chapple as John Brittan. The host was Robert Crighton Our patrons received the scene within this episode in July 2025 - 8 months early! 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…

People in this episode

Host: Robert Crighton

Guests: Ailbhe Casey, Aliki Chapple

Topics covered

  • Play of the Saxons
  • lost plays
  • theatre history

Keywords

  • theatre
  • fragment
  • performance
  • Bristol
  • Wiggin's British Drama

Sponsors

The Malone Society

Mentioned in this episode

Products: What is a Playhouse

Books & works: Play of the Saxons, Play of the Saxons by the Unknown, What is a Playhouse, Sir Thomas More, The Tragedy of Mariam

Places: Dublin

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