425: A Scene from James the Fourth by Robert Greene (And... Scene!)

425: A Scene from James the Fourth by Robert Greene (And... Scene!)

From Beyond Shakespeare by Beyond Shakespeare

March 20, 2026 · 7 min · Episode 425

About this episode

This episode features a live recording of a scene from Robert Greene's 'James the Fourth', exploring themes of current affairs in the context of the play.

Beyond is sponsored by The Malone Society: The permanent utility of original texts And Scene! This is random scene from James the Fourth by Robert Greene, recorded live at our Revels season on Thursday 14th December 2023. Enter a Lawyer, a Merchant, and a Divine, to ask questions of current affairs – current affairs of the world of the play, and presumably of around 1590, when Greene wrote the play. With Roel Fox as the Lawyer, Emma Kemp as the Merchant, and Sojourner Hazelwood-Connell as the Divine. For more from Robert Greene . For more from the play, go to our Exploring Sessions ! Our patrons received the scene within this episode in early 2024 - over 2 years 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 channel where (most of) our…

People in this episode

Host: Robert Crighton

Guests: Roel Fox, Emma Kemp, Sojourner Hazelwood-Connell

Topics covered

  • James the Fourth
  • Robert Greene
  • current affairs
  • theatre

Keywords

  • live recording
  • theatre
  • Revels season

Sponsors

The Malone Society

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: A Scene from James the Fourth, Scene, James the Fourth, Revels, Exploring Sessions, Sir Thomas More, The Tragedy of Mariam

Places: Dublin

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