237: England's Joy: Con or Cock Up?

<div>A First Look read through and discussion of the England's Joy affair. On Saturday 6th November 1602 a show appeared at the Swan Theatre - privately produced by Richard Vennar. It did not go well. <br> We rake through the documents of the case and ask the question - con, or cock up?<br> <br> With Sarah Blake, Aliki Chapple and Alan Scott.<br> <br> The host was Robert Crighton.<br> <br> An overview of the material we looked at can be found via the wonderful Lost Plays Database - <a href="https://lostplays.folger.edu/England's_Joy">https://lostplays.folger.edu/England's_Joy</a><br> <br> There is also a video version, at the time of release exclusive to our wonderful patrons, to be found here - <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/73776346">https://www.patreon.com/posts/73776346</a><br>  <br> 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 <a href="https://patreon.com/beyondshakespeare">www.patreon.com/beyondshakespeare</a> - or if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi <a href="https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare">https://ko-fi.com/beyondshakespeare</a> - or if you want to give us some feedback, email us at admin@beyondshakespeare.org, follow us on Twitter, Facebook &amp; Instagram @BeyondShakes or go to our website: <a href="https://beyondshakespeare.org/">https://beyondshakespeare.org</a><br> You can also subscribe to our YouTube channel where (most of) our exploring sessions live - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLa4pXxGZFwTX4QSaB5XNdQ</a><br> The Beyond Shakespeare Podcast is hosted and produced by Robert Crighton</div>