Comments on: At Shakespeare’s first theatre

By: Stuey the time traveller

Stuey the time traveller — Sat, 08 Jul 2023 16:20:09 +0000

I learned about this site on a TV programme recently from my own time zone of 2023 from a person who may not have been known in 2010 – an Eastender called Jay Blades (made famous from TV’s The Repair Shop) who’s re-discovering what you’ve done already, but not as eloquently.

Will I ever catch you up and stop all this time travelling malarkey? 13 years is a big ask as I only read 2 or 3 of your musings a day – one day maybe…

By: Nick Whitsun-Jones

Nick Whitsun-Jones — Sat, 26 Dec 2015 10:45:06 +0000

Another superlative piece of writing thank you. I have always loved Shakespeare but you have told me things that I didn’t know e.g. the actors only knowing their own lines and cue lines. I also liked your looking for Shakespeare post when you visited Middle Temple Hall. I too love the Inns of Court and know them well; a real escape into a lost London.

By: Shawdiane

Shawdiane — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 19:21:26 +0000

Dear The Gentle Author
I came across your site by accident ‘What a wonderful find you are’. I look forward to all
of your emails as I never know what you will send me and everything so far is well and
truly fascinating and to my taste. Nothing like it. Magnificent Website.

I am a regular to Shakespeare’s theatre in Stratford and the Globe in London.
You always come along with the goods.
So HUGE Thank You and keep up the Good work Gentle Author.

By: Susan Lendroth

Susan Lendroth — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:31:44 +0000

There is much that is magic in this entry — the description of the ephemeral nature of plays in the Elizabethan era, the four century “dream” that separates his time from ours, even the paved pathway where I can imagine the merchants and apprentices and courtiers jostling their way into the theater. But for me, the most magical of all was that Heather Knight found an intact beaker! Finding an intact ceramic ANYTHING on a dig is amazing, a gift from time rarely given. Thank you for another grand visit to London.

By: JohnB

JohnB — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:03:46 +0000

Thus, rich words from our author’s quill
leave humble readers yearning for more still.
(exeunt)

Thanks for another wonderful tribute to England’s heritage.

By: the gentle author

the gentle author — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:38:50 +0000

In reply to Frances. Welcome back, Frances!

By: Frances

Frances — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:37:57 +0000

Somehow, I think that I might have lost contact with your subscription rolls, and had not gotten any notices of your posts for quite a while. I feared that you might have retired from posting!
What a delight to find this and the other recent posts. I have been having a wonderful read, catching up on what going on in your part of the world.
Best wishes.