First, here is my YouTube channel with videos of recorded episodes:
Shakespeare Illuminated.
Shakespeare illuminates us, and we hope to return the favor. Our live web show, Shakespeare Illuminated, shares an appreciation of Shakespeare’s brilliance and demonstrates how an Oxfordian perspective on the plays explains so much about them. Professor Michael Delahoyde, university Shakespeare instructor for decades, escorts viewers through the plays, and selected scenes are enlivened by actors throughout the presentations. Italicized play titles on the main Shakespeare web page here signify those we have recorded so far.
We have illumininated:
Much Ado About Nothing (March 3, 2024)
Julius Caesar (April 7, 2024)
Romeo and Juliet (May 5, 2024)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (June 2, 2024)
Hamlet: Part 1 (July 14, 2024)
Hamlet: Part 2 (July 21, 2024)
King John (August 11, 2024)
The Taming of the Shrew (September 15, 2024)
Special Topic: Chaucer Hidden in Shakespeare (October 13, 2024)
Macbeth (November 10, 2024)
These initial episodes were sponsored by the Shakespeare Oxford Fellowship.
After a too long hiatus, we have returned, now sponsored by The Shakespeare Foundation, with:
Anthony and Cleopatra (March 8, 2026)
The Winter’s Tale (April 4, 2026)
King Lear: Part 1 (June 7, 2026)
King Lear: Part 2 (June 14, 2026)
Richard II (August 2, 2026)
The Two Gentlemen of Verona (August 30, 2026)
Henry IV, Part 1 (October 4, 2026)
Henry IV, Part 2 (November 1, 2026)
Henry V (December 6, 2026)
Twelfth Night (January 3, 2027)
And with actor scenes, we have enjoyed the support of the UK’s De Vere Society.
Also, without you needing to throw in with any particular candidate but acknowledging there is at least some question to be explored, sign the Declaration of Reasonable Doubt along with luminaries, academics, everyone and anyone.
[Vanessa Redgrave, Sir Derek Jacobi, Jeremy Irons, Mark Rylance, Keanu Reeves, Michael York: call me.]