1590s plays
The 1590s decade ran from January 1, 1590, to December 31, 1599. == Events == === 1590 === ==== January–June ==== January 4 – The Cortes of Castile approves a new subsidy, the millones.
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CultureEnglish Renaissance playsPlays adapted into operasBritish plays adapted into filmsFiction about suicideLove storiesPlays adapted into television showsPlays set in ancient GreeceShakespearean tragediesPlays adapted into radio programsPlays set in AthensShakespearean comediesFiction about poisoningsLiterary duosMetafictional playsPlays about fairiesPlays set in Italy
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas behind Shakespeare's comedy with its intertwining plots of royal marriage, crossed lovers, quarreling fairies and rude mechanicals
18 April 2019
Featuring: Helen Hackett, Tom Healy, Alison Findlay
Romeo and Juliet
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the poetry and power of Shakespeare's tragedy of two young lovers in Verona, their families divided by a bitter feud
17 February 2022
Featuring: Helen Hackett, Paul Prescott, Emma Smith