Events & Podcasts

“An absolutely joyous, gasp-out-loud achievement.”
Stephen Fry

“A cathedral of consciousness - Shakespeare’s uncanny insight
into human nature finds us, unearthed here.”
Lion Heart

"Wonderful - I hope it finds its way into every household.”
James Shapiro

“The perfect way to start your day.”
Alita Guillen

"Shakespeare himself might have have felt at home with the Crystals’ approach.”
Review of Everyday Shakespeare by the Times Literary Supplement.

Events


BBC Radio 3
The Verb
14 July 2023, 10 p.m. here.

Listen to the event here:


GB News
Sunday with Michael Portillo
16 July 2023, 11 a.m.

British Library in London
Everyday Shakespeare received its inaugural presentation at the British Library in London on the evening of 18 July 2023, and a recording of that event, by Ben, David, and Hilary Crystal, can be accessed

BBC Radio 4
Word of Mouth
22 August 2023, 4 p.m., 28 August 11 p.m. here.

BBC Radio London
Lionheart
25 August 2023, 10.30 p.m.

Marlborough
literary festival
30 September 2023, 2.30

Ilkley
literary festival
Saturday 7 October 2023, 2.30 p.m.
Read a review of the Ilkley Literary Festival here

Yeovil
literary festival
29 October 2023,4 p.m. here.

Folkestone
literary festival
21 November 2023, Ben at 10.30 a.m., 1 p.m. here.
21 November 2023, Ben and David at 6 p.m. here.

Online
Rose Playhouse
23 November 2023
Online event - 6.30pm - book your ticket here.

Online
Macmillan English Winter Fair
12 December 2023
Details and registration here.

Hexham Book Festival
April 28 2024, 6 p.m.
Book your ticket here.

Huddersfield Literature Festival
April 29 2024
3 p.m. - Hybrid event
Book your ticket here.

Words by the Water, Keswick
June 7 2024

Podcasts


Alita Guillen's 10 Seconds to Air
18 September 2023
here.

Kevin Stroud’s History of English
9 October 2023
here.

Austin Tichnor's Reduced Shakespeare Company Podcast
14 November 2023
here.