Better than Shakespeare is a podcast dedicated to socialist theatre. Each week we discuss a different play relevant to socialist struggle in its aesthetic, historical, and theoretical context. There are also jokes. The core team is Andy Boyd and Danny Erickson, but we also have a rotating roster of stellar guests from the worlds of theatre and socialism and socialist theatre.
Andy and Danny discuss the new play Randy's Dandy Coaster Castle with playwright Alexander Perez and director Toney Brown! Tickets available for free ...
On this episode of Better than Shakespeare, Andy and Danny take a break from reading plays and read some of Bertolt Brecht's wonderful poetry! His poe...
Andy and Danny discuss post-colonial transition in The Tragedy of King Christophe by the great playwright and poet Aimé Césaire! E-mail Andy at andyja...
Andy, Danny, and special guest Fainan Lakha discuss Aimé Césaire's classic play A Tempest, based on a much inferior play by some English guy. This is ...
On this episode of Better Than Shakespeare, Danny and Andy discuss farce as revolutionary propaganda through the play We Won't Pay! We Won't Pay! by I...
Three Scenes in the Life of a Trotskyist A Play by Andy Boyd Directed by Kim Kerfoot Scene 3: Years of the Great Break Cast: Jeff Gonzalez plays Lev B...
Three Scenes in the Life of a Trotskyist A Play by Andy Boyd Directed by Kim Kerfoot Scene 2: Literature and Revolution Cast: Jeff Gonzalez plays Lev ...
Hello, friends! Please enjoy this original audio play by BTS host Andy Boyd! Three Scenes in the Life of a Trotskyist A Play by Andy Boyd Directed by ...
On this episode of Better than Shakespeare, Andy and Danny talk about Andy's play The Trade Federation, out now from NoPassport Press! https://www.lul...