NHB 043 - We Are Not Throwing Away Our Shot To Talk About HAMILTON
This week we highlight the Shakespearian qualities of that Broadway hit about the second most accomplished Federalist in American history, HAMILTON.
NHB 042 - Shakespeare League Baseball
In this week's episode, Dan and Kevin create their 25-man Opening Day baseball roster from Shakespeare's canon.
NHB 041 - Rare Words! Brave World!
This week we'll brave the world of rare words, find comedy in a tragedy, and Kevin will give Dan the traditional Ides of March experience.
NHB 040 - So You're Going To See A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
Are you on the way to see a production of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM? This episode will get you up to speed on the play in a variety of ways to insure that you'll be the best little audience member you can be.
NHB 039 - We Have Scorched The Snake, Not Killed It
This week we'll scorch snakes, objectify Feste, and eagerly await the results of a scan taken this week of Shakespeare's grave at Holy Trinity Church to see what's in there without disturbing anything - hopefully for their sakes the curse on his tomb respects technicalities...
NHB 038 - Cutting Shakespeare
In this month's Wildcard episode, Dan and Kevin take you behind the scenes as they cut one of the most famous scenes in the canon for performance.
NHB 037 - What A Piece Of Work Is A Man
This week we'll work man, put a price on friendship, and outline Simon Andrew Sterling's argument that Shakespeare had a secret bastard son, as outlined in his new book Shakespeare's Bastard.
NHB 036 - So You're Going To See ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL
Are you on the way to see a production of ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL? This episode will get you up to speed on the play in a variety of ways to insure that you'll be the best little audience member you can be.
NHB 035 - That You Were Once Unkind Befriends Me Now
This week we'll never forget, chain our being, and give Dan all the time he needs to wax poetic about his trip to this year's Shakespeare Theater Association conference this past week.
NHB 034 - Best Of The Duel (Episodes 1-10)
We keep our monthly Wildcard episode but so-so this week as we take a trip down memory lane to revisit our favorite Duel answers from Episodes 1-10.
NHB 033 - A Plague On Both Your Houses
This week we'll curse our enemies and our friends, seek a magical turn, and share the synopsis of our spec script for TNT's recently announced drama pilot WILL which chronicles Shakespeare as he moves through his mid-twenties.
NHB 032 - So You're Going To See THE TWO NOBLE KINSMEN
Are you on the way to see a production of THE TWO NOBLE KINSMEN? This episode will get you up to speed on the play in a variety of ways to insure that you'll be the best little audience member you can be.
NHB 030 - Shakespeare Book Reports
This week we'll try to sell you on six of our favorite Shakespeare books. Featured are...
THE YEAR OF LEAR: SHAKESPEARE IN 1606 by James Shapiro
SHAKESPEARE IN AMERICA edited by James Shapiro
SACRED ART OF SHAKESPEARE: TO TAKE UPON US THE MYSTERY OF THINGS by Martin Lings
THINKING SHAKESPEARE by Barry Edelstein
SHYLOCK: A LEGEND AND ITS LEGACY by John Gross
KILL SHAKESPEARE by Anthony Del Col and Conor McCreery
NHB 029 - 'Tis The Night Before Christmas
Here's your Christmas gift from your friends at No Holds Bard: Clement Clarke Moore's A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS converted to a Shakespearian monologue in iambic pentameter. It was either this or socks, so we hope you like it.
Performed by Dan Beaulieu
Written by Kevin Condardo
NHB 027 - So You're Going To See THE WINTER'S TALE
Are you on the way to see a production of THE WINTER'S TALE? This episode will get you up to speed on the play in a variety of ways to insure that you'll be the best little audience member you can be.
NHB 025 - The Ideal Order To Tackle Playing The Big Parts
In response to an @bwestcineaste tweet asking "What's the ideal order in which to tackle playing The Big Parts?", Dan and Kevin spend this month's wildcard week identifying The Big Parts for both an actor and an actress and coming up with the ideal order to tackle them.
NHB 023 - So You're Going To See PERICLES, PRINCE OF TYRE
Are you on the way to see a production of PERICLES, PRINCE OF TYRE? This episode will get you up to speed on the play in a variety of ways to insure that you'll be the best little audience member you can be.
NHB 021 - Shakespeare Fan Theories
In this month's wildcard episode, Dan and Kevin share their favorite Shakespearian fan theories, including who the Scottish witches may have been in a previous life, what makes Malvolio such a stickler for the law, and who Beatrice's father may have been (based on NO HOLDS BARD's groundbreaking Unified Antonio Theory).
NHB 019 - So You're Going To See MACBETH
Are you on the way to see a production of MACBETH? This episode will get you up to speed on the play in a variety of ways to insure that you'll be the best little audience member you can be.
NHB 017 - The Shakespearian Hockey League
In this week's episode, Dan and Kevin draft their starting hockey lineups from Shakespeare's canon. If you're not a hockey fan, we'll see you next week when we return to our regular programming.