Dramatic licence
Oct 16, 2025•57 min
Listen to this episode in Metacast mobile app
Don't just listen to podcasts. Learn from them with transcripts, summaries, and chapters for every episode. Skim, search, and bookmark insights. Learn more
Episode description
This week, Mary Beard grapples with a noisy new version of Euripides at the National Theatre; and Norma Clarke on the mysterious world of Helen DeWitt's new novel.
'Bacchae', by Nima Taleghani, after Euripedes, Olivier Theatre, National Theatre, London, until November 1
'Your Name Here', by Helen DeWitt and Ilya Gridneff
Produced by Charlotte Pardy
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
For the best experience, listen in Metacast app for iOS or Android