Collecting Thomas Kyd: A Conversation with Darren Freebury-Jones

Episode 212: For today’s guest episode it is a warm welcome back to the podcast for Darren Freebury Jones. On this occasion Darren is here to discuss Thomas Kyd and the works that have been attributed to him in a new two-volume edition of his collected works, for which Darren is the associate editor. It is always a pleasure to talk to Darren and as a friend of the podcast he needs only the briefest of introductions: Dr Darren Freebury-Jones is author of several works on early modern theatre including: ‘Reading Robert Greene: Recovering Shakespeare’s Rival’, ‘Shakespeare’s Tutor: The Influence of Thomas Kyd’ and his latest work ‘Shakespeare’s Borrowed Feathers’, has now just been published in a paperback edition. In addition to these works and his role as Associate Editor for the first critical edition of The Collected Works of Thomas Kyd since 1901 he has also investigated the boundaries of John Marston’s dramatic corpus as part of the Oxford Marston project and is General Editor for ‘The Collected Plays of Robert Greene’ published by Edinburgh University Press. His findings on the works of Shakespeare and his contemporaries have been discussed in national newspapers in the UK and on BBC Radio. His debut poetry collection, ‘Rambling’ was published by Broken Sleep Books in 2024. In 2023 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in recognition of his contributions to historical scholarship. Links to 'The Collected Thomas Kyd' and 'Shakespeare's Borrowed Feathers' ? ? ? Support the podcast at: You can find an advertisement free version of the latest podcast episodes by joining on Patreon at the lowest paid tier level – that’s for just £1 per month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Collecting Thomas Kyd: A Conversation with Darren Freebury-Jones is an episode from The History Of European Theatre by Philip Rowe.

This episode is 43:41 long.

This episode was published on Apr 20, 2026.

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