Beyond Shakespeare is proud to announce our sponsor for the coming year is the Malone Society, whose works help keep alive the plays we work on. The Malone Society regularly publishes volumes of early plays which otherwise might not be available, and so aligns with our core belief that no play should be left behind and should have an outlet – from the manuscript or printed page, to performance and beyond. Over the course of their generous sponsorship we will be giving away a volume each month, as well as producing a special event assisted by one of their most celebrated publications, W.W. Greg’s edition of The Book of Sir Thomas More.

Launch event – with complimentary Malone Society Edition

On Sunday 12th April we’re presenting the complete text of The Book of Sir Thomas More in a day long event at the White Bear Theatre. Thanks to the Malone society, we will be presenting the audience with complementary copies of either the play itself, or one of the plays within a play. The audience will then be introduced to the Book over the course of a long form deep dive, with a live script in hand audio recording of the complete text (or as close to complete as we can make it) followed by panel discussions and a detailed look at the play within a play and the sources that made it. BOOK NOW!

A Malone Society Edition Every Month!

Each month Beyond Shakespeare will be giving away a Malone Society edition – the draw is free to enter, and you can enter by subscribing to our free tier on our patreon feed, or via our sign up form. If you become a free subscriber then, on top of the monthly giveaway, you will also be kept up to date with our future events – and get early access to tickets as they come round.

To be entered for the monthly giveaway you must be either a free subscriber to our patreon or use our sign up form, before the fifth of each month, when we will draw the winner – the first giveaway will be on March the Fifth, closing at 12pm UK time. Delivery of the book may not happen immediately, but we will aim to clear postage within two months. This giveaway will be open to those outside the UK, but delays in delivery may occur due to distance and other restrictions may make delivery impossible. Each month will be a different and random choice of text, you will not get to choose which play or collection. You can, of course, opt out of being in the draw should you desire.

About the Malone Society

The Society was founded in 1906 at the initiative of A.W. Pollard, and for over a century they have published (almost) every year edited volumes of early printed and manuscript texts of both well-known and neglected plays. They also publish collections of documentary material relating to the performance and reception of early drama. Their best-known publications include W.W. Greg’s edition of Sir Thomas More, a collaborative history play, and A.C. Dunstan’s edition of the earliest surviving original play in English to have been written by a woman, Elizabeth Cary’s The Tragedy of Mariam.

Their membership is international and open to anyone interested in early drama. Members receive their annual volumes and are able to buy books from their backlist at low prices. In addition to their publications, they support scholarship of early drama through fellowships and research grants, an annual prize for graduate students, and performances and symposia. The Society is named after Edmond Malone, born in Dublin in 1741, a great editor, textual scholar and theatre historian, whose work continues to shape studies in early drama.

Go to malonesociety.com for more information

The Book of Sir Thomas More: Piece by Piece – Performing Sunday 12th April 2026 from 1pm at the White Bear Theatre, Kennington

Join us for our latest deep dive into a play full of history and mischief. Our newest all day event is covering the manuscript play of Sir Thomas More by Anthony Munday, with a little help from his friends. The text of the play will be performed in full, covering all the twists and turns of a manuscript being written, rewritten, and censored by the Master of the Revels. With introductions, panel discussions, a full script in hand performance of the text, and a detailed look at the sources for the play-within-a-play; this is a not to be missed all day event, from the producers of Middleton’s Endgame: A Game at Chess LIVE!

Tickets for this one-off epic show are strictly limited – book now – www.ticketsource.co.uk/beyondshakespeare