This podcast series is the natural companion to the ground-breaking book, “Marlowe’s Complaint” by Peter Hodges. It looks at evidence surrounding the mystery of Christopher Marlowe’s suspicious alleged ‘death’ in Deptford in 1593. Also, it posits that Marlowe did not die, but that he wrote a shocking letter of complaint to his patron, Sir Thomas Walsingham, 5 years later!
Peter Hodges
Peter B. Hodges is the founder of The Caravan Theatre Company, Inc., and the author of over a dozen plays including The Glen, The One Hundred Year Flood, Half Life, White Collar and Marlowe’s Fate, all of which have been produced in New York or London. He is also the author of Marlowe’s Complaint, a book on the life of Christopher Marlowe (2021). He received a Ph.D in Theatre from the City University Graduate Center of the City College of New York in 1992.
The Caravan Theatre Company was founded in 1986 to promote new plays by American playwrights. It has produced over three dozen new plays in New York, New Haven, and now London. During the pandemic, it produced a series of Zoom performances featuring playwrights based in Connecticut with actors from around the globe. Its most recent project is Hidden In Plain Sight, a podcast with Julian Ng exploring the mysterious disappearance of Christopher Marlowe.
Julian Ng
Julian Ng is an educator by profession, among other things. He is the CEO of the Warnborough Worldwide Education Group and the Warnborough Foundation. In his limited spare time, he is an author, composer, and playwright. He has written 4 novels and many other publications including an anthology of poetry, academic textbooks, and a pictorial guide to Canterbury. One of his musicals, Snakes! The Musical! premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2013 and became, in Elaine Paige’s words, a ‘cult hit’ ranking 5th out of over 2700 shows.
His interest in Christopher Marlowe culminated in his writing of “Kit, the Musical” based on Marlowe’s life and times. More info: www.julianng.com
Carol Paxton
Carol Paxton has funded her lifelong addiction to reading by working as a programmer and database designer, mostly in Publishing. Her interest in, and admiration for, Christopher Marlowe dates back to 1993 and has led her down the same slippery slope as J. M. Robertson – from considering how much ‘early Shakespeare’ was Marlowe’s work to the realisation that there is perhaps no break, but a continuum.
When not scouring the internet for more reading material, she can be found visiting castles and gardens along the English/Welsh border.
Thanks to modern technology, we were able to ‘meet’ both virtually and in person to work on this project together. Here we are in one of our Zoom sessions.
Credits
Season 1
Written by Peter Hodges and Julian Ng.
Produced and Directed by Peter Hodges for the Caravan Theatre Company, Inc.
Musical Theme, Editing and Website Design by Julian Ng.
Dramaturgy by Carol Paxton.
Season 2
Written by Peter Hodges, Julian Ng and Carol Paxton.
Produced and Directed by Peter Hodges for the Caravan Theatre Company, Inc.
Musical Theme, Editing and Website Design by Julian Ng.
Dramaturgy by Carol Paxton.