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Represented By: Ivan Mulcahy
He is the author of the acclaimed Shakespearean novels The Spy of Venice and The Assassin of Verona, as well as Shakespeare’s Rhetoric (Bloomsbury Arden), which explores how Shakespeare’s mastery of words still shapes how we persuade and perform today.
His one-man shows have won awards and five-star reviews, celebrated for their mix of intellectual depth, theatrical verve and comic brilliance. Alongside creating and performing his own work, he has written scripts for radio and television and continues to develop projects across stage and screen.
Represented By: Ivan Mulcahy
He is the author of the acclaimed Shakespearean novels The Spy of Venice and The Assassin of Verona, as well as Shakespeare’s Rhetoric (Bloomsbury Arden), which explores how Shakespeare’s mastery of words still shapes how we persuade and perform today.
His one-man shows have won awards and five-star reviews, celebrated for their mix of intellectual depth, theatrical verve and comic brilliance. Alongside creating and performing his own work, he has written scripts for radio and television and continues to develop projects across stage and screen.
Author: Benet Brandreth KC
Genres: Genre Fiction
Venice, 1586. William Shakespeare is disguised as a steward to the English Ambassador. He and his friends Oldcastle and Hemminges possess a deadly secret: the names of the catholic spies in England who seek to destroy Queen Elizabeth. Before long the Pope’s agents will begin to close in on them and fleeing the city will be the players’ only option.
In Verona, Aemelia, the daughter of a Duke, is struggling to conceal her passionate affair with her cousin Valentine. But darker times lie ahead with the arrival of the sinister Father Thornhill who is determined to seek out any who don’t conform to the Pope’s ruthless agenda . . .
Events will converge in the forests around Verona as a multitude of plots are hatched and discovered, players fall in and out of love and disguises are adopted and then discarded. Will Shakespeare and his friends escape with their secrets – and their lives?
Bursting with breathless action, swaggering charm and rapier-sharp dialogue, The Assassin of Verona is the gripping new novel from the acclaimed author of The Spy of Venice.
“Brandreth once again integrates vivid period detail into a well-crafted thriller plot.”
- Publisher’s Weekly
Author: Benet Brandreth KC
Genres: Genre Fiction
This witty adventure story takes place in London and Venice and on the journey between them. Its brio, cast of highborn and lowborn characters, high stakes escapades and peppering of great lines with delicious moments echoes Alexandre Dumas.
Set in the late 16th century, it tells the story of a glover’s son in Stratford named William Shakespeare. Bored by small town life, he has an unwise liaison with the daughter of the local landowner, whose father seeks revenge, forcing William to London. His quick wit and understanding allow him to fall in with the players and he joins an embassy heading for Venice. There Shakespeare meets Veronica Franco, a beauty with a mind as lustrous – a poet, a friend of the painter Tintorreto, and a woman in danger. Shakespeare becomes embroiled in Veronica’s fate. Will she be safe even in Venice? Moving amongst them is Giovanni Prospero, Count of Genoa, and the poisoned dagger in the Pope’s hand.
“Playful and inventive… the dialogue is wonderful. The banter between Will and the actors sparkles.”
- The Times“Ebullient and entertaining”
- The Daily Mail“Stirring adventure with both brains and brawn...”
- Lancashire Evening Post
Author: Benet Brandreth KC
Genres: Genre Fiction
Classical Rhetoric, the art of persuasion, formed the sum and substance of Shakespeares education and was the basis of his understanding of the power of language and how it worked to move, delight and teach.
Rhetoric, which seeks to explain the way that language works to influence others, provides a powerful, transformative tool for approaching text in performance.
This book helps you understand the key concepts of rhetoric. It gives clear explanations, stripped of jargon, and examples of rhetorical technique in the plays. It also provides engaging, practical exercises to unlock character and to identify themes in the plays through the lens of rhetoric.
Academically rigorous, based on more than a decade of practical experience in the use of rhetoric in drama at the highest level, it is an ideal companion for anyone engaging with Shakespeare in performance.