Gin&Gossip: Theatre History Between the Acts

01 The Life and Death of Nathaniel Lee

"I said the world was mad, and the world said I was mad, and they outvoted me." In this first episode of a new podcast that explores the backstage gossip from the colourful world of theatre throughout history, we look at the rise and tragic downfall of Nathaniel Lee (1649-92), a key playwright during the Restoration whose work was seeped in the passions of the age.