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Colin David Rees

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Colin has a lifetime of acting experience under his belt and has spent a lot of that time working on Shakespeare’s plays. From that experience he has developed two Shakespeare shows and ‘Shakespeare Unbound‘, his one man show, brings his experience and knowledge into an entertaining and informative play. This is the story of John Heminges, the man who edited the First Folio and was instrumental in getting it published.

See Colin’s full resume here:

https://shakespeareunbound.com/the-actor/

Nov. 16, 2025

Playing Polonius: A Conversation with Colin David Reese

Episode 195 Last time I completed my review of ‘Hamlet’, although it is probably wrong to say that one’s thoughts on Hamlet are ever complete. I am not alone in finding that every time I see the play, and it is I think, as i...
Nov. 2, 2025

Speaking Hamlet: A Conversation with Colin David Reese

Episode 193 For today’s guest episode it is a very welcome return to the podcast for Colin David Reese, who I last spoke to in early 2023, when we discussed his play ‘Shakespeare Unbound: A Gift to the Future’ and Shakespeare...
April 23, 2023

The Genius of Shakespeare with Colin David Reese

To celebrate Shakespeare's birthday a special episode with guest Colin David Reese, actor, author and performer of 'Shakespeare Unbound', a one man play about the creation of the First Folio Edition of Shakespeare's plays, wh...