Simon Callow, Author at Index on Censorship

Simon Callow

Plays, protests and the censor’s pencil

by Simon Callow | 23 Mar 2022

Shakespeare was no stranger to censorship from the Elizabethan and Jacobean police states. Here we chart how the Bard’s plays amused monarchs and dictators but also prompted their anger

Simon Callow: Plays, protests and the censor’s pen

by Simon Callow | 6 Apr 2016

Shakespeare was no stranger to censorship from the Elizabethan and Jacobean police states. Actor and writer Simon Callow charts how Shakespeare’s plays have amused monarchs and dictators but also prompted their anger.