Amy Smith holds a BA (hons) in English Literature from Durham University, an MSc from the University of Oxford, and a PhD from Durham. Amy has been an English teacher for over ten years and is currently the Teaching and Learning Lead for Framwellgate School in Durham, where she also has whole-school responsibility for leading literacy and reading. She has contributed to LitDrive, as well as authoring a student revision guide to Othello for The Quotation Bank. Follow Amy @amy_smith117Conor Hanratty has a BA (hons) in Drama & Latin from Trinity College, Dublin, an MA in Greek Theatre Performance from Royal Holloway, and an MFA in Theatre Directing from UCLA. Since completing his studies in Los Angeles in 2011, Conor has been based primarily in Dublin, directing a broad variety of theatre and opera productions ranging from ancient drama to new plays. He teaches regularly at the Lir Academy in Dublin. In 2017, Conor started The Hamlet Podcast, a weekly in-depth exploration of Shakespeare plays, which has reached hundreds of thousands of listeners worldwide.