02 June 2026
26 records were added for performances of As You Like It, Cymbline, Henry IV Part I, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, Richard III, The Taming of the Shrew, and The Winter’s Tale in Chesterfield, Doncaster, Liverpool, Manchester, North Shields, Norwich, Richmond, Stratford-upon-Avon, Sunderland, Wexford, and Weymouth from 1801-1885 to bring the record total to 8,382.
31 May 2026
12 records were added for performances of As You Like It, Macbeth, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Richard III, Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, Twelfth Night, and The Winter’s Tale in Belfast, Dublin, and Edinburgh from 1814-1849 to bring the record total to 8,356.
30 May 2026
40 records were added for performances of As You Like It, Henry V, Julius Caesar, King Lear, The Merchant of Venice, Richard III, and Romeo and Juliet in Berlin, Boston, Cambridge, Chicago, Elkins Park, and Washington, D.C. from 1863-1902 to bring the record total to 8,344.
04 April 2026
Points Like A Man was presented at the 2026 Digital Exhibits, hosted by the Shakespeare Association of America in Denver, Colorado.
14 October 2025
27 records were added for performances of As You Like It, Coriolanus, Henry IV Part I, Henry V, Julius Caesar, King John, King Lear, Macbeth, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Richard III, and The Tempest in Philadelphia from 1823-1900 to bring the record total to 8,304.
13 October 2025
12 records were added for performances of Cymbeline, Henry IV Part I, Love’s Labor’s Lost, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, The Merry Wives of Windsor, and Romeo and Juliet in Philadelphia from 1819-1891 to bring the record total to 8,277.
10 October 2025
93 records were added for performances of As You Like It, Coriolanus, Henry IV Part I, Julius Caesar, King John, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, Richard III, Romeo and Juliet, and Twelfth Night in Philadelphia and St. Louis from 1822-1878 to bring the record total to 8,265.
09 October 2025
88 records were added for performances of Coriolanus, Henry IV Part I, Julius Caesar, King Lear, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, Othello, Richard III, and The Taming of the Shrew in Philadelphia from 1863-1865 to bring the record total to 8,172.
07 October 2025
34 records were added for performances of As You Like It, Henry IV Part I, Julius Caesar, King Lear, Love’s Labor’s Lost, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, Richard III, Romeo and Juliet, and The Taming of the Shrew in Philadelphia from 1854-1864 to bring the record total to 8,084.
05 July 2025
17 records were added for performances of Romeo and Juliet in Dublin, Leeds, Liverpool, London, and Torquay from 1809-1830 to bring the record total to 8,050.
15 June 2025
78 records were added for performances of Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet in Bath, Birmingham, Deptford, Dublin, Edinburgh, Hull, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, and New York from 1840-1858 to bring the record total to 8,033.
09 June 2025
24 records were added for performances of Twelfth Night in Edinburgh, Liverpool, and London from 1811-1877 to bring the record total to 7,955.
08 June 2025
50 records were added for performances of As You Like It, Cymbeline, and Twelfth Night in Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, London, New York, and Providence from 1820-1901 to bring the record total to 7,931.
06 June 2025
27 records were added for performances of As You Like It and Twelfth Night in Birmingham, Boston, Cincinnati, Ipswich, London, and New York from 1869-1900 to bring the record total to 7,881.
31 May 2025
176 records were added for performances of The Merchant of Venice and The Taming of the Shrew in Birmingham, Dublin, Edinburgh, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Margate, Prescot, Swansea, and Worcester from 1751-1843 to bring the record total to 7,854.
21 May 2025
139 records were added for performances of The Merchant of Venice and The Taming of the Shrew in Boston, Dublin, Edinburgh, London, Manchester, Norwich, Stafford, Walsall, and Windsor from 1844-1869 to bring the record total to 7,678.
14 May 2025
63 records were added for performances of As You Like It, Macbeth, and The Merchant of Venice in Edinburgh, Liverpool, London, and Manchester from 1801-1888 to bring the record total to 7,539.
09 May 2025
89 records were added for performances of King John in Edinburgh, Leeds, London, Manchester, North Shields, Weymouth, and York from 1803-1865 to bring the record total to 7,476.
04 May 2025
11 records were added for performances of Cymbeline in London, New York, Nottingham, and Washington, D.C. from 1806-1897 to bring the record total to 7,387.
28 April 2025
107 records were added for performances of King John, Macbeth, and Richard III in Edinburgh, Leeds, London, Manchester, Montreal, and Newmarket from 1840-1889 to bring the record total to 7,376.
20 April 2025
38 records were added for performances of Richard III in Dublin, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Oxford, Rochdale, Shifnal, Torquay, Twickenham, and York from 1804-1835 to bring the record total to 7,269.
19 April 2025
54 records were added for performances of Macbeth and Richard III in Edinburgh, Halifax, Kendal, Leeds, and London from 1758-1836 to bring the record total to 7,231.
18 April 2025
48 records were added for performances of Richard III in Bath, Birmingham, Coventry, London, and New York from 1801-1837 to bring the record total to 7,177.
12 April 2025
43 records were added for performances of The Merchant of Venice and Richard III in Dublin, Leeds, Liverpool, London, and Wrexham from 1811-1868 to bring the record total to 7,129.
06 April 2025
70 records were added for performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in London from 1816-1905 to bring the record total to 7,086.
05 April 2025
4 records were added for performances of The Taming of the Shrew and The Winter’s Tale in Denver in 1900 to bring the record total to 7,016.
02 April 2025
36 records were added for performances of Hamlet, The Merchant of Venice, Richard III, Romeo and Juliet, and The Two Gentlemen of Verona in Dublin, Leeds, London, Manchester, and Plymouth from 1822-1889 to bring the record total to 7,012.
01 April 2025
8 records were added for performances of Hamlet in New York from 1869-1874 to bring the record total to 6,976.
13 March 2025
88 records were added for performances of Cymbeline in London from 1896-1897 to bring the record total to 6,968.
12 March 2025
130 records were added for performances of Hamlet and King John in London from 1899-1900 to bring the record total to 6,880.
11 March 2025
144 records were added for performances of The Merchant of Venice in London in 1898 to bring the record total to 6,750.
10 March 2025
106 records were added for performances of Julius Caesar in London in 1898 to bring the record total to 6,606.
26 February 2025
Points Like A Man was presented at the Digital Humanities Project Poster Showcase, hosted by Texas A&M University’s Center of Digital Humanities Research (CoDHR).
25 February 2025
106 records were added for performances of Julius Caesar and The Merchant of Venice London from 1897-1898 to bring the record total to 6,500.
24 February 2025
108 records were added for performances of Richard III London from 1896-1897 to bring the record total to 6,394.
19 February 2025
114 records were added for performances of As You Like It London from 1896-1897 to bring the record total to 6,286.
16 February 2025
95 records were added for performances of As You Like It, The Merchant of Venice, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Macbeth, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, and Romeo and Juliet in London from 1894-1895 to bring the record total to 6,172.
15 February 2025
111 records were added for performances of Twelfth Night in London in 1894 to bring the record total to 6,077.
14 February 2025
18 records were added for performances of The Merchant of Venice and The Taming of the Shrew in London in 1893 to bring the record total to 5,966.
13 February 2025
51 records were added for performances of The Merchant of Venice and Richard III in London from 1892-1893 to bring the record total to 5,948.
12 February 2025
48 records were added for performances of The Merchant of Venice in 1701 as well as As You Like It and Julius Caesar in London from 1891-1892 to bring the record total to 5,897.
11 February 2025
80 records were added for performances of As You Like It, The Merry Wives of Windsor, and The Taming of the Shrew in London in 1890 to bring the record total to 5,849.
06 February 2025
32 records were added for performances of As You Like It in London in 1894 to bring the record total to 5,769.
03 February 2025
5 records were added for performances of The Merchant of Venice in London in 1890 to bring the record total to 5,737.
31 January 2025
114 records were added for performances of As You Like It, Henry V, The Merchant of Venice, The Merry Wives of Windsor, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and The Tempest in London in 1900 to bring the record total to 5,732.
25 January 2025
109 records were added for performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in London in 1900 to bring the record total to 5,618.
24 January 2025
51 records were added for performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in London in 1900 to bring the record total to 5,509.
21 January 2025
150 records were added for performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in London in 1900 to bring the record total to 5,458.
20 January 2025
105 records were added for performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in London in 1900 to bring the record total to 5,308.
14 January 2025
45 records were added for performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in London in 1900 to bring the record total to 5,203.
18 December 2024
75 records were added for performances of The Merchant of Venice in York from 1766-1803 to bring the record total to 5,158.
17 December 2024
135 records were added for performances of As You Like It, Coriolanus, Cymbeline, Hamlet, Henry IV Part I, Henry V, King John, Macbeth, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Richard II, Richard III, The Taming of the Shrew, The Tempest, and Twelfth Night in York from 1766-1803 to bring the record total to 5,083.
16 December 2024
61 records were added for performances of As You Like It, Coriolanus, Cymbeline, Hamlet, Henry IV Part I, King John, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, Richard III, The Taming of the Shrew, The Tempest, and Twelfth Night in Doncaster, Halifax, and Pontefract from 1766-1803 to bring the record total to 4,948.
15 December 2024
149 records were added for performances of As You Like It, Coriolanus, Cymbeline, Hamlet, Henry IV Part I, Henry IV Part II, Henry V, King John, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, Richard II, Richard III, The Taming of the Shrew, The Tempest, and Twelfth Night in Hull and Leeds from 1766-1803 to bring the record total to 4,887.
14 December 2024
92 records were added for performances of As You Like It, Coriolanus, Cymbeline, Hamlet, Henry IV Part I, King John, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, Richard III, The Taming of the Shrew, and The Tempest in Leeds from 1766-1803 to bring the record total to 4,738.
13 December 2024
We have launched our new biographical index of actresses! This index, a new page on our database site, allows the user to search through all of the actresses featured in performances included in Points Like A Man. The index includes the actress’s name, alternate names, lifespan, and links to supplemental biographical pages, including pages from Wikipedia, Wikidata, VIAF, as well as the Dictionary of National Biography, American National Biography, and the Dictionary of Irish Biography.
Clicking on the actress in the index allows the user to access the actress’s individual page, featuring all of the above information in addition to the list of performances associated with her.
We were very excited to launch this feature, as it allows for the biographical study of Shakespearean breeches performers.
Additionally, 65 records were added for performances of As You Like It, Coriolanus, Cymbeline, Henry IV Part I, Henry V, King John, The Merchant of Venice, Richard III, The Taming of the Shrew, and The Tempest in Beverley, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Sheffield, and Wakefield from 1766-1803 to bring the record total to 4,646.
12 December 2024
We have launched our new map feature! This map, located on our home and search pages, has each point on the map representing a theatre with its number of breeches performances featured. Zooming in on the map allows for the user to see estimated locations of these theatres based on extensive research done with historical maps. Clicking on a point on the map brings the user to the theatre’s page in our database, which gives more information about its location and its list of performances.
This map feature allows us to see the geographical reach of Shakespearean breeches roles throughout the world, and we look forward to seeing it populated more and more as we continue to grow Points Like A Man.
29 November 2024
1 record was added for a performance Cymbeline in Kingston, Jamaica in 1783 to bring the record total to 4,581.
Additionally, 41 theatres in the database have now been mapped digitally for thier approximate original locations, based on historical maps and other materials.
11 October 2024
44 records were added for performances of As You Like It, Cymbeline, Hamlet, Henry IV Part I, King John, The Merchant of Venice, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Richard III, Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew, and The Tempest in Baltimore from 1772-1800 to bring the record total to 4,580.
10 October 2024
118 records were added for performances of The Taming of the Shrew in London from 1750-1800 to bring the record total to 4,536.
12 September 2024
3 records were added for performances of King John, The Tempest, and Twelfth Night in New Orleans, Louisiana, from 1800-1842 to bring the record total to 4,418.
11 September 2024
12 records were added for performances of As You Like It, Henry IV Part I, Julius Caesar, The Merchant of Venice, Richard III, and Romeo and Juliet in Belfast from 1736-1800 to bring the record total to 4,415.
10 September 2024
38 records were added for performances of Cymbeline, King John, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, Richard III, and The Tempest from 1665-1774 in several American colonial cities, including Annapolis, Maryland; Frederiksted, St. Croix; New York, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Upper Marlborough, Maryland; and Williamsburg, Virginia to bring the record total to 4,403.
09 September 2024
73 records were added for performances of The Merchant of Venice and Richard III in Dublin from 1745-1820 to bring the record total to 4,365.
08 September 2024
15 records were added for performances of As You Like It, Hamlet, Henry V, King John, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, and The Tempest in Dublin from 1741-1820 to bring the record total to 4,292.
07 September 2024
97 records were added for performances of The Merchant of Venice in Dublin from 1745-1820 and in London in 1897 to bring the record total to 4,277.
06 September 2024
Points Like A Man was presented at the Texas Digital Humanities Symposium, hosted by Baylor University.
02 September 2024
111 records were added for performances of The Merchant of Venice in Dublin from 1720-1745 and in London from 1800-1844 to bring the record total to 4,180.
01 September 2024
233 records were added for performances of The Merchant of Venice in London from 1750-1800 to bring the record total to 4,069.
28 August 2024
90 records were added for performances of The Merchant of Venice in London from 1701-1750 to bring the record total to 3,836.
19 March 2024
77 records were added for performances of As You Like It, Cymbeline, Hamlet, Henry V, King John, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, Richard III, The Tempest, and Twelfth Night in Dublin from 1745-1820 to bring the record total to 3,742.
18 February 2024
80 records were added for performances of As You Like It, Coriolanus, Cymbeline, Hamlet, Julius Caesar, King John, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, Richard III, and The Tempest in Dublin from 1745-1820 to bring the record total to 3,669.
31 January 2024
Points Like A Man was presented at the Digital Humanities Project Showcase, hosted by Texas A&M University’s Center of Digital Humanities Research (CoDHR).
23 January 2024
50 records were added for performances of The Merchant of Venice in Dublin from 1745-1820 to bring the record total to 3,589.
19 January 2024
72 records were added for performances of Henry IV Part I, King John, Macbeth, The Tempest, and Twelfth Night in Dublin from 1745-1820 to bring the record total to 3,539.
18 January 2024
30 records were added for performances of As You Like It and Cymbeline in Dublin from 1745-1820 to bring the record total to 3,467.
13 January 2024
99 records were added for performances of Richard III, The Merchant of Venice, and The Tempest in Dublin from 1745-1820 to bring the record total to 3,437.
12 January 2024
7 records were added for performances of The Merry Wives of Windsor and Twelfth Night in Dublin from 1745-1820 to bring the record total to 3,338.
11 January 2024
40 records were added for performances of As You Like It, Coriolanus, Cymbeline, King John, and Macbeth in Dublin from 1745-1820 to bring the record total to 3,331.
08 January 2024
94 records were added for performances of As You Like It, The Merchant of Venice, and Richard III in Dublin from 1745-1820 to bring the record total to 3,291.
07 January 2024
54 records were added for performances of Henry IV Part I, Henry V, King John, Macbeth, The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Tempest, and Twelfth Night in Dublin from 1745-1820 to bring the record total to 3,197.
21 November 2023
13 records were added for performances of As You Like It, The Merchant of Venice, Richard III, and Twelfth Night in Dublin from 1720-1745 to bring the record total to 3,143.
26 October 2023
57 records were added for performances of As You Like It, Cymbeline, Hamlet, Henry V, King John, King Lear, The Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, Twelfth Night, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, and The Winter’s Tale in London from 1800-1900 to bring the record total to 3,130.
25 October 2023
107 records were added for performances of As You Like It, Cymbeline, Hamlet, King Lear, The Merchant of Venice, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, Twelfth Night, and The Two Gentlemen of Verona in London from 1800-1900 to bring the record total to 3,073.
19 October 2023
30 records were added for performances of Richard III and Twelfth Night in London from 1800-1832 to bring the record total to 2,966.
18 October 2023
130 records were added for performances of The Merchant of Venice in London from 1800-1832 to bring the record total to 2,936.
16 October 2023
39 records were added for performances of The Tempest from 1800-1832 in London to bring the record total to 2,806.
15 October 2023
29 records were added for performances of The Two Gentlemen of Verona in London from 1800-1832 to bring the record total to 2,767.
14 October 2023
1 record was added for a performance of The Merry Wives of Windsor in London from 1800-1832 to bring the record total to 2,738.
10 October 2023
15 records were added for performances of Hamlet, Henry V, King John, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream in London from 1800-1832 to bring the record total to 2,737.
9 October 2023
42 records were added for performances of Cymbeline in London from 1800-1832 to bring the record total to 2,722.
24 September 2023
88 records were added for performances of As You Like It in London from 1800-1832 to bring the record total to 2,680.
13 September 2023
2 records were added for performances of Hamlet in London from 1751-1800 to bring the record total to 2,592.
9 September 2023
19 records were added for performances of The Tempest and Richard III in London from 1660-1700 to bring the record total to 2,590.
7 September 2023
78 records were added for performances of The Tempest in London from 1701-1750 to bring the record total to 2,571.
6 September 2023
217 records were added for performances of Richard III in London from 1701-1750 to bring the record total to 2,493.
5 September 2023
162 records were added for performances of The Tempest in London from 1751-1800 to bring the record total to 2,276.
4 September 2023
58 records were added for performances of The Merry Wives of Windsor, Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet, Timon of Athens, and Twelfth Night in London from 1701-1750 to bring the record total to 2,114.
3 September 2023
184 records were added for performances of The Merchant of Venice in London from 1701-1750 to bring the record total to 2,056.
1 September 2023
41 records were added for performances of Macbeth and The Winter’s Tale in London from 1701-1750 to bring the record total to 1,872.
31 August 2023
44 records were added for performances of King John in London from 1701-1750 to bring the record total to 1,831.
30 August 2023
75 records were added for performances of Cymbeline, Henry IV Part I, Henry IV Part II, and Henry V in London from 1701-1750 to bring the record total to 1,787.
23 August 2023
80 records were added for performances of As You Like It in London from 1701-1750 to bring the record total to 1,712.
21 August 2023
12 records were added for performances of As You Like It in London from 1701-1750 to bring the record total to 1,632.
11 August 2023
1 record was added for a performance of All’s Well That Ends Well in London from 1701-1750 to bring the record total to 1,620.
2 August 2023
120 records were added for performances of The Two Gentlemen of Verona and The Winter’s Tale in London from 1751-1800 to bring the record total to 1,619.
30 July 2023
395 records were added for performances of Richard III, Romeo and Juliet, and The Taming of the Shrew in London from 1751-1800 to bring the record total to 1,499.
24 July 2023
87 records were added for performances of The Merry Wives of Windsor and A Midsummer Night’s Dream in London from 1751-1800 to bring the record total to 1,104.
11 July 2023
1,017 records were added for performances of As You Like It, Cymbeline, Henry IV Part I, Henry IV Part II, Henry V, Julius Caesar, King John, Macbeth, and The Merchant of Venice in London from 1751-1800 to bring the record total to 1,017.