Shakespeare and stuff - The Hollow Crown
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thedothatgirlSo we were away this weekend at my Brother in Law's wedding, but we settled down to watch 'Richard II - The Hollow Crown ' on the iplayer last night. Up to the point where it threw back an error code and would not play the final 40 minutes. *hulksmash*
So far we are really loving this production. Ben Whishaw gives an excellent performance, and J loves history so what a win/win. Yeah and I'm so slow to realize that I last saw Ben in 'The Hour'. With a bit of luck we'll watch the rest tonight. The Shakespeare season on the BBC has had some excellent programs, Simon Schama - Joely Richardson and Shakespeare in Italy are a few that spring to mind. This saturday is the start of hiddlefest with Henry IV Pt 1, then pt2 & Henry V over the next two weeks. Bliss.
To top it all we may even get to see Joss Whedon's 'Much Ado' this year. If Joss does anymore Shakespeare I really hope you know who is involved.
Anyway all this wonderful culture and art has made me promise myself that we'd book something at the Globe next summer season, and try and get to at least one Prom. It's been too long for sure.
So far we are really loving this production. Ben Whishaw gives an excellent performance, and J loves history so what a win/win. Yeah and I'm so slow to realize that I last saw Ben in 'The Hour'. With a bit of luck we'll watch the rest tonight. The Shakespeare season on the BBC has had some excellent programs, Simon Schama - Joely Richardson and Shakespeare in Italy are a few that spring to mind. This saturday is the start of hiddlefest with Henry IV Pt 1, then pt2 & Henry V over the next two weeks. Bliss.
To top it all we may even get to see Joss Whedon's 'Much Ado' this year. If Joss does anymore Shakespeare I really hope you know who is involved.
Anyway all this wonderful culture and art has made me promise myself that we'd book something at the Globe next summer season, and try and get to at least one Prom. It's been too long for sure.
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Date: 2012-07-03 01:08 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2012-07-03 01:57 pm (UTC)Plus it has all those wonderful whedonverse actors in it!
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Date: 2012-07-04 07:22 am (UTC)The Shakespeare Unlocked program that followed was also interesting, although Derek Jacobi did come accross as an actor from another age and a bit of a lovie. The comparison between the performances they featured was fascinating.
If only it had been this interesting when I studied it at school I may have paid attention.