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Post by kissmekate on Oct 4, 2018 11:40:31 GMT
One thing about Shakespeare that I find mind-blowing is that you sit there and the actor will mouth some cliche and you will suddenly realize that line, which YOU think of as a cliche, was written 500 years ago. The impact Shakespeare had on the English language is immense. That's very fascinating indeed. (Same goes for Goethe and some other German poets/writers. I was quite amazed just how many expressions have their origin in "Faust" alone!) |
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Post by Rachel on Oct 4, 2018 15:50:52 GMT
That's very fascinating indeed. (Same goes for Goethe and some other German poets/writers. I was quite amazed just how many expressions have their origin in "Faust" alone!) Kate - Yes! We think we're so modern and all that "old stuff" is irrelevant when in reality it's more important to us, has affected us more than we realize. |
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Post by midoro on May 15, 2019 8:12:10 GMT
Was at one of our English cinemas here yesterday, to see the production of London´s Old Vic, All My Sons by Arthur Miller. A great play and a fabulous performance by a very American Bill Pullman, Sally Field, Jenna Coleman and a versatile Colin Morgan, but the rest of the cast was also very good.
I like it that they´re not too "modern" at London theatres, but this was a bit too conservative, although it might have been intentional.
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Post by kygal on May 15, 2019 10:07:11 GMT
Great cast. Glad you enjoyed it!
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Post by midoro on Oct 29, 2019 20:20:46 GMT
Been to Midsummernight´s Dream recently with Gwendolyn Christie of Game of Thrones fate from the London Bridge Theatre. Must say I didn´t like her so much, but the rest of the cast was great, and I also liked the adaptation and the production. A lot of trapezes too.  |
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Post by Rachel on Oct 30, 2019 1:15:53 GMT
Midoro, glad to hear you enjoyed Midsummer, sounds as if it was an interesting production.
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Post by kygal on Oct 30, 2019 10:42:05 GMT
Sounds interesting!
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Post by midoro on Feb 21, 2020 0:07:42 GMT
Been to Cyrano today from The Playhouse, with James McAvoy in the title part. Very modern production with a lot of beatboxing, but also some quiet moments. Made me think about the different aspects of the play, so plan to read it.
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Post by midoro on May 11, 2020 10:58:18 GMT
National Theatre shows theatre productions for free (hoping for a donation) every Thursday evening GMT on Youtube, and it´s available for a week to watch. I saw Frankenstein, which is really great, and Jane Eyre before, which I also liked.
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Post by kygal on May 12, 2020 10:40:28 GMT
Thanks for that info Midoro. I would enjoy Frankenstein. The new normal. Would rather watch something online or TV as to not have it available at all.
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