[Sans-Culotte]

I directed a community theater production of Much Ado 20 years ago. One can do racial sterotypes with Dogberry et al without changing the names (I did not do so). The Royal Shakespeare Co.did a production in the 70s set in India in the 19th century in which Dogberry was a sepoy. His malapropisms (spoken with an Indian accent) were hilarious.

I agree that the Jacobi Hamlet from ‘79 on the BBC was superb. Probably my favorite.

[Patton@Bastogne]

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To Hades Literary Fmaes with those two limp-wristed over-sensitive latino directors ...


Shakespeare was a genius ... his plays should be preserved as he wrote them ... those who wish to "re-write" them aren't worthy of cleaning his waste paper basket ...


Now ... my favorites are Branaugh in Henry V ... AND "Al Pachino's "Merchant of Venice" ... it's ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE ...



"May God and His Angels guard Your Sacred Throne, and Make You long become it ..."


Patton-at-Bastogne




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[Mercat]

I’ve grown to love Shakespeare in my old age. I even laugh at the jokes now. I give a lot of thanks to JK Rawlings and Joseph Pearce.