Shakespeare and stuff

[ufkacbln]

I di t get theatre at all. The suspension of disbelief is never achieved and for me its just luvvues pretending.

But not with Shakespeare. Perhaps its the text, or the period...it must be something because its the only form of theatre I ever actually enjoy.

Still not convinced try these two.

1. Get a ticket for mid summer....etc... in the park in London. Its an outdoor event and is a very pleasant night out (take a picnic)

2 go for full on Luvvie aversion therapy and watch Henry V or much ado about nothing, by Kenneth Brannagh's renaissance film company, on Netflix (or your viewing weapon of choice) Henry V is like die hard in tights, its bloody awesome and much ado is probably Keanu reeves best performance.

Brannagh does a fab job of bringing the text to life with a modern pace and within minutes you are washed along with it all.

Watch all that and then realise the connections and plot devices used today by some of the best screenwriters, directors and film makers....tarantino, Hitchcock, Abrams they must all be massive fans of Shakespeare ...either that or their lecturer's were

I used to love the "lunchtime" Shakespeare at the George in Southwark when I was at Guys, I also have fond memories of the "courtyard" performances at the George in Huntingdon

More recently he local performances in Tichfield are brilliant

 

[ufkacbln]

clearly you just don't get Shakespear so why go in the first place?

To see the traditional Shakespeare play that they advertised?

It is that simple....

 

[Profpointy]

Let's try "Downton Abbey"

The trailers and publicity show a traditional classic costume drama set in a stately home and in a particular period

Then when they show it, the setting is a run down council estate and the main protagonists are wearing sleeveless vests and track suits

Never mind ...it is still Downton Abbey

umm I believe Downton Abbey is a genre commonly termed "costume drama". There's a clue in the name

 

[Profpointy]

To see the traditional Shakespeare play that they advertised?

It is that simple....

Are you one of those people who find fault with a perfectly fine meal or holiday purely in order to claim some money back ?

Shame on the ASA for finding in your favour . But hey, this is the ASA which banned an ad containing an inhelmeted cyclist.

 

[steveindenmark]

We have been to the opera in Verona. There is a relationship between opera and Shakespeare. We dont understand opera and are not fans but the whole experience was magical. Sitting in a roman amphithatre at night in the middle of summer is a great experience. Then top it off with the spectacle of an opera with all its scenery and round it off with Nessum Dorma.

I am sure an evening at the Globe would be a great experience.

 

[ufkacbln]

Are you one of those people who find fault with a perfectly fine meal or holiday purely in order to claim some money back ?

Shame on the ASA for finding in your favour . But hey, this is the ASA which banned an ad containing an inhelmeted cyclist.

I would find fault with a perfectly good piece of fish, if I had ordered steak

Equally I would find fault with a holiday in Brighton if I had paid for New York

 

[ufkacbln]

umm I believe Downton Abbey is a genre commonly termed "costume drama". There's a clue in the name

At last you are beginning to understand



A Shakespeare play is a genre described as traditional, if the standard Shakespeare text and costumes are described in the advertisements as such.... There is a clue in the advertising!


As for the ASA, they had nothing to do with it!

It was trading standards that dealt with dishonest and misleading advertising

 

[Profpointy]

At last you are beginning to understand



A Shakespeare play is a genre described as traditional, if the standard Shakespeare text and costumes are described in the advertisements as such.... There is a clue in the advertising!


As for the ASA, they had nothing to do with it!

It was trading standards that dealt with dishonest and misleading advertising

this is a wind up surely?

 

[Dave 123]

Especially from a Palestine to a philistine... [/QUOTE

What's a philistine?

 

[Katherine]

Well, @Dave 123, did you enjoy your Shakespeare play?

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Don't get it, have never got it, don't want to get it. I consider Shakespeare the same as I consider the Beatles. I can appreciate the influence it's had on culture and society, but the original work is tedious drivel.

What? Every word is tedious drivel? Every line? In every play? Even, for instance, Henry V?

 

[ufkacbln]

this is a wind up surely?

Which part?

The part where it was pointed out that advertisers have to be honest and show integrity when they advertise ...... the product should be as advertised?


Pointing out that your rant about the ASA is irrelevant, as they have no involvement?

Pointing out that the advertising was dishonest, misleading and failed to meet basic standards of integrity so was forced to be withdrawn?

 

[srw]

That's one of the daftest things I've ever heard. You go to a play then sucessfully demand your money back because you didn't like the costumes.

What do you think they wore in the Bard's day - contemporary costumes of doublet and hose. So why is modern dress Shakespeare wrong? There's no polite way of putting this but you are an idiot

Correction. He goes to five minutes of a play and then demands his money back. He's a besmirched knave.

 

[srw]

Which part?

The part where it was pointed out that advertisers have to be honest and show integrity when they advertise ...... the product should be as advertised?

It was. You bought tickets to a play called "Macbeth". A play is a set of words on a page, to be interpreted by actors, a director, a costume designer, a lighting designer and so on. What you got was exactly that.

 

[srw]

Let's try "Downton Abbey"

The trailers and publicity show a traditional classic costume drama set in a stately home and in a particular period

Then when they show it, the setting is a run down council estate and the main protagonists are wearing sleeveless vests and track suits

Never mind ...it is still Downton Abbey

Downton Abbey set on a council estate sounds like it would be an improvement on the original bit of claptrap. It's basically a soap opera for snobs - using the same text but giving the nobs' lines to the lairy arrogant shoots and the plebs' lines to the people trying to scrape a vaguely honest living sounds like something worth thinking about.