The play’s the thing
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/19HhdTGyTKSJJcRfgzmvwKM/shakespeare-in-Gloucestershire When happening upon this BBC page, I was reminded of an old friend. I worked with her yonks ago and we have remained friends, if sporadically. Her maiden name was Shakespeare, and she said her family was descended from THE Shakespeares. Now, she is an intelligent woman, and would not have said that unless…
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Here is a very interesting piece of comparison between Shakespeare’s Richard and the real man. http://www.palgrave-journals.com/articles/palcomms201646
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Yes, it’s Shakespeare. Yes, it’s a travesty of history. But Joanna Carrick is a terrific director, and Red Rose Chain a terrific company of actors. Buy your tickets soon! Shakespeare’s Richard III
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Just when I thought adaptations of the Bard’s Richard could not get any worse, I find this. OK, not Frank Spencer, just his tank top. http://tinyurl.com/horbrj6
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Here is the next foremost actor to portray the Bard’s Richard III. I believe he will be one of the best of them all. http://www.playbill.com/article/ralph-fiennes-vanessa-redgrave-juliet-stevenson-to-star-in-shakespeare-plays-at-the-almeida
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OK, there are times when I really do like Shakespeare’s Richard! This may be from back in 1965, but it’s still absolutely brilliant. http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/VIDEO-FLASHBACK-1965-Peter-Sellers-Mimics-Laurence-Oliviers-Richard-III-Reciting-The-Beatles-A-Hard-Days-Night-20160405
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Yes, yes, ANOTHER review of Shakespeare’s Richard. Don’t sigh, because this one is written by a Ricardian, who makes sure she sets the actual record straight before she goes on to speak of the production in question. Thank you Lynn Beaver. My only grizzle? I could have done with a few more paragraph breaks! Endless…
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Oh, groan-bally-groan!!!!! “In 2011, a group of amateur historians made an incredible archaeological find: the bones of King Richard III, hunchbacked, with an arrow through the spine. Now, scientists are testing the bones to find out more about the king and also conducting fascinating experiments to determine whether Richard could have fought so ferociously in…
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Here’s a little more about the US production of the Shakespeare Richard – the one with lead actor, Michael Patrick Thornton, performing from a wheelchair. The author of the article does at least acknowledge that the real Richard did not look like the Bard’s creation, but suffered from scoliosis that would not have been evident when…
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William Shakespeare’s contribution to the image of Richard III, as of many other historical figures, has been less than helpful in terms of accuracy. However, just as Shakespeare’s original plays misrepresented his sources and the true course of events, not every performance of one of the plays is as he left them. His version of…
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