Why???
Sun, 6 Aug 2000, 02:14 pmClare12 posts in thread
Why???
Sun, 6 Aug 2000, 02:14 pmIm very curious about something.....
Why is everyone connected with Theatre in any way obsessed with Shakespere?
Personally I think his plays are dull and boring and totally overdone. I also think that most people just like his work because its 'Cool' and 'Popular' and 'Everyone else likes it' Im not really sure if anyone REALLY even understands it!
And yes, i have studied Shakespere, so I do kind-of know what im on about.
Why is everyone connected with Theatre in any way obsessed with Shakespere?
Personally I think his plays are dull and boring and totally overdone. I also think that most people just like his work because its 'Cool' and 'Popular' and 'Everyone else likes it' Im not really sure if anyone REALLY even understands it!
And yes, i have studied Shakespere, so I do kind-of know what im on about.
RE: Why???
Mon, 7 Aug 2000, 01:42 pmThis is spokily like an argument i continually have with a certain pretty birdy I drag along to Old Bill's stuff in the hope that one day he will see what I see in the texts, beauty, economy and real raw power (when it's done well, which I have to admit it hardly ever is).
My advice is go and see Bells "Dream" which I think is still on. It was a bit overdone but seriously funny. And it wasn't particularly modernised or overplayed, it was an example of trusting the universal themes and the humor in the language. The Hamlet I saw at the Academy a few months ago is another example.
I think the main reason people have such an resentful hatred of Shakespeare is that it is contantly butchered. Try and see a good one, and open your mind. If you start from the position of "I'm not going to understand this and I'll hate it", then you'll be right. Yes, in order to appreciate Billy you do need to (shock horror) concentrate and give it a bit of thought, it won't be spoon fed to you like so many modern texts are, but if the actor on stage knows their craft well enough and knows what they are saying, you will too.
This is of course coming from a staunch lover of the Bard, feel free to disagree. Oh and Grant, when is the next Grads Shakespeare?( The worst part of sitting through bad Bard is know exactly what the actors are doing wrong, and knowing you could kick their arses.)
My advice is go and see Bells "Dream" which I think is still on. It was a bit overdone but seriously funny. And it wasn't particularly modernised or overplayed, it was an example of trusting the universal themes and the humor in the language. The Hamlet I saw at the Academy a few months ago is another example.
I think the main reason people have such an resentful hatred of Shakespeare is that it is contantly butchered. Try and see a good one, and open your mind. If you start from the position of "I'm not going to understand this and I'll hate it", then you'll be right. Yes, in order to appreciate Billy you do need to (shock horror) concentrate and give it a bit of thought, it won't be spoon fed to you like so many modern texts are, but if the actor on stage knows their craft well enough and knows what they are saying, you will too.
This is of course coming from a staunch lover of the Bard, feel free to disagree. Oh and Grant, when is the next Grads Shakespeare?( The worst part of sitting through bad Bard is know exactly what the actors are doing wrong, and knowing you could kick their arses.)