Thanks! It was easier to sit through than I had always imagined -- didn't have to close my eyes once! ;-D
If I recall correctly, you have already seen Coriolanus, yes? Definitely looking forward to chatting with you about it in December. We are likely to start our Christmas / New Year holiday in Boston this year, so perhaps we can get together then, even if only for breakfast or lunch somewhere. T'would be a good time to chat about the play, as well as to catch up on life in general!
As for this Summer: Have you see the Two Gentlemen of Verona before? We have seen it twice so far -- a rough amateurish version in London last September, and a professional production by Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory (http://sattf.org.uk/) in Bristol in April. The latter was much better, with a brilliant performance by the clown (Launce) and his dog (Crab). Indeed, these two practically stole the show!
Possibly the Bard's first play, it definitely does not achieve the heights of brilliance reached by some of his later works. Even so, this is a fun show except for the very ending. The Tobacco Factory production tried to get around the problematic conclusion by re-writing the ending... though we also found this to be problematic, albeit in different ways.
Anyway, I hope that you enjoy and will be very interested in hearing what you think of the production! Perhaps an LJ entry to review it?
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If I recall correctly, you have already seen Coriolanus, yes? Definitely looking forward to chatting with you about it in December. We are likely to start our Christmas / New Year holiday in Boston this year, so perhaps we can get together then, even if only for breakfast or lunch somewhere. T'would be a good time to chat about the play, as well as to catch up on life in general!
As for this Summer: Have you see the Two Gentlemen of Verona before? We have seen it twice so far -- a rough amateurish version in London last September, and a professional production by Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory (http://sattf.org.uk/) in Bristol in April. The latter was much better, with a brilliant performance by the clown (Launce) and his dog (Crab). Indeed, these two practically stole the show!
Possibly the Bard's first play, it definitely does not achieve the heights of brilliance reached by some of his later works. Even so, this is a fun show except for the very ending. The Tobacco Factory production tried to get around the problematic conclusion by re-writing the ending... though we also found this to be problematic, albeit in different ways.
Anyway, I hope that you enjoy and will be very interested in hearing what you think of the production! Perhaps an LJ entry to review it?