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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Slings and Arrows


To be, or not to be, that is the question:
Whether 'tis Nobler in the mind to suffer
The Slings and Arrows of outrageous Fortune,
Or to take Arms against a Sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them: to die, to sleep
No more

One charm of this Canadian series is how it honors the wonders of Shakespeare, including a great monologue by "Geoffrey" on the thought processes of Ophelia in Hamlet, various insights on staging Macbeth (including audience reactions) and the actual sexual energy possible playing things on the stage.  Such insights and passion is often not found on our shows these days, many of them procedurals that have their charms (I'm liking NCIS these days) but not having such intimate depth. 

I never did (reading a few and watching movie versions) but it makes me want to see a live performance of Shakespeare.  I am a bit concerned about a full length production with its language and such but something like Romeo and Juliet (here the star was so intimately connected to his Juliet, that he had his first heterosexual affair)  or Hamlet seems approachable.