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Russell Brand Improvising a Backstory
Published on 2010-12-15 11:35:15
Russell Brand plays Trinculo in Julie Taymor’s film of The Tempest, and he’s known for his improvisation. Naturally, he can’t improvise in this film, but he can do it off-screen. And brilliantly, mind you.
I Had a Margaret, Till a Director Killed Her
Published on 2010-11-26 19:37:08
Richard III is Shakespeare’s second-longest play (the longest being Hamlet), so a production of it has to be substantially edited. More often than not, that means cutting out the entire character of Queen Margaret. It’s an understandable edit, given that Margaret doesn’t have any influence on the plot, and she makes reference to events that [...]
Interdisciplinarity
Published on 2010-11-23 18:26:24
I think? Maybe “interdisciplinariness”? Whatever. It’s beside the point. Duane made an excellent post at ShakespeareGeek about how Shakespeare is taught to young students, and whether or not they should be expected to provide analyses based on history, literary theory and the like. Now, let’s not beat around the bush: No grade-school kid enjoys learning about [...]
