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Archive for February 20th, 2009

The Bard Bites Back

by on Feb.20, 2009, under art, literature

I recently went to see Twelfth Night. Big deal: Shakespeare’s on in London somewhere every week. I had a ticket as a birthday present, but after a long day at work I just wasn’t much in the mood. Let it wash over you and pretend to be into it I said to myself. Fact was, it wasn’t possible to do that. By Act 1 Scene 2 I was up and paying attention; by the interval my head was spinning

The Bard of Avon.

The Bard of Avon.

with the images, themes and the language. When it was over I was too awake to sleep when I got back.  It helped that the production was great (Derek Jacobi as Malvolio was particularly memorable). But here’s the good thought: when we see/hear/visit a ‘classic’ it can feel like paying one’s respects to a monument. When the classic comes and twists your melon despite a deep desire for sleep midweek after a long day at work you know the Bard of Avon is as good as they say, if you had any doubt.  I’ve been Shakespeare crazy, all over again, ever since..

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Chris Horner: the very image

by on Feb.20, 2009, under Chris

Me: and not much i can do about it.

Me: and not much I can do about it.

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