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Even if you don't believe that he wrote all those plays let's talk about his best film adaptations and anything else William Shakespearean.
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Richard III 10 Replies
This odd version of Richard III (1983), produced by the BBC, is highly regarded as one of the best on film. Speaking of the BBC productions, a lively summary of the entire catalog…Continue
Started by Ando. Last reply by Nerves Apr 29.
Titus Andronicus 2 Replies
Titus Andronicus is a tragedy co-authored, possibly, with George Peele and believed to…Continue
Started by Ando. Last reply by Nerves Apr 27.
Comedy of Errors 1 Reply
Perhaps the first screwball comedy. Not sure if I want to see a production of this but here's the BBC production from the 80's:Continue
Started by Nerves. Last reply by Ando Apr 25.
Richard II 3 Replies
Unusual for Shakespeare, Richard II is written almost entirely in verse. The play…Continue
Started by Ando. Last reply by Ando Apr 21.
Shakespeare's Histories 8 Replies
As the long lost Sevorin remarked, Shakespeare's "Histories" are highly edited, re-interpreted accounts of the warring houses of Lancaster and York, taken primarily from …Continue
Started by Ando. Last reply by Ando Apr 18.
Hamlet 37 Replies
Hamlet is Shakespeare's longest play and among the most powerful and influential…Continue
Started by Ando. Last reply by Ando Apr 9.
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Comment by Ando on April 10, 2013 at 7:05am -
Not close to the real thing but these half hour animated versions are always fun and, I suppose, a nice primer for a full production: The Tempest (1992) is one of the better in the series.
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Comment by eviltimes on March 19, 2013 at 2:09pm
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Wrong Play !!!
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Comment by Ando on March 19, 2013 at 7:28am
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Moonlighting version of The Taming of The Shrew. Mostly fun.
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Comment by Ando on March 17, 2013 at 8:44pm
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Measure For Measure (1979)
Kenneth Colley and Kate Nelligan are standouts in this excellent production.
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Comment by Ando on March 5, 2013 at 12:08pm
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Just picked up Ros Barber's The Marlowe Papers, written entirely in verse and purports that Christopher Marlowe is the true author of William Shakespeare’s legendary oeuvre. Here we go, right? At any rate, the book is easy to follow and quite pleasurable. I was interested in Barber discussing the book and/or hearing her comment on the authorship question and found an extended discussion here:
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Comment by Ando on March 4, 2013 at 5:50pm
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Comment by Ando on March 3, 2013 at 10:01am
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"If Shakespeare was a woman", says Virginia Woolf...
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Comment by br77 on February 9, 2013 at 11:14pm -
Laurence Olivier, very young, in As You Like It.
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Comment by Ando on February 9, 2013 at 12:25am
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Not so Young Shakespeareans (actors talking about playing Shakespeare)-
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Comment by Ando on February 8, 2013 at 7:01am
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Check out the Hamlet thread (above), br77. It's still there.
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