I saw this originally in my Shakespearean Comedy course. I've always enjoyed Shakespeare for the language, but frankly, a lot of the dialogue loses a lot over the years.
This brought it back, made me see and feel what Shakespeare's target audience did.
*This* is how it looked at the Globe. Forget the modern productions with the elaborate costumes and big-name stars.
Minimal sets, broad...almost vaudevillian...acting, knowing winks at the audience, letting the *acting* and the words carry the entire enterprise.
If you can find a copy of this gem, you'll understand why Shakespeare is known as THE Bard.
This brought it back, made me see and feel what Shakespeare's target audience did.
*This* is how it looked at the Globe. Forget the modern productions with the elaborate costumes and big-name stars.
Minimal sets, broad...almost vaudevillian...acting, knowing winks at the audience, letting the *acting* and the words carry the entire enterprise.
If you can find a copy of this gem, you'll understand why Shakespeare is known as THE Bard.