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sensiblecat) wrote2007-10-14 01:04 pm
sensiblecat) wrote2007-10-14 01:04 pm
Cry God for Harry, England and St George
Apparently we beat France at rugby last night, and we seem to be getting rather good at it. Surprising since we're now officially the most obese nation in Europe.
I was intrigued to read that ITV drafted in Geoffrey Streatfeild from the RSC to reprise his role as Henry V and get us all fired up with the Agincourt speech. Seems it did the trick. Is this the dawn of a new era as RSC seek new avenues to make the Bard relevant to contemporary society and its concerns?
Take the obesity crisis. A line in Hamlet comes to mind (okay, slightly tweaked). "Oh, that this too, too solid flesh would melt, Form and resolve itself into a dew." The RSC endorses liposuction? Who could possibly bring off such a gig? He'd have to be skinny, sexy, high-profile, and ideally connected with Hamlet (scratches head).
I was intrigued to read that ITV drafted in Geoffrey Streatfeild from the RSC to reprise his role as Henry V and get us all fired up with the Agincourt speech. Seems it did the trick. Is this the dawn of a new era as RSC seek new avenues to make the Bard relevant to contemporary society and its concerns?
Take the obesity crisis. A line in Hamlet comes to mind (okay, slightly tweaked). "Oh, that this too, too solid flesh would melt, Form and resolve itself into a dew." The RSC endorses liposuction? Who could possibly bring off such a gig? He'd have to be skinny, sexy, high-profile, and ideally connected with Hamlet (scratches head).