the bard is rolling over in his grave

Apr 25, 2008 12:15


Cutting Shakespeare for time is like killing babies in blenders making someone wear a bacon bra.

directing

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clennieg April 25 2008, 17:47:20 UTC
How about killing kittens...? Or panda cubs? Something I can't visualize as beyond horrifying and doesn't make me want to run home to protect my baby...???

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carinbrat April 25 2008, 17:55:49 UTC
How's that?

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clennieg April 25 2008, 18:00:17 UTC
I don't have a kitten or panda cub to protect....

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clennieg April 25 2008, 18:01:22 UTC
Oh - the bacon bra! Perfect! :)

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heathersharon April 25 2008, 20:26:51 UTC
You could do a Lolcat version of it:
"O Hai Evens. Can I has a duel? Kthxbai."
"Is Mistrss Page. Oh Noes!"
"Hre be an old abusing of teh Celing Cat's patience an teh King's Inglsh. Srsly."

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carinbrat April 25 2008, 20:29:08 UTC
Definitely the way to go.

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heathersharon April 25 2008, 20:32:08 UTC
"Why, then teh world's mine cheezburger,
Which I with kitteh claws will pwn3d."

Must stop. Srsly.

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carinbrat April 25 2008, 20:43:27 UTC
SOMEONE on my flist did a post about translating Pulp Fiction into Shakespeare.
It was pretty hysterical, but now I can't remeber the link.

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cannibalclaire April 25 2008, 21:27:24 UTC
It was Antrobus' LJ with the Pulp Fiction.

Ewe for the bacon bra..Funny though, I know my Husband would seriously dig that. Bacon and boobies, the two best things in the world.

As far as cutting the Bard...Come on, we've all done it. Sometimes I just has to happen.

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carinbrat April 25 2008, 21:31:18 UTC
THAT'S it!!!

:)

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Yeah, but I'm not just cutting for comprehension and flow, it's the cutting just because I have to get it down to an hour and a half that's killing me.

Although, to be fair, I think the actors will thank me, seeing as they are all playing four parts.

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rootstraps April 25 2008, 23:58:02 UTC
So are you quadrupling for more of a traditional go at this, or will you literally be a puppetmaster?

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carinbrat April 26 2008, 01:25:49 UTC
The actors are each playing suites of characters:
One plays the Pages, One plays the Fords, one plays the servants, one plays the children, one plays the suitors... that sort of thing.

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