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lareinenoire

30 Days of Shakespeare, Day 10

Jul 29, 2010 16:24

This is me catching up. Two in one day! But, of course, this one was easy. ;)

Day #10: Your favourite history - The Henry VI trilogy

Again, I am blatantly cheating since, based on my Day 1 answer, this entry ought to be about Richard III. But these plays never get enough love, so there.

( Yeah, some of the verse is embarrassing. And it seems probable that Shakespeare wasn't fully responsible for them. But I LOVE THESE PLAYS. Also, this got very long, hence the cut. )

shakespeare, shakespeare: 3 henry vi, shakespeare: 1 henry vi, 30 days of shakespeare, emphasizin ur wimminz, shakespeare: 2 henry vi

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fuunsaiki July 29 2010, 23:38:01 UTC

When Katie Mitchell was at the RSC, the artistic director of the time went up to her and said "Katie, you may direct any Shakespeare play you choose!". And she, in her infinite wisdom, said "thank you very much! I shall do 3H6 all on its own!". So they do occasionally crop up individually, but you need a Katie Mitchell for that, and luckily there's only one of her.

I shall be talking more about 3H6 later in the meme. I hope I don't let you down when I do. XD

cisic July 30 2010, 21:50:08 UTC

Just leaving a comment to cheer, as I always must, for the H6 plays. This will no doubt be my answer to this questions as well. I'll start tomorrow...

fuunsaiki July 30 2010, 22:28:46 UTC

Ooh! Hello there! I have seen you around the LiveJournal a bit and I would be VERY interested in reading your answers to this meme. May I friend you for the duration?

cisic July 31 2010, 02:25:58 UTC

Absolutely. I have several lj-only Shakespeare geek friends. I first met lareinenoire through lj before meeting her IRL.