Still on Hamlet (mostly)
I finished watching the BBC Hamlet - I think it moved me more than any Hamlets I have seen to date (not that I have seen that many) - and went on to the RSC one with David Tennant, as long as I'm in the mood.
Unlike the BBC one this is absolutely modern in clothing; and I caught myself thinking - okay, when I was watching the BBC version, I kept thinking sorta-fanficcy thoughts - trying to fill the blanks for myself, wondering who these people actually were the rest of the time - and here it does feel like a fanfic (modern AU?). I think it's a temporary impression because in a modern setting it is easier to fill in the blanks, to put it all in the familiar context.
Also, I saw for the second time - the first was the National Theatre Live Timon of Athens which I saw last week - that apparently nowadays the theatres genderswitch some of the characters. I somehow like this a lot - I loved Deborah Findlay in Timon.
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Unlike the BBC one this is absolutely modern in clothing; and I caught myself thinking - okay, when I was watching the BBC version, I kept thinking sorta-fanficcy thoughts - trying to fill the blanks for myself, wondering who these people actually were the rest of the time - and here it does feel like a fanfic (modern AU?). I think it's a temporary impression because in a modern setting it is easier to fill in the blanks, to put it all in the familiar context.
Also, I saw for the second time - the first was the National Theatre Live Timon of Athens which I saw last week - that apparently nowadays the theatres genderswitch some of the characters. I somehow like this a lot - I loved Deborah Findlay in Timon.
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