adequately serpentine but not altogether gorgeous

[angevin2]

I was perusing just now a book of various Hamlet-related anecdotes, and it had some notes given by Sir John Gielgud when he directed the play in 1964 (this is the production starring Richard Burton), courtesy of William Redfield's Letters from an Actor. They are awesome, so I will share them with you all.

To Polonius (Hume Cronyn): It's a bit spry

Comments

[elettaria]

This is a bit like Beecham for theatre, only it's quite possibly better. Thank you so much.

[auriaephiala]

Thank you. These just made my day. I will be giggling for hours revisiting them.

[writerwench]

"But be dignified faster"... glorious! Absolutely wonderful.

[wiliqueen]

These are awesome. And actually make way more sense than many notes I have been given by directors in my time.

[jennetj]

Oh, these are lovely! I adore actors' stories.