excitement!

[angevin2]

via tree_and_leaf on Twitter:

Radio 3 is doing a broadcast of Edward II this Sunday!

Those of us in the States should be able to hear it too, via the website's "Listen Again" feature; it usually goes up shortly after the original broadcast and is available for a week.

So I am excited about this -- Edward II is an awesome play, my favorite Marlowe by far --

Comments

[angevin2]

My students were freaked out when they realized they recognized Fiona Shaw because she was Aunt Petunia in the movies.

[liseuse]

OOOH! I lovelovelove Edward II. How exciting!

[angevin2]

GAY KINGS FTW.

[tempestsarekind]

Luckily I barely remember the Harry Potter movies...

[highfantastical]

HEE DOBBY AUMERLE.

But YAY EII!

[angevin2]

If Richard of Bordeaux goes back to England he will be in grave danger!

[executrix]

OT: Do you have a cassette player? I have a bunch of Shakespeare plays (and Gielgud reading the Sonnets) on cassette tape which I never listen to, and you're welcome to 'em. If you want them, e-mail me (dshilling@verizon.net) to make sure I have the right address.

[angevin2]

I do indeed, but I am going to change addresses in about three weeks (HOLY CRAP OMG THAT IS SO DAMN WRONG I CANNOT HANDLE IT). I will email you when I know where I'll be living for the rest of the year, because I would love to have those tapes. :)

[executrix]

I have printed this message so I can check back with you next month!
Not Shakespeare, obv. but I also have Emma Thompson reading Sense & Sensibility which I can throw in.