Macbeth by William Shakespeare
The stuff of nightmares. Black magic. Murder. Ghosts. Madness. Death. Shakespeare's brooding tragedy digs into the dark territory of a man's shocking choices. Emboldened by the enigmatic visions of three witches, Macbeth and his lady slaughter their way to the Scottish throne, but attaining it brings no glory. Fresh
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Just because you're Asian doesn't mean you can't be Scottish too. My friend, Donald McKinnon, is living proof. Also, there's that Starburst commercial.
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Generally, I don't have much trouble with colorblind casting. Both Macbeth and Macduff were African-American in this production. It just struck me as odd because Lady Macduff was dressed up to emphasize her Asianness. I mean, it's not like Macbeth was stomping around in clothes made with kente cloth.
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Thinking about Macbeth and kimonos suddenly has me really wanting to go dig up a copy of Kurosawa's Throne of Blood. I always thought it was kind of cool how easily Shakespeare translates to feudal Japan.
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Whenever I walked past The Shrew's House I thought it was totally cute, but I have no idea what it's like to stay there.
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My hubby once saw a production of the Merchant of Venice performed in Stratford on Avon in Japanese (so complete with kimono/western combined outfits) but directed by a Romanian. And we saw a superb and disturbing Midsummer Night's Dream in Poland a few years back.
Anyway, thanks for the insights. Have you seen the Australian film version of Macbeth done a few years back? Flawed but with some interesting ideas.
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How many of Shakespeare's plays have you seen? I was so excited to get Henry VIII on this trip, because I've never seen that play before and I don't think it's been performed locally during my lifetime. I'd love to see every single play, of course, but at this point I think I've seen at most a dozen of them live.
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