30 Days of Shakespeare, Day 14

Aug 02, 2010 23:58

Day #14: Your favourite fight scene - 1 Henry IV and 3 Henry VI

I'm really drawing a blank on this one, mostly because fight scenes are so completely dependent on performance and most action sequences in Shakespeare can turn out brilliantly, horribly, or anywhere in between. One need only look at the Evil Shakespeare Overlord ListThat being said, ( Read more... )

shakespeare, shakespeare: 3 henry vi, shakespeare: 1 henry iv, 30 days of shakespeare

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lareinenoire August 3 2010, 14:05:23 UTC
Yes, that is exactly the trouble with the RSC version. Especially since, with the exception of the Awful Student Production of Richard III, it was the first time I'd seen any of them performed onstage.

I have to say, though, fight choreography is hard. When I directed Romeo and Juliet, we were lucky enough to have someone with stage combat experience in charge of all the fight scenes -- if I'd had to do it, they would have turned out horribly, I guarantee.

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fallingtowers August 3 2010, 20:11:02 UTC
I'm sorry for ignoring for comments on Welsh borderlands battles, but I was just so distracted by the Evil Shakespeare Overlord List. It's a work of staggering genius.

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