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Joss Whedon's Much Ado
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There are two very lovely bits of business unique to this version. In no other production have I seen:
1) The Friar being pissed at Leonato. There's a nice little snap of anger while he tells Leo to calm down and try the fake death scheme.
2) Claudio: "I'll hold my mind, were she an Ethiope." Benedict, silently *Oh, fuck no! wince*
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And talking of Shakespeare - have you caught up with "Muse of Fire: A Shakespearean Road Movie" yet? It aired on BBC 4 on Thursday night and is a pretty fascinating documentary, made on a shoe string by two young actors, Dan and Giles, who investigate why Shakespeare's language seems to terrify almost everyone. It features interviews with Mark Rylance, Judi Dench, Ian McKellan, Michael Gambon, Ben Kingsley, Fiona Shaw, Zoe Wannamaker, Baz Luhrman (sp?) and Harold Bloom amongst others. If you haven't see it yet and want to, let me know.
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Oh - and Joss' Much Ado IS out on DVD over here - and I have a birthday next week, so I'm going to get it for my birthday...
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PS Check your email! *waggles eyebrows*
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