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• Romeo and Juliet – the care home version

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  Octogenarian versions of Shakespeares lovers to feature in Bristol production "Young mens love then lies/Not truly in their hearts, but in their eyes," chides Friar Laurence, as the hot-headed youth Romeo confesses his love for Juliet in Shakespeares immortal romance. But, in a new version directed by the man behind ...
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• Understated Shakespeare

  
  Underbelly — Authority: 482
  Watching the last of those wonderful " Shakespeare Master Classes " with John Barton (I wish there were 20 more), I see that he picks up on a hobby horse of mine: some of the best moments in Shakespeare are the simplest, far from the legendary bombast. Barton gets half a dozen actors to recite the first line of ...
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• Douglas Campbell obituary

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  Scots Shakespearean actor with strong links to Canada and the US The actor Douglas Campbell, who has died aged 87, made a significant impact in theatre on both sides of the Atlantic. A working-class boy from Scotland who rose to play lead roles at the Old Vic, he later became a distinguished and revered actor in ...
  3 days ago

• Timothy Bateson obituary

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  British character actor whose role in Waiting for Godot led to more than 50 years on stage, television and film Timothy Bateson, who has died aged 83, was a character actor of boundless versatility and great warmth of personality who will always be remembered for playing Lucky in the controversial British premiere ...
  6 days ago

• For Conservative Movie Lovers: John Ford, John Wayne, and ‘They Were Expendable’ Part 4

  
  Big Hollywood — Authority: 813
  [There is a video that cannot be displayed in this feed. Visit the blog entry to see the video.] “Close-ups, affectionate or noble, are held at leisure; long shots are sustained long after their narrative role has been performed. A marginal figure is suddenly dwelt on, lovingly enlarged to fill the center of the ...
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• Letters: Shakespeare is still relevant in schools

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  While its not our place to say what exams people take, we do believe a meaningful introduction to Shakespeare should be part of every students cultural life ( State schools are barred from offering elite International GCSE , 5 November). There is a reason why Shakespeare is the only compulsory writer on the secondary ...
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• Three out of four: that is not so bad, is it?

  
  breakfast at murrayfield — Authority: 123
  – Baby niece will be let out of hospital tomorrow (huzzah!); – Chris Paterson resumed training the other day (huzzah!) with the Scotland squad after recovering from foot injury (he’s looking wafer thin, though — look at the picture to the right, here. Mossy, please, do yourself and us all a favour: ...
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• Lincoln’s Own Reading List, Summer-Autumn, 1862, ‘63, and ‘64

  
  President Lincoln's Cottage — Authority: 113
  By Erin Carlson Mast Welcome to the fifth and final installment of our President Lincoln’s Cottage Book Lists for 2009.  Previous Book Lists detailed our top rated recent books on Lincoln, staff favorite books on Lincoln, visitor favorites on Lincoln, and children’s books on Lincoln.  Reading about ...
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• Gerard Butler to star in the Ralph Fiennes directorial debut CORIOLANUS

  
  GeekTyrant — Authority: 613
  Gerard Butler has signed on to star opposite Ralph Fiennes in  Coriolanus . Fiennes will also make his directorial debut with the contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare’s Rome-set political and family drama. Coriolanus revolves around the life of Caius Martius, a General in Ancient Rome, who achieves success ...
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• Hamlet (The SOB Review)

  
  Steve On Broadway (SOB) — Authority: 422
  Hamlet (The SOB Review) - Broadhurst Theatre, New York, New York *** (out of ****) One of my lifes little tragedies is that my ears have rarely been in sync with the Bards old English. Typically, Im faced with either foregoing revivals or bucking up and trying my best to decipher whats being spoken on stage. ...
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• Gerard Butler joins CORIOLANUS

  
  gordonandthewhale.com — Authority: 567
  Gerard Butler will be doing the Shakespeare thing for, and with, Ralph Fiennes. Butler has just signed to play a major role in Ralph Fiennes’ contemporary adaptation of William Shakespeare’s play CORIOLANUS, which is about the Roman leader Gaius Martius Coriolanus. Fiennes is directing the film (his debut) and ...
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• Movies for sale

  
  Premium Hollywood - Entertainment blog, Hollywood blog, movie blog, TV blog — Authority: 485
  I’m thoroughly fried this evening having done my Southern California thing and driven 180 miles basically to run family errands, but there is some more stuff going on that’s worth a mention. * The American Film Market opens tomorrow. In case you haven’t heard of AFM, it is pretty much exactly what it sounds ...
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• I say put money in MY purse.

  
  breakfast at murrayfield — Authority: 123
  Hope you get this subtle message, dude: …since I know you read my blog and pretend not to get it when I openly tell you that YOU. OWE. ME. MONEY. [image via Married to the sea ]
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• "Song of the Witches"

  
  one piece — Authority: 123
  Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and caldron bubble. Fillet of a fenny snake, In the caldron boil and bake; Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog, Adders fork and blind-worms sting,...
  2 weeks ago

• The Merchant of Venice

  
  Mosher'sUnimaginativelyEntitledBlog — Authority: 126
  His friends called him "Billy-boy". Maybe. [There are loads of adaptations of this play - the version I watched is detailed here on the IMDB and here at Wikipedia ] The what now? That sounds like a Shakspeare play or something. Which it is. And this is the film review category which means I must have watched ...
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• Halloween ‘This is’ Lyrics and Quotes

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 706
  New York City, Oct 31 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Today is Halloween, the day to let out your wild side and show it to the world in the Halloween colors of orange and black.Here are some Halloween quotes and sayings to spice up your party.Scary and Creepy Halloween Quotes “Eye of newt, and toe of [...]
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• Quotes – Part 18 – History

  
  Running Wolf's Rant — Authority: 419
  var fbShare = {url: http://rwrant.co.za/2009/10/30/quotes-part-18-history/,size:small}It’s a shame that there aren’t that many people these days who are interested in history, especially the younger generation. Most of them are not interested on the course of events that has made the world what it is today. How ...
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• Prouder than rustling in unpaid-for silk

  
  Stupid and Contagious — Authority: 157
  “O, this life Is nobler than attending for a check, Richer than doing nothing for a bribe, Prouder than rustling in unpaid-for silk.” - William Shakespeare Mail us: stupidand@gmail.com Home Art Babes Cartoons Dylan Music Videos Other
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• Review: The Hypocrites’ “Frankenstein”

  
  Chicago Theater Blog — Authority: 431
  Without firm skeleton, confusion and unfocused choices persist The Hypocrites present: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Adapted and directed by Sean Graney at the Museum of Contemporary Art Stage through November 1st ( program ) reviewed by Barry Eitel From the moment ...
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• Your dose of daily stupid: Barack Obama is the most powerful writer since Julius Caesar.

  
  Van Santos — Authority: 435
  I cannot believe the… self-indulging sense of importance Rocco Landesman and member of Obama’s administration have.  Truly, I cannot.  However, I guess the follow isn’t too far fetched from a group that asked artists to shill for the administration . During his 2009 Grantmakers in the Arts Conference ...
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