Claudio & Hero

Back in the late 70's and early 80's, the B.B.C. used to show a 'live' Royal Shakespeare Company production of his works.

They would show the whole play (with intermissions) on a Sunday evening. They were marvelous!

I had attended a secondary school, which was very much 'Shakespeare' orientated  with eight 'houses' who were named after a Shakespearean 'Heroine' ( my house name was 'Olivia'). So you can imagine, English Lit. was very, Elizabethan!!

I happened to love Shakespeare!

Anyway, I digress. Sunday evenings . . . and the plays. I used to have a large volume of Shakespeares works in there entirety. Wow, the scripts were lonnngggg! So, when a production started, I would have my book out and read the text as an actor or actress spoke them, amazingly, every single word was totally correct!!! Never, a mistake.

Oh, how I wish that the B.B.C. would start them again . . . . . .

Comments:

I don't know, my memory aint what it used to be

comment by lynnie on May 6, 2008 3:42 PM ()

I have no probs in the long-term memories ~ only the short-term ones

reply by augusta on May 6, 2008 4:09 PM ()

You want to copy and print this page and send it in to the BBC - worth a shot eh!

comment by lynnie on May 6, 2008 1:55 PM ()

There's only 'one' impossible question and thats asking: "Why?" . . . .

reply by augusta on May 6, 2008 3:19 PM ()

omg, you ask the most impossible questions

reply by lynnie on May 6, 2008 2:29 PM ()

Now that's an idea girl! No, can't do that coz I still can't get my mouse to do it - don't know what, is up with it!! I may send an email though, as you said, it is worth a shot Can you remember the time? You were very small, I had John though, that I can recall. Patrick Stewart was a member of the Company around that time . . . (ah!~~~~swoon)

reply by augusta on May 6, 2008 2:28 PM ()