YES!! Making that 1001, at least. I love Harriet Walter. And incidentally, I think an all-female RSC Richard III may be the best Shakespeare I've seen live.
Or imagine a gender-switched Henry V, with those two bit parts for women played by men, and all the kings and nobles played by women. Now THAT I'd pay gold to see.
The Richard III was in 2003, with Kathryn Hunter. I thought she was really excellent (as was Amanda Harris' Buckingham,) though of course the idea of Fiona Shaw's Richard is tremendously exciting. Ditto the Henry V.
YES YES YES A THOUSAND TIMES YES
ReplyDeleteYES!! Making that 1001, at least. I love Harriet Walter. And incidentally, I think an all-female RSC Richard III may be the best Shakespeare I've seen live.
ReplyDeleteWait, when did they do that? I'll bet it was fabulous :-)
DeleteOr imagine a gender-switched Henry V, with those two bit parts for women played by men, and all the kings and nobles played by women. Now THAT I'd pay gold to see.
ReplyDeleteI shall now spend the rest of this evening's insomnia playing Fantasy Casting Director...
DeleteMaybe Lucy saw the one with Fiona Shaw as Richard? Say it is so, Lucia!
ReplyDeleteThe Richard III was in 2003, with Kathryn Hunter. I thought she was really excellent (as was Amanda Harris' Buckingham,) though of course the idea of Fiona Shaw's Richard is tremendously exciting. Ditto the Henry V.
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