tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185513237391465906.post6205466126095464482..comments2023-07-05T16:18:40.485+01:00Comments on Broad Thoughts From A Home: FROM BARD TO BARNARD - HOW I MADE SHAKESPEARE WORK FOR ME. Plus: a very special offer!Broad Thoughts From A Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08798249743031672360noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185513237391465906.post-75363346824896018492016-01-17T10:45:09.100+00:002016-01-17T10:45:09.100+00:00Thanks. I know what you mean about the comedies. ...Thanks. I know what you mean about the comedies. It was only when I saw a performance of The Comedy of Errors that I realised that Shakespeare had also written farce!Broad Thoughts From A Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08798249743031672360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185513237391465906.post-55732116674892417802016-01-17T10:44:04.848+00:002016-01-17T10:44:04.848+00:00Thanks Susan. I saw Hamlet quite recently, at the ...Thanks Susan. I saw Hamlet quite recently, at the Manchester Royal Exchange, with Maxine Peake playing the title role. It was an amazing performance - but, as you say, the body-count at the end is quite staggering!Broad Thoughts From A Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08798249743031672360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185513237391465906.post-30250696853920073072016-01-17T10:42:22.891+00:002016-01-17T10:42:22.891+00:00Thank you Lesley. Glad you enjoyed it!Thank you Lesley. Glad you enjoyed it!Broad Thoughts From A Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08798249743031672360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185513237391465906.post-73068395149586330002016-01-17T10:15:36.259+00:002016-01-17T10:15:36.259+00:00As a former actor and director, both amateur and p...As a former actor and director, both amateur and pro, and a lover of Shakespeare's plays, I naturally downloaded this at the special price. Loved the theatrical detail.Lesley Cookmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699182779296799170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185513237391465906.post-21377984034296193882016-01-11T14:05:32.410+00:002016-01-11T14:05:32.410+00:00This was such an interesting piece, Nancy. I love ...This was such an interesting piece, Nancy. I love mysteries with their foreshadowing red herrings, and tension. This excerpt sounds great. I have a complete book of Shakespeare's works with no notes. When I looked up the meanings, I sat and laughed as one of the comedies was far funnier than I thought it would be. :) P.S. Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05115966559427725610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185513237391465906.post-32825233604354451112016-01-08T18:18:34.389+00:002016-01-08T18:18:34.389+00:00Hamlet was the play that I was tortured with at sc...Hamlet was the play that I was tortured with at school. But I remember being impressed by the high mortality rate of the cast. Enjoyed the blog Sue and the inspiration behind the novel.Susan Lodgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10977559135691533251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6185513237391465906.post-21103562114764981292016-01-08T18:17:53.638+00:002016-01-08T18:17:53.638+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Susan Lodgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10977559135691533251noreply@blogger.com