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Offline Ian

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Re: What's on in Llandudno
« Reply #120 on: February 23, 2011, 08:47:04 am »
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I loved the atmosphere, but didn't understand a word of it.   I fell out with Shakespeare that night.

One big problem is that Shakespeare is tough for amateur or smallish companies to perform.   To deliver the lines so that they make sense to an audience used to modern enunciation, cadence and usage isn't easy, which is why we have companies like the RSC, who tend to do it rather well. Seeing and hearing it done poorly can put kids off Shakespeare for life.
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Re: What's on in Llandudno
« Reply #121 on: February 23, 2011, 09:49:03 am »
Sometimes the people in a position to put this in place aren't motivated to do it, through either ignorance or elitism, for instance when the management of Theatre Clwyd got rid of the various community groups using the facitilies.
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« Reply #122 on: February 23, 2011, 09:57:24 am »
That was a bad move.
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Re: What's on in Llandudno
« Reply #123 on: February 23, 2011, 12:00:08 pm »
Quote from: brumbob on February 09, 2011, 07:24:45 am
seen one, seen them all, and those damn drummers  :rage:

I will be booking another holiday miles away from the hulla-balloo!    :P
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Re: What's on in Llandudno
« Reply #124 on: February 23, 2011, 12:48:49 pm »
Trouble with Shakespeare is making sense of the words. It always seems to make more sense if you are reading it than just hearing it. In the past I have noticed that 'Shakespeare Buffs' seem to take the 'script' along and read with the play.
Having been made to learn large chunks of it as a school girl I'm sure I really didn't know what I was spouting about! :o
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Re: What's on in Llandudno
« Reply #125 on: February 23, 2011, 02:50:56 pm »
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Trouble with Shakespeare is making sense of the words.

True, but some plays are easier than others in that respect.  Midsummer Night's Dream, Merchant of Venice, The Play that Can't be Named, R & J, Tempest.  And if you're at all into poetry, they're quite fascinating.
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Re: What's on in Llandudno
« Reply #126 on: February 23, 2011, 05:11:24 pm »
I must confess to having played Bottom in Midsummer Night's Dream.  I particularly enjoyed the Play within a Play and the exchange twixt Pyramus and Thisby!!!     D)
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Re: What's on in Llandudno
« Reply #127 on: February 23, 2011, 05:51:49 pm »
Bottom has to be one of the best ever characters to play and watch, I would have liked to see your Bottom so to speak Yorkie! :roll:
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Re: What's on in Llandudno
« Reply #128 on: February 23, 2011, 06:03:26 pm »
I had a minor role with an Am Dram group that took a cut down version of MND to the National final of a one act drama competition, only to be told by a "southern lovey" judge that Shakespeare delivered in a "Northern accent" was quaint but not worthy of winning the competition. I'm not bitter ! it was only 25 years or so ago.
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Re: What's on in Llandudno
« Reply #129 on: February 23, 2011, 06:36:19 pm »
Oh Yorkie----
"My mistress with a monster is in love.
Near to her close and consecrated bower,
While she was in her dull and sleeping hour
A crew of patches, rude mechanicals----"

and so forth

See what I mean?   A load of twaddle if you don't know the story ! ;D
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Re: What's on in Llandudno
« Reply #130 on: February 23, 2011, 06:54:15 pm »
absolutely baffling  ???  makes no sense at all, glad I did'nt have to do that at school!
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Re: What's on in Llandudno
« Reply #131 on: February 23, 2011, 06:58:29 pm »
Quote from: suepp on February 23, 2011, 05:51:49 pm
Bottom has to be one of the best ever characters to play and watch, I would have liked to see your Bottom so to speak Yorkie! :roll:

Not a pretty sight!   So to speak!   ;D
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Re: What's on in Llandudno
« Reply #132 on: February 23, 2011, 07:10:16 pm »
Quote from: Trojan on February 23, 2011, 03:55:27 am
Quote from: suepp on February 23, 2011, 12:14:52 am
I find a chair, a blanket and a bottle of wine and some M&S snacks can help things along  D)

I always use Milk of Magnesia Sue.  8)
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Re: What's on in Llandudno
« Reply #133 on: February 26, 2011, 12:35:24 pm »
Manic Street Preachers will be at the arena May 18th.
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Re: What's on in Llandudno
« Reply #134 on: February 28, 2011, 04:03:36 pm »
Quote from: Merddin Emrys on February 11, 2011, 07:26:46 am
Thanks for that Trojan, it could have been JC9736 or JC5313, probably it was both of them that I rode on!
There is a postcard of JC9736 for sale on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aberconwy-B-C-JC-9736-Ex-Llandudno-U-D-C-/120691070138?pt=UK_Collectables_Bus_CoachCollectables_SM&hash=item1c19bf94ba#ht_500wt_1156
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