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Sunday, November 12, 2006
China gets on bard
Variety.com: "Shakespeare is getting a multicultural makeover with the Yellow Earth Theater-Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center co-production of 'King Lear,' which, after finishing a two-week run in China, is transferring to the U.K."
this is a prefect example of why Shakespeare is one of the best playwrights ever. his plays are so universal and the stories can be adapted into almost any situation. also by adding in different languages opens it up to a wider audience so u can perform it in china and the UK because I appeals to people from both areas.
I think its worthwhile to point out that while Wm. Shakespeare is a fantastic playwright and he is so universal and he changed the world, blah, blah, blah...his stories were nothing new and they still aren't. This is something that has always kind of bothered me. I mean, what about Webster, or Johnson or really any of the other playwrights from back in that day? They all ripped one another off and stole their stories and really they were stealing the plot lines from plays and stories and myths that were hundreds of years old. Meanwhile, we keep doing the same thing today. I suppose, just remember that there was more than just Shakespeare back in the day.
this is a prefect example of why Shakespeare is one of the best playwrights ever. his plays are so universal and the stories can be adapted into almost any situation. also by adding in different languages opens it up to a wider audience so u can perform it in china and the UK because I appeals to people from both areas.
ReplyDeleteI think its worthwhile to point out that while Wm. Shakespeare is a fantastic playwright and he is so universal and he changed the world, blah, blah, blah...his stories were nothing new and they still aren't. This is something that has always kind of bothered me. I mean, what about Webster, or Johnson or really any of the other playwrights from back in that day? They all ripped one another off and stole their stories and really they were stealing the plot lines from plays and stories and myths that were hundreds of years old. Meanwhile, we keep doing the same thing today. I suppose, just remember that there was more than just Shakespeare back in the day.
ReplyDelete- Jen Owen