NYTimes.com: "The high-flown oratory belongs to Bernard Shaw’s Julius Caesar, in a rare moment of rapture, and here it is delivered by a man possessing his own wondrous attributes, the great actor Christopher Plummer. Mr. Plummer, returning to the Stratford Shakespeare Festival for the first time in six years, plays the mythic conqueror stripped of his legendary dressing in Shaw’s “Caesar and Cleopatra,” the climactic event in the company’s impressive current season."
Monday, September 01, 2008
At the Stratford Festival, Christopher Plummer Returns as Caesar, and Brian Dennehy Makes an Ambitious Debut
NYTimes.com: "The high-flown oratory belongs to Bernard Shaw’s Julius Caesar, in a rare moment of rapture, and here it is delivered by a man possessing his own wondrous attributes, the great actor Christopher Plummer. Mr. Plummer, returning to the Stratford Shakespeare Festival for the first time in six years, plays the mythic conqueror stripped of his legendary dressing in Shaw’s “Caesar and Cleopatra,” the climactic event in the company’s impressive current season."
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i think the most interesting part of this article is the comment on the unnecessary spectacle. i believe there are many cases when a show is over-designed. it especially seems to occur when big name performers are in the show, which is ironic to me because it would seem that the show would need less when the talent is so strong.
The Stratford Festival is one of many festivals that I would love to visit or maybe be a part of. The work they do there covers a wide range of mediums and the big names they bring in is impressive.
I agree with peterdolkas that shows often seem over-designed when big names are involved. But I imagine it's probably quite difficult to find an appropriate balance between these two factors, as it is with many shows that don't sport big names.
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