Love & Mend: Much Ado About Nothing

Love & Mend: Much Ado About Nothing

just casually sharing this really good video essay. enjoyed it so much, such a treat <333

What was your first experience of Shakespeare?

I don't know if this was my first experience, but it really chimed with me. Growing up, I saw a lot of plays but when I was about 16, I saw Filter’s version of Twelfth Night at the Tricycle Theatre (now the Kiln). In the party scene, before Malvolio comes in, they handed out pizza to the audience and set up a huge game with those fuzzy balls that you throw and catch onto a disc. It was a raucous affair, a frivolous moment of fun that meant when Malvolio came in to stop the fun, we all felt completely chastised, because we were part of the action. Something really clicked for me – I was forced to engage with it in a different way and I felt the wrath of Malvolio coming in and shaking us all up. 

"Awakening from his enchantment, Bottom tries to locate himself, as if still rehearsing with his mates."

Quote randomly selected from page 14 of Robert H. Bell's nonfiction book Shakespeare's Great Stage of Fools.

Additional notes: Referring to William Shakespeare's play Midsummer Night's Dream.

Quote was selected at random from a book chosen at random from my local library.

Do you have anything recycled by Maggie smith?

Yes indeed! We have about twelve of them documented at present, with another one that I just received this morning that I have to track down screenshots for. Hopefully you'll see it come across this account in the coming weeks.

You can find all of our results for Maggie Smith on our website here.

David Tennant

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