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Shakespeare's Globe, which apparently is teetering on the edge financially due to the closures (like so many institutions) has been putting up previous shows on Youtube, one at a time. They're asking for donations, but it's free while they're up. This week or so it's the 2013 production of "Midsummer Night's Dream," which I had wanted to see when we were in London that September, but it was sold out. Aside from the uncountable times I've watched or listened to Zeffirelli's "Romeo and Juliet," (1968), of which I had the complete (word for word) soundtrack boxed set, I suspect MSD is the one I've seen most, live, onscreen, and as a background musician (once at MIT, playing handbells backstage, and once playing recorder for a local SCA production). My first exposure was probably on film as well. Peter Hall's version packed with future Dames was also made in 1968, but I don't think I saw it for another several years. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063297/
The only production of it that I had seen at the Globe was the 2016 show made during Emma Rice's ill-advised time. I liked Puck's silver sneakers, and one or two of the performances. Bleh, mostly. At Nineweaving's recommendation, I saw the 2017 version in East Cambridge put on by the Actor's Shakespeare Project, mostly to see Paula Plum be Titania. After that, I felt that I was done with MSD. But then, as mentioned, it turned up on this year's rota of youtube offerings. We started, planning to just watch a little of it, but aside from fast-forwarding through some of the Helena and Hermia stuff infuriates me, we watched the whole thing, staying up late and standing at the end, to be close to the "stage" (the TV). We agreed it was the best we've ever seen. Watch it. Send them money (I sent 25 pounds in the spring, but maybe should send more)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cAwaNRIEF8
Or at least watch the first arrival of the mechanicals, at about 16:30 in.
As they say, the theatre is closed, but the web site is full of interesting content
https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/
When we watch shows together from Youtube or Netflix, we use a feature on the BlueRay DVD player, which connects the internet to the TV screen. Last night the picture was sparkling clean, the connection excellent. This morning the player seems to have gone completely on the fritz, trying to open and close the DVD slot without much success (or without being asked to do so), not connecting to the TV. Arthur's response is to buy a new one, but maybe I'll go back to youtube (on a smaller devise) to see if there is some way to fix it.
The only production of it that I had seen at the Globe was the 2016 show made during Emma Rice's ill-advised time. I liked Puck's silver sneakers, and one or two of the performances. Bleh, mostly. At Nineweaving's recommendation, I saw the 2017 version in East Cambridge put on by the Actor's Shakespeare Project, mostly to see Paula Plum be Titania. After that, I felt that I was done with MSD. But then, as mentioned, it turned up on this year's rota of youtube offerings. We started, planning to just watch a little of it, but aside from fast-forwarding through some of the Helena and Hermia stuff infuriates me, we watched the whole thing, staying up late and standing at the end, to be close to the "stage" (the TV). We agreed it was the best we've ever seen. Watch it. Send them money (I sent 25 pounds in the spring, but maybe should send more)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cAwaNRIEF8
Or at least watch the first arrival of the mechanicals, at about 16:30 in.
As they say, the theatre is closed, but the web site is full of interesting content
https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/
When we watch shows together from Youtube or Netflix, we use a feature on the BlueRay DVD player, which connects the internet to the TV screen. Last night the picture was sparkling clean, the connection excellent. This morning the player seems to have gone completely on the fritz, trying to open and close the DVD slot without much success (or without being asked to do so), not connecting to the TV. Arthur's response is to buy a new one, but maybe I'll go back to youtube (on a smaller devise) to see if there is some way to fix it.
