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Went to see the Hamlet at Stratford again yesterday - it's still quite a good show. It it wasn't a fantastically well-staged show (which it is, the Canadian television novelty casting factor would be enough to get me in the seat. Geraint Wyn Davies as Polonius was just as great the second time. The dude who played Horatio was on This is Wonderland, and I think all of the members of the court were on SGA at some point... (Or any other Vancouver/Toronto show.)
Which is all an excuse to talk about next year's Stratford, and the shows' casts for next summer.
For example: Colm Feore as Macbeth (and Geraint Wyn Davies as Duncan). But mostly, Colm Feore! As Macbeth! Geraint Wyn Davies is also going to be Bottom in Midsummer Night's Dream (yes, I do own Forever Knight DVDs. Why do you ask?).
Ben Carlson (this year's Hamlet, ♥) is going to be Brutus to (guess who?) Geraint Wyn Davies as Caesar, which is funny, 'cause Polonius and Hamlet have this exchange about how Polonius played Caesar and in this production the "Brutus killed me" line is played for laughs. (I'm okay with being a huge nerd, yes.) (Edit: Oh, and the guy who played Horatio this year is going to be Cassius in this production. :D)
And because Romans are awesome, next year we're getting A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. There's also some Ben Johnson, Chekov, Anthony Burgess, a one-man play based on the letters of Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Ernest (with Ben Carlson!)... Whee!
Which is all an excuse to talk about next year's Stratford, and the shows' casts for next summer.
For example: Colm Feore as Macbeth (and Geraint Wyn Davies as Duncan). But mostly, Colm Feore! As Macbeth! Geraint Wyn Davies is also going to be Bottom in Midsummer Night's Dream (yes, I do own Forever Knight DVDs. Why do you ask?).
Ben Carlson (this year's Hamlet, ♥) is going to be Brutus to (guess who?) Geraint Wyn Davies as Caesar, which is funny, 'cause Polonius and Hamlet have this exchange about how Polonius played Caesar and in this production the "Brutus killed me" line is played for laughs. (I'm okay with being a huge nerd, yes.) (Edit: Oh, and the guy who played Horatio this year is going to be Cassius in this production. :D)
And because Romans are awesome, next year we're getting A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. There's also some Ben Johnson, Chekov, Anthony Burgess, a one-man play based on the letters of Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Ernest (with Ben Carlson!)... Whee!
