Lady MacBeth would be played by one of the boys in drag, of course.
Absolutely. Cleese has the darkness, but he's too blunt to be scheming and wiley. He'd be better as MacBeth. Maybe Palin as the Mrs.
I'll be fine. I'll be your bounty, Jubal Early. And I'll just fade away.
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DavidS - Jun 21, 2004 1:54:30 pm PDT #3557 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
deborah grabien - Jun 21, 2004 1:55:11 pm PDT #3558 of 10002
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
I saw what may have been the alltime worst version of Macbeth ever made. As treat my entire high school class got some sort of subsidy to see friggin CHeston play Macbeth.
(Bill the Cat hairball) ACK ACK ACK PFTPHPFTPH! ACK! ACK! ACK!
erikaj - Jun 21, 2004 1:56:02 pm PDT #3559 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
I'd pay a lot of money to see that..
Jen - Jun 21, 2004 1:58:15 pm PDT #3560 of 10002
love's a dream you enter though I shake and shake and shake you
And because I have an odd sense of humor, I'd want Crow to pop up every once in a while and break the fourth wall to shout "McLeod!," like from the MST3K of "Pod People," as an ironic commentary on all the "Mac" names.
deborah grabien - Jun 21, 2004 2:50:21 pm PDT #3561 of 10002
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
And maybe Seton trotting along after the Thane, occasionally interpolating rude finger gestures....
Pix - Jun 21, 2004 5:27:11 pm PDT #3562 of 10002
The status is NOT quo.
Actually, the worst version of a WS play I've ever seen was of Macbeth also, in a local Shakespeare-in-the-park. The acting was terrible, but when the invading soldiers came onto the strobe-lit stage via zipline from some trees, it made us all laugh so hard that it was almost worth it.
DavidS - Jun 21, 2004 5:40:25 pm PDT #3563 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
but when the invading soldiers came onto the strobe-lit stage via zipline from some trees, it made us all laugh so hard that it was almost worth it.
Bwah! FIASCO!
deborah grabien - Jun 21, 2004 5:44:51 pm PDT #3564 of 10002
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Oh, dear..... (chewing lips hard to keep from snerking)
I can't laugh at that. I'm firmly convinced if I laugh at the Scots play, I'll get hit by lightning.
That's what lecturing on the damned thing does to the brain.
JohnSweden - Jun 21, 2004 7:32:15 pm PDT #3565 of 10002
I can't even.
Absolutely. Cleese has the darkness, but he's too blunt to be scheming and wiley. He'd be better as MacBeth. Maybe Palin as the Mrs.
Cleese is definitely Macbeth. Terry Jones his delicate flower. Eric Idle is Banquo.
Susan W. - Jun 21, 2004 8:39:17 pm PDT #3566 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
I saw Macbeth on a summer twilight at the Bristol Zoo, of all places, my year in England. It was a straightforward performance by a small company (so there were a few people doing two roles), with minimalist staging and costuming, and it worked very well. Somehow the occasional distant lion's roar enhanced the atmosphere perfectly.