The Official Nonsense Thread

[Caspin]

Ah yes, The Tempest is a good thing. I'm going to see that in November in Stratford. It might be a bit of a weird version as they are using a lot of digital technology in the show. Might work, or might be annoying. We will see.

My favourite Shakespeare play is definitely Macbeth. Nothing else comes close. Perhaps because I was Lady Macbeth when we did it at school and I enjoyed going nuts running about on stage washing my hands (but we did AMND at school as well, so early exposure to a play did not result in any affection in that case). I go to see it as often as possible. I didn't really like Macbeth being played by Fassbender in the recent film. He had clearly put in a lot of effort but for me he just looked too hipster and I kept thinking he was going to come strolling out of the mist carrying a flat white. The most convincing was Kenneth Brannagh in a production he did in a church that had been filled with mud. It was put on in Manchester but they beamed it out into cinemas elsewhere. Everyone was filthy and all the battles looked great, with swords waving about and people being pelted with flying soil. Although I must admit I may have started out slightly biased as I kind of fancy Kenneth Brannagh and, if I hadn't been watching it at my local cinema I might have just run up and licked the screen. Fortunately I have terrific self-control.

I mean look at this.




*fans self*

Anyway, how is everyone? Minty's niece/nephew must be about ready to start school by now, kids grow so fast these days.

And simspeaker, what is going on in your new avatar? I tried zooming in but the resolution goes. I can just see two hands!