.... But although she is adamant that “there is no right way of performing Shakespeare”, she confesses to a nostalgia for the directorial style of her heyday when the likes of Peter Hall, Trevor Nunn and John Barton were at the helm. “All too often these days,” she complains, “people want to twist the play into their version.” She also crisply disapproves of Shakespearean actors who can’t project to the back row of the circle – “if you want to mumble, stay at home.”
It appears that the rot has broken out into other theatrical forms too.
LD
I missed PCG's review of the production with a different cast, because I rarely, if ever, watch opera DVDs, but I am glad to see that our responses chime so nearly. Egregious lapses of artistic judgement on the part of the producer should be correctable, indeed; the additions are crass.
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