tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post1703040833434442971..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Elizabeth I, Richard II and Dr WhoMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-86736626859509210532014-01-13T20:59:24.347+00:002014-01-13T20:59:24.347+00:00I have a vague memory of the BBC Richard - it was ...I have a vague memory of the BBC Richard - it was Derek Jacobi, as I recall, and my friend and I watched it together and wept for poor Richard! I have never been a fan of the Earl of Essex.<br /><br />Lucky you, getting to see this production! David Tennant is a fine actor. I am hoping soe time to see his Hamlet.Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-26464326139591897822014-01-13T11:59:13.644+00:002014-01-13T11:59:13.644+00:00Have BBC Hollow Crown series on my recorded "...Have BBC Hollow Crown series on my recorded "items-to-view-list" (still)! Thanks for that info, Mary, must look at WS before watching.<br /><br />This is a fascinating post, much information which I did not know (always a delight to learn something new). And political insights into a period we thought of, as you say, as all "Gloriana triumphant". sensibiliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715737628925538412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-87956324872171759672014-01-13T11:57:56.785+00:002014-01-13T11:57:56.785+00:00Fascinating. I agree with Mary, however, diverging...Fascinating. I agree with Mary, however, diverging from Shakespeare is a bad idea...Leslie Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105465949970430998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-86708613507512572842014-01-13T10:40:33.145+00:002014-01-13T10:40:33.145+00:00But didn't you hate that Doran made Aumerle Ri...But didn't you hate that Doran made Aumerle Richard's murderer? Just as the BBC Hollow Crown series did. Why can't these directors trust the text? WS had a pretty good idea of what he wanted to happen in his plays, I think. And it skews the whole plot.Mary Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-62714425356812593392014-01-13T10:13:23.376+00:002014-01-13T10:13:23.376+00:00Apologies for the typo: the Essex rebellion was in...Apologies for the typo: the Essex rebellion was in 1601 (not 1661) Liz Fremantlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14380636910920907008noreply@blogger.com