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piggys
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Re: English Literature

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Dh and I went to see him play Hamlet at the Globe in pre children days and we actually left after Act 3 and went drinking instead! What a philistine I am :wink:
JaneEyre
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piggys wrote: I cannot abide Mark Rylance though so I'm going to give Othello perf a miss. :lol:
I cannot say that I like the play Jerusalem by Butterworth that I had to study for AS level in English literature, but the little excerpts that I have watched with Mark Rylance as Johnny were rather well played… It is just that Johnny is rather a repulsive character!!! Do not ask me why such a play in on the A level syllabus! :roll:

In the film ‘Dunkirk’ he does play rather well.
I know that my literature teacher really likes this actor!
I still haven't watched Wolf Hall. :x
piggys
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Re: English Literature

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I haven't seen any of those ! I will say that Rylance was very good in the film about David Kelly, the chemical weapons inspector who allegedly took his own life during the Blair years.
mike1880
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Re: English Literature

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Not seeing it myself. His acting seems to consist entirely of a vacant look. I'm not sure what other people are seeing in him.
JaneEyre
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Re: English Literature

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Do you think he has a vacant look in this video?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHjafmJSiL0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


He won a Tony Award Winner for Best Actor for his role in this play:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdMyHtLl0AA" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
JaneEyre
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Re: English Literature

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An interesting read for those who have studied 'The Great Gatsby'

How The Great Gatsby Explains Trump

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainme ... mp/562673/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
JaneEyre
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Re: English Literature

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On 22nd of October, Frankenstein returns to international cinemas to mark the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley’s most famous novel.
The trailer is goooooood! :D

http://ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk/pr ... ankenstein" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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