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Jul. 9th, 2012 12:34 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lonelybritAnd thus ends a weekend of Awesome :) A wonderful few days with wonderful people celebrating in the name of the magnificent ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
gingerpig. There was plentiful drinks, food, merriment, an outing to see Rock of Ages, an update on Franklin & Bash, and a catch-up on The Hollow Crown - Henry IV: Part 1.
I do have to pause here to recommend that if you have not already caught it, do try and find a way to watch The Hollow Crown. The two Henrys (Irons and Hiddleston) were wonderful, Falstaff was brilliant, and in general the production was a joy to watch.
On a more shallow note: my word, Hiddleston is very very pretty man and all hail please the wardrobe department and whoever decided red leather was the way to go...
I do also heartily recommend, if you have access, watching Shakespeare Uncovered: Jeremy Irons on the Henrys. It's an interesting look at the history versus the drama. Also, for all that Thea Sharrock says she wasn't trying to make a pro- or anti-war film, you get the impression the actors involved nevertheless have a strong opinion on the message behind it all.
It also gives you a sneak peek at some of the upcoming scenes of Henry V. Which includes lines cut from the famous Olivier film and bloody hell some of them really were brutal (a good example here. It may not be comfortable viewing but I am looking forward to seeing the actors get their teeth into these next two instalments.
gingerpig. There was plentiful drinks, food, merriment, an outing to see Rock of Ages, an update on Franklin & Bash, and a catch-up on The Hollow Crown - Henry IV: Part 1.I do have to pause here to recommend that if you have not already caught it, do try and find a way to watch The Hollow Crown. The two Henrys (Irons and Hiddleston) were wonderful, Falstaff was brilliant, and in general the production was a joy to watch.
On a more shallow note: my word, Hiddleston is very very pretty man and all hail please the wardrobe department and whoever decided red leather was the way to go...
I do also heartily recommend, if you have access, watching Shakespeare Uncovered: Jeremy Irons on the Henrys. It's an interesting look at the history versus the drama. Also, for all that Thea Sharrock says she wasn't trying to make a pro- or anti-war film, you get the impression the actors involved nevertheless have a strong opinion on the message behind it all.
It also gives you a sneak peek at some of the upcoming scenes of Henry V. Which includes lines cut from the famous Olivier film and bloody hell some of them really were brutal (a good example here. It may not be comfortable viewing but I am looking forward to seeing the actors get their teeth into these next two instalments.
