
86 - Much Ado About Nothing (with Alasdair Beckett-King and James Shakeshaft)
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The Tempest
I'm trying to think of a good Shakespearean comedy. Which one? I just think they don't translate anymore. Most of them, they translate better when you see them more. Especially the comics. There's a bit in North London where people have nice quotes stenciled on things these days. They have a quote from Midsummer Night's Dream on the mirror and it says 'Though art as beautiful as thou art wise' But Tertania is speaking to Bottom with a donkey for a head - who's an idiot? So the point is you are ugly and stupid. He's called Bottom. It's a sick of him talking, isn't it? I can't remember
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