Thread by @nguyenhdi

Hahahahaha. Didn't realise Judi Dench was so funny.
From "Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent".

😂
Judi Dench is a delight.

Hahaha Judi.
(Judi Dench hates "The Merchant of Venice" btw. I think it's a great, haunting play, but I do share her hatred of Portia).

From "Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent".
I love the way Judi Dench talks about Shakespeare & about acting. She is a national treasure.

Judi Dench on the idea of updating Shakespeare's language.

Judi Dench on Cleopatra, who I think is Shakespeare's greatest female character.
Wish I could have seen Judi Dench in the role!

Brendan O'Hea notes a shift in Shakespeare's clowns, as scholars & critics have done.
This is part of why it's so stupid that some people think the plays were written by some aristocrat sitting at court, rather than a theatre man who knew & worked closely with the actors.

Judi Dench, after quoting the speech about Falstaff's death.

Hell yes, Jude!
Judi Dench on the problems with some modern Shakespeare productions.

Hahahaha.
From "Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent".

I have now finished reading "Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent". What a delight to hang out with Judi Dench. Wonderful actress (her performance shapes the way I see Lady Macbeth), hilarious, & so passionate & insightful about Shakespeare.
What are you waiting for?

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