“From women’s eyes this doctrine I derive:
They sparkle still the right Promethean fire,
They are the books, the arts, the academes,
That show, contain and nourish all the world,
Else none at all in ought proves excellent.”

WORKSHOP 1 – 10th November 2013

First readthrough and discussions.

Topics explored included:

 
To cut or not to cut Dirty Latin
The title
The play within the play
Love
Moth
Boyet – gay best friend or courtly gentleman?
The Roman Gods
Poetry and verse form (including bad poetry)
The bad news spoiling the party
The nature of monarchy
How serious is this play?
The epic Act 5
WTF corner

WORKSHOP 2 – 24th November

Masterclass: Relishing the Language – Tobias Deacon

An exploration of Shakespeare in performance. What clues do we have to how Shakespeare directed? Is there a style to how people perform Shakespeare now? The pressure of heightened verse and prose and how the actor can conquer it.

“The words of Mercury are harsh after the songs of
Apollo. You that way: we this way.”