Some Insight into Slings and Arrows
Friday, September 12th, 2008 11:01 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jesse_the_kI adore the 18-episode TV series, Slings and Arrows.
From reading the obituary of its artistic director, Richard Monette, it's clear just how many elements of the show were in fact based on his tenure at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, including unlikely staging (not horses but Vespas) and novel repertory (Camelot!).
The NYTimes here:
Richard Monette, Artistic Director for Shakespeare Festival, Dies at 64
The Globe and Mail here:
A hit as a cross-dressing Hosanna, he became acclaimed Stratford director
From reading the obituary of its artistic director, Richard Monette, it's clear just how many elements of the show were in fact based on his tenure at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, including unlikely staging (not horses but Vespas) and novel repertory (Camelot!).
The NYTimes here:
Richard Monette, Artistic Director for Shakespeare Festival, Dies at 64
The Globe and Mail here:
A hit as a cross-dressing Hosanna, he became acclaimed Stratford director
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Date: 2008-09-12 05:29 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-09-12 05:51 pm (UTC)When you do decide to treat yourself, it's a very satisfying, and final, ending.
There's some very good S&A fanfic, as wel,l linked from the (inevitable)