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It's Shakespeare's birthday so I will be celebrating it because he taught me to love language. He lives on. Here's his sonnet on being tongue-tied by love. https://abcmedia.akamaized.net/rn/podcast/2012/02/was_20120212_1455.mp3
Oh my gods, an entire version of @IanMcKellen's "Acting Shakespeare" from just pre-Stonewall. Weird times. Still pure wisdom and stagecraft (and check out my other unlinked tweets on Shakespeare; going to make a thread now)
This is a perfect example of how electric Shakespeare's writing can be in the right hands; Dench and Cumberbatch bossing Twelfth Night
The best Beatrice and Benedick I ever saw; they make it look simple
And here they are, turning from painful tragedy to shocking comedy in a heartbeat.
And then of course there's Shakespeare spinoffs. Here's the superb Stoppard one, as done by @timminchin and @fallofasparrow (how I wish there was a full film of this version). Happy Birthday Will.
Women get great speeches in Shakespeare. Here's the wonderful Diana Ring (and this whole version of Dream is online)
Speaking of Dream, the greatest version ever (Peter Brook's) and I'm so lucky I was born long enough ago to see it live; I've never found a full version online, have you?
Though this Dream, a year ago in London, was a terrific experience, gender bending and joyous and worth finding in full online Happy Birthday, Will.
I started with a sonnet read beautifully so I'll end with one. Happy Birthday Will. What's your favourite Shakespeare?
PS: Here's several of the actors from this thread, gloriously taking the piss out of the whole thing, held together by @timminchin. Bless them one and all. Happy Birthday Will.
