#olivia wears a lanvin robe de style. viola has an eaton crop. malvolio has an outdated edwardian suit and moustache

[nedlittle]

hey, i love your blog!! 29 and 45 for the shakespeare asks? x

howdy, two answers comin right up!

29. pick a setting or concept to stage [play] and share some ideas

ROARING TWENTIES TWELFTH NIGHT!!!!!!!!! think about it, the clowns are running a speakeasy out of olivia's basement, malvolio's got a temperance union badge, viola accidentally decides on a stupid transatlantic accent for cesario's first line and decides to commit to it, the parties, the gay chaos of it all. not even to mention that late 20s fashion lends itself exceptionally well to androgyny

WAIT BRO I STRAIGHT UP FORGOT THE SECOND QUESTION

45. share a Shakespearean hot take or unpopular opinion

is it an unpopular opinion to not like richard iii? reading it did absolutely did nothing for me, but maybe if i were to watch a production....also piggybacking off of one of meg's answers, but i would much rather watch a proshot stage production than a film that takes itself too seriously (unless of course it's something ridiculous and goes fully off the deep end). audience-actor interaction is so special and that's what makes it feel more real to me. when the audience absolutely loses their mind at a joke or gasps at some blood, that's good shit.

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