Summer's lease hath all too short a date… and we find ourselves in September. The teeming Autumn big with rich increase…
Now, once
again, a monthly report. Which sadly, must begin like the last few:
I repeat what I wrote last time, and several times before:
‘O war! thou son of
hell’ O Putin! Thou son of hell! Our thoughts and support are still needed
to the people of Ukraine, and the people of Russian who hate this war. Protest
in any way you can! And don’t give up hope. ‘True
hope is swift, and flies with swallow's wings.’
In
this time of turmoil and hope I give you this familiar promo for the book Shakespeare
calling – the book. Indie authors like myself always need support, even now when book
signings and lectures can again be scheduled. Only on the Internet can I reach
people like you, who are interested in Shakespeare would like to support the
Shakespeare Calling project. I do so hope you will help me by ordering the book
online. Any
sales I make of this book will go directly to Doctors without Borders for their
work in Ukraine as long as the war lasts. Just let me know and I’ll send the
money forthwith. You can also order directly from me. Just write me an email. Thank
you.
Anyone from Ukraine – send me an email and I will send you
the book free of charge.
The book is
available for those of you in Great Britain and parts of Europe on this site:
Also
available on http://www.amazon.com/Shakespeare-Calling-book-Ruby-Jand/dp/9163782626/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1436073737&sr=1-1&keywords=Ruby+Jand+shakespeare+calling
Or
in Sweden
http://www.bokus.com/bok/9789163782626/shakespeare-calling-the-book/
or
Adlibris. Or contact the publisher info@vulkan.se
I would be thrilled to get an
email from you if you bought the book. rubyjandshakespearecalling@gmail.com
Shakespeare sightings:
- Believe it or not, I have not noted a single sighting this month.
- Clouds of Sils Maria – Johnny Flynn is in Twelfth Night.
- Out of the Furnace - Christian Bale is in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Prince of Jutland (a prequel to Hamlet) and Henry V. Casey Affleck is in Hamlet.
- Good Morning,
Vietnam - Robin
Williams is in Hamlet.
- The Phantom of the
Opera - Simon Callow is in Shakespeare in Love
- Insomnia 1997 - Shakespeare
connection: Stellan Skarsgård is in The Glass House (Hamlet spin-off)
and Hamlet.
- Insomnia 2002 - Al Pacino is in The
Merchant of Venice. Robin Williams is in Hamlet.
- The 51st
State - Emily
Mortimer is in Love Labour’s Lost.
- American Gangster
– Denzel
Washington is in Much Ado about Nothing.
- Sparkle - Carmen Ejogo is in
Love’s Labour’s Lost
- The Iceman - The
Tempest and
A Midummer Night’s Dream.
- Love’s Labour’s Loss - Natascha McElhorn is in Love’s Labour’s Loss. Bernard Hill is in Midsummer Night’s Dream, Henry VI Parts 1, 2 and 3, Richard III.
- Cemetery Junction - Felicity Jones was in The Tempest at the Globe Theatre where we saw her in 2013. Tom Hughes is in Richard II. Ralph Fiennes is in Coriolanus
- Cat on a Hot Tin
Roof - Elizabeth
Taylor is in The Taming of the Shrew (perhaps the worst film adaption of
Shakespeare ever).
- Dead Fish - Gary Oldman is in Rosencrantz
and Guildenstern Are Dead. Jimi Mistry is in Hamlet. Frances Barber is in King
Lear and Twelfth Night.
- Main Street - Colin Firth is in Shakespeare
in Love and A Thousand Acres (a spin-off of Lear.
- The Words - Jeremy Irons is
in The Hollow Crown, The Merchant of Venice.
- Orange County - John Lithgow is in
Twelfth Night. Kevin Kline is in As You Like It, A Midsummer Night’s
Dream, Hamlet.
- Jackie Brown - Michael Keaton is
in Much Ado about Nothing.
Further since last time:
- It’s been a quiet Shakespeare month.
- This report
Read more about my alter ego’s books, in one of which
Shakespeare appears live and in person, on:
- https://themerlinchronicles.wordpress.com/ruby-and-shakespeare/shakespeare-calling-the-book/
- https://themerlinchronicles.wordpress.com/ruby-and-shakespeare/spoiler-merlin-and-shakespeare/
