Monday, January 6, 2020

January 2020


If music be the food of love, play on. One of my favourite lines, spoken by one of my least favourite characters. Happy Twelfth Night, friends. (You who are on the alert will say, ‘But that was yesterday!’ True, but close enough).

I hope the holidays have been good to you. It has been an extremely quiet Shakespeare month out there. I don’t know if I would agree with Claudio who says in Much Ado about Nothing, ‘Silence is the perfectest herald of joy’ (he’s another least favourite!) but in this silence I have come up with a brilliant (I’m so modest) addition to the monthly report: films with Shakespeare connections. See below. It appears there are a lot of them.

So, here’s the new improved report, starting with links to Shakespeare calling – the book. All support for my work with Shakespeare through purchasing or promoting the book are very much appreciated. Spread the word! Thank you!

The book is available for those of you in Great Britain and parts of Europe on this site:

Or in Sweden
or Adlibris. Or contact the publisher info@vulkan.se

Shakespeare sightings:
  • In the novel The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon the following quote from Richard II is used to start Part III: ‘The bay leaves in our country are all withered and meteors fright the fixĂ©d stars of heaven.’


Films with a Shakespeare connection seen this month:


Further since last time:
  • Very little Shakespeare.

Posted this month
  • This report

  
Shakespeare Calling – the book is promoted by

Read more about my alter ego’s books, in one of which Shakespeare appears live and in person, on: