Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May. Oh yes, it has been windy and cold so far in May, but things will get better. As we hope it will with the Corona pandemic. Maybe there are faint signs already? I do hope you are all safe and well.

As always, I start with a promo for the book Shakespeare calling – the book. I do so hope you will help me. Thank you.

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

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/9163782626/ref=tmm_hrd_new_olp_sr?ie=UTF8&condition=new&qid=1514378301&sr=8-1

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

Shakespeare sightings:

• In the film Galaxy Quest Alan Rickman’s character complains about his stupid role as an alien with the words, ‘I’ve played Shakespeare!’
• In the book by Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Barroux, In the Mouth of the Wolf, the brother of the main character was a Shakespearan actor before being killed in WWI.
• In Magonia by Maria Dahvana Headly Jason says when Aza reports seeing a floating ship in the sky, ‘There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,’ to which she replies, ‘Hamlet. Really? I’m not Horatio. This is med side effects…..’
• In Dagens Nyheter there is a column called ‘Dear Librarian’. One of the readers asked, ‘Must I learn Shakespeare’s insults to deal with people who won’t keep their distance?’ The Dear Librarian’s answer: ‘Yes.’

Films with a Shakespeare connection seen this month:

• Galaxy Quest. Shakespeare connection: Alan Rickman in Romeo and Juliet. Sam Rockwell in A Midsummer Night’s Dream
• The Winter Guest. Phyllida Law in Much Ado about Nothing, The Life and Death of King John. Emma Thompson in Much Ado about Nothing, Henry V.
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Almost everybody in the film has done Shakespeare so I will just mention one: the brilliant David Tennant in one of the absolutely best Hamlets ever. Oh yes, we’re doing the HP films again for the 6^th or 7^th or 8^th time.

Further since last time:

• Not too much Shakespeare.

Posted this month

• This report

Shakespeare Calling – the book is promoted by

http://shakespearesallskapet.se/

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/

https://rubyjandshakespearecalling.blogspot.com/2020/04/april-2020.html