Monday, June 1, 2020

June 2020


The summer's flow'r is to the summer sweet’. Sonnet 94. Summer has come and with it the possibility to be outside despite the pandemic and quarantine. We go out, we stay distanced. I hope you are all 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:

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

Shakespeare sightings:
  • Stephen King uses the famous ‘More things in heaven and earth’ quote and his character Holly responds: ‘I guess Shakespeare said it best. He said pretty much everything best, I think.’ Good old Holly. At the end one of the characters reflects that, ‘Now the hurly-burley’s done, now the battle’s lost and won.’ Good old Stephen King.


Films with a Shakespeare connection seen this month:
  • Johnny English Reborn. Shakespeare connection: Dominic West was in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Richard III. Tim McInnerny was also in Richard III.
  • Book of Eli. Shakespeare connection: Denzel Washington is in Much Ado about Nothing. Gary Oldman is in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. Michael Gambon is in The Hollow Crown.
  • Born Romantic. Shakespeare connection: Adrian Lester is in As You Like It, Love’s Labour’s Lost and Hamlet. Jimi Mistry is in Hamlet. David Morrisey is in The Hollow Crown. Paddy Considine is in Macbeth.


Further since last time:
  • Not too much 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:

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