Monday, June 5, 2023

June 2023

 

June 2023

 

Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow…signifying nothing. I’m thinking of having this tattooed on my arms. What do you think?

 

I repeat what I have repeated for far too long:

‘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 me 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:

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

 

I would be thrilled to get an email from you if you bought the book. rubyjandshakespearecalling@gmail.com

 

Shakespeare sightings:

  • In the film Birdman a guy on the street is reciting the ‘Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow’ monolog.
  • In Kurt Vonnegut’s novel Bluebeard, the narrator’s father knew Shakespeare’s plays by heart in Armenian and recommended among the ten books that must be read Tales from Shakespeare. The Armenian president of the University of Chicago was a renowned Shakespearean. And that’s only in the book’s first half. There may be more to come.

 

Films with a Shakespeare connection seen this month - see reviews on https://rubyjandsfilmblog.blogspot.com/

 

  • Mod Squad - Claire Danes is in Romeo & Julia.
  • Alfie (1966) - Julia Foster is Queen Margaret in the history plays.
  • Elvis - Baz Luhrman directed Romeo & Julia.
  • The Chronicles of Riddick - Judi Dench is in The Hollow Crown, Shakespeare in Love, Hamlet, Henry V, Macbeth
  • Upside Down – Timothy Spall is in Love’s Labour’s Lost and Hamlet.
  • The Mod Squad – Clare Danes is in Romeo & Julia.
  • The Art of Getting By - Alicia Silverstone is in Love’s Labour’s Lost
  • Michael Collins - Aidan Quinn is in Looking for Richard. Alan Rickman is in Romeo and Juliet.
  • Spotlight - Michael Keaton is in Much Ado about Nothing. Rachel McAdams is in the Canadian series about a Shakespearean theatre troupe Slings and Arrows. Liev Schreiber is in Hamlet. Stanley Tucci is in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
  • Birdman - Michael Keaton is in Much Ado about Nothing.
  • Two Lovers - Gwyneth Paltrow is in Shakespeare in Love.
  • James Bond: No Time to Die - Ralph Fiennes is in Coriolanus. Ben Whishaw is in The Hollow Crown and The Tempest. Rory Kinnear is in The Hollow Crown. Jeffrey Wright is in Hamlet.
  • Seven Psychopaths - Sam Rockwell is in A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
  • Elfie Hopkins - Rupert Evans is in A Midsummer Night’s Dream Retold. Stephen Macintosh is in Twelfth Night.
  • Deep Impact - Leelee Sobrieski is the Hamlet spinoff The Glass House.
  • Out Stealing Horses - Stellan Skarsgård played Hamlet in an early televised theatrical production.
  • Lady Macbeth – Don’t let the title fool you. It’s not a Shakespeare spin-off. But Christopher Fairbank is in Hamlet.

 

Further since last time: quiet Shakespeare month           

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:

 

 

 

 

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