Sunday, June 30, 2024

July 2024

 

July 2024

 

Here's flowers for you; Hot lavender, mints, savoury, marjoram; The marigold, that goes to bed wi' the sun And with him rises weeping: these are flowers of middle summer

And middle summer it already is here in Sweden and the rest of the Northern Hemisphere. 

 

But sadly, our thoughts still go to the Ukrainians, to Gaza. One day, I hope to be able to quote something about peace, but again, sadly, I repeat what I have repeated for far too long:

‘O war! thou son of hell’ O Putin! O Netanyahu! Thou sons of hell! Our thoughts and support are still needed to the people of Ukraine, and the people of Russian who hate this war, and now the people of Gaza, and the people of Israel who hate the 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 and Gaza 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. Anyone from Palestine – send me an email and I will send you the book free of charge. I am also sending contributions to Doctors without Borders and other organisations who are helping the Ukraine and Gaza.

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:

  • Julie Hesmondhalgh mentions Shakespeare several times in her brilliant and wonderful book An Actor’s Alphabet – an A to Z of Some Stuff I’ve Learnt and some stuff I’m Still Learning
  • An Atlas of Impossible Longing by Anuradha Roy – Mrs Barnum had explained Shakespeare to Mukunda, but did that help him know if she had killed her husband or not?
  • Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel – of course there are reference to Shakespeare.
  • In the film Hot Fuzz two amateur actors do Romeo and Juliet. The reviews are murderous.

 

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

  • Vinyan – Rufus Sewell is in The Taming of the Shrew Re-Told
  • Colossal - Tim Blake Nelson is in Hamlet.
  • Argo - Ben Affleck is in Shakespeare in Love.
  • Mama - Jessica Chastain is in Coriolanus.
  • A Thousand Kisses Deep - Allan Corduner is in The Merchant of Venice.
  • London River - Brenda Blethyn is in Henry VI Part One and King Lear.
  • On Chesil Beach - Dominic Cooke is the director of three episodes of The Hollow Crown.
  • Walkabout - Jenny Agutter is in Love’s Labour’s Lost.
  • Bad Samaritan - David Tennant is in Hamlet, Richard II and Much Ado about Nothing.
  • Noah - Anthony Hopkins is in Titus.
  • Smoke - Harold Perrineau Jr is in Romeo and Juliet.
  • Eden Lake - Michael Fassbender is in Macbeth.
  • Uncertainty - Lynn Collins is in The Merchant of Venice.
  • A Somewhat Gentle Man - Stellan Skarsgård is in Hamlet.
  • Mr Right - Tim Roth is in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
  • How I Won the War - Michael Horden is in Cymbeline and King Lear
  • Shaun of the Dead - Penelope Wilton is in King Lear and Othello
  • Hot Fuzz - Jim Broadbent is in Richard III. Karl Johnson is in The Tempest. Ron Cook is in The Merchant of Venice, Richard III, Henry VI Parts 1, 2 and 3, The Merry Wives of Windsor

 

Further since last time:

  • Started reading aloud to myself: Henry IV Part One
  • Watched on DVD: David Tennant’s RSC version of Richard II.
  • Wrote and now posted: a new text on Richard II.
  • Premiered: our local theatre production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream (En midsommarnattsdröm). It was a brilliant success!

 

Posted this month:

 

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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