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Elizabeth Rex | Timothy Findley, Paul Thompson

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Elizabeth Rex, by Timothy Findley (2000 🇨🇦)
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Premise: On the night before her lover is put to death on her orders, a restless Queen Elizabeth I spends time with William Shakespeare‘s troupe and gets into a battle of wits about the performance of gender with a man who has spent his whole career in drag.

Review: This is probably my favourite play-as-literature thus far. Cont.

Mattsbookaday The premise is great, the dialogue sharp (and often funny), and the exploration of power, gender, and love utterly fascinating. The scenes among the two ‘queens‘ and Shakespeare are absolutely where this shines; the rest felt mostly inconsequential, but was far from dragging the play down. 21h

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dabbe

The Miracle Worker | William Gibson

#junespecials
@Eggs
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

#lrngdisability

Eggs ❤️😍❤️ 1d

dabbe @Eggs 💚💙💚 14h

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JillR

Prima Facie | Suzie Miller

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This is not a pleasant story; rising star criminal defence barrister Tessa is assaulted and has to decide whether to take her turn on the other side of the bar table, as victim and witness. I was completely hooked; if I have any criticism it‘s that the odd element felt overdone or heavy handed; a little formulaic in novel format perhaps. I am a sucker for the apparent glamour of the barrister/courtroom life and this was excellent on that.

JillR Interestingly this started as a play starring Jodie Comer and I saw rave reviews. The novel then followed the play. I‘m now desperate to see the stage version! 5d

squirrelbrain @TrishB @Oryx and I all tried to get tickets for the re-run of the play - no chance! 🤷‍♀️ 5d

TrishB @squirrelbrain harder than Taylor Swift 😁 5d

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sarahbarnes I‘ve had this on my list since @BarbaraBB recommended it. Great review! 4d

BarbaraBB @sarahbarnes It‘s so good. There‘s however a play and a novel based on the play. I read the play and saw the stage version afterwards. Both so very good. 4d

CarolynM @JillR I‘m only saying this because I think the original actor deserves recognition she‘s not getting, not because I want to correct you, so I hope you don‘t mind. The play was first performed in Sydney in 2019 and starred Sheridan Harbridge. 4d

JillR @CarolynM thank you 🙂. I hadn‘t realised the play‘s earlier iteration, possibly because I first heard about it in an interview with Jodie Comer so the focus was on her, but makes perfect sense it‘d have played elsewhere with others x 3d

JillR @squirrelbrain I saw it had some showings in cinemas too but wasn‘t quick enough for that either! It‘s available to watch via National Theatre Live, and I am tempted to subscribe to watch. 3d

squirrelbrain Yes, I thought about NT Live too, but I‘m going to wait to see if they do any cinema showings next time around. 3d

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shanaqui

No Exit: A Play in One Act | Jean-Paul Sartre

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The ebook edition I got was kind of garbled at times (weird typos), but I found this a surprisingly brisk read. Nice to finally place some of the quotations that go around in context.

Mostly just read it for this StoryGraph challenge, which echoes a Goodreads challenge: https://app.thestorygraph.com/reading_challenges/b39b226a-7d82-4267-a215-77dde52... But I appreciated it more than I'd expected.

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dabbe

Macbeth | William Shakespeare

#haikuhive
#haikuaday

Ghost guest at banquet.
Only Macbeth sees Banquo.
Crown weighs heavy now.

Kristy_K, DebinHawaii, Mimi28, TheBookHippie, JenlovesJT47, Reggie, vivastory, Eggs, Itchyfeetreader, jdiehr, TheSpineView, CBee, Jari-chan, lil1inblue, julieclair, AnnCrystal, bellabella, BooksandCoffee4Me

TheSpineView Shakespeare!! I'm loving it! ❤️❤️❤️ 6d

JenlovesJT47 Nice and eerie, very atmospheric! 🖤🐝💛 6d

lil1inblue Love this! Chef's kiss! 😘 👌 6d

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Itchyfeetreader This is so fun. Love it! 6d

Jari-chan Uh, spooky!! 6d

dabbe @TheSpineView @JenlovesJT47 @lil1inblue @Itchyfeetreader @Jari-chan This is my favorite play of Shakespeare's (and his shortest! 🤣) TY! 🖤🐝🖤 6d

AnnCrystal Yikes! 👏🏼🐝👍🏼📜🐝💝. 6d

dabbe @AnnCrystal #indeedy! 🖤🐝🖤 6d

BooksandCoffee4Me Love your literary haikus! 💛💛💛 6d

dabbe @BooksandCoffee4Me TY! 🖤🐝🖤 6d

julieclair Oooohhhh…. love this. And great art, too! 🖤🐝🖤 6d

Eggs Wonderful! I am going to try a haiku review next!! 6d

dabbe @julieclair I wish I could claim the art! 🖤🐝🖤 6d

dabbe @Eggs Can't wait! 🖤🐝🖤 6d

bellabella So true. So cool.❤ 5d

dabbe @bellabella TY! 🖤🐝🖤 5d

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ErikasMindfulShelf

The Crucible | Arthur Miller

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Read The Crucible to get ready to watch John Proctor is the Villain on Broadway.

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dabbe

The Crucible | Arthur Miller

#haikuaday
#haikuhive

#thecrucible

Nooses whisper as
the girls' lies waft through Salem––
truth burning in flames.

Kristy_K, DebinHawaii, Mimi28, TheBookHippie, JenlovesJT47, Reggie, vivastory, Eggs, jdiehr, TheSpineView, CBee, lil1inblue, julieclair, AnnCrystal, bellabella, BooksandCoffee4Me

JenlovesJT47 Ooh this is creepy! 💛🐝🖤 2w

AnnCrystal Chilling 🥺🐝👍🏼⭐🐝💝. 2w

dabbe @JenlovesJT47 @AnnCrystal One of my favorite plays that I ever taught! 🖤🐝🖤 2w

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Eggs Oooo this is chilling 😱🥶 2w

JenlovesJT47 I have an ancestor who was tried as a witch but she got off. 😬 2w

dabbe @Eggs I was in a creepy mood today! 🩶🖤🩶 2w

dabbe @JenlovesJT47 In the Salem Witch Trials? W😱WZA! 😱😱 2w

JenlovesJT47 I don‘t remember if it was Salem but that‘s crazy! Every time I read up/watch anything about the witch trials it seems like a made up story. I just can‘t believe people are that cruel and ignorant. 2w

AnnCrystal @dabbe 🆒🎭👍🏼💝. 2w

AnnCrystal Wow, that's incredible family history! @JenlovesJT47 have you seen Witch Hunt (2021)? It was slow but good and incredibly terrifying. Can't even watch it right now because, well, because of this chaotic world we call reality. 2w

TheSpineView Wow! 💛🐝💛 2w

dabbe @JenlovesJT47 🎯🩵🎯 2w

dabbe @AnnCrystal 🖤🐝🖤 2w

dabbe @TheSpineView 🖤🐝🖤 2w

JenlovesJT47 @AnnCrystal I haven‘t seen it but I‘ll add it to my list! Have you read the Practical Magic series? One of the books is set during the witch trials and it is so good. Actually they‘re all great imo! 2w

AnnCrystal @JenlovesJT47 🥳🎬💝. I've only seen the 1998 movie (I believe it's from one of the books). I've heard the books are really good and even more magical ☺️👍🏼💝. 2w

dabbe @AnnCrystal @JenlovesJT47 Is that the movie with Bullock and Kidman in the 90s? I loved it if it is. And I only read the first book in the series. More for the TBR! 🤩 2w

JenlovesJT47 Yes that‘s the one! The movie is good but the books are amazing 😻 2w

AnnCrystal @dabbe @JenlovesJT47 been years since I've seen the movie...but I really liked it. Adding these books to my TBR too. Thanks JenlovesJT47 🥳📚💝. 2w

dabbe @JenlovesJT47 @AnnCrystal Cool beans! Time to read some more! 🤩 2w

julieclair Oh my goodness, this is so atmospheric! I remember visiting Salem when I was about 9 or 10 years old. They re-enacted a witch trial and hung the witch at the end. It made quite an impact on my young self. Even then, I felt the supreme injustice of it. 1w

dabbe @julieclair TY! I would have loved to have seen that! I have always been fascinated by the witch trials--way back to when I was about the same age! No wonder I love Halloween. But, you're absolutely right--the absolute horrendous injustice of it all. 1w

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vlwelser

Romeo and Juliet: Tragedies by William Shakespeare | Shakespeare

I obviously needed to see a second ballet this month. 😂

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wanderinglynn

Romeo & Juliet | William Shakespeare

“Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene”

La casa di Giulietta a Verona.
Juliet‘s home, at least the one featured in the movie Letters to Juliet, in Verona.

TheBookHippie Love!!!!!! 3w

julesG Oooh, you visited "my" balcony. ?? 3w

wanderinglynn @julesG I did! I even waved! 👋🏻😂 3w

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Ruthiella Neat! I love bookish tourism! 😃 3w

wanderinglynn @Ruthiella me too! Even if it‘s not authentic. 😉 3w

dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 3w

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