07-22-2018, 12:24 AM
Love's Labors Lost - another early comedy that I wasn't that familiar. It's simpler than most of Willy's works, really funny, amazing how his humor holds up for a half millennium now. The dialog is more heavy-handed, almost sing-songy in its rhyming meter, yet still brilliant in its puns and observations. Such a wicked turn of tone in the finale, a surprising shift from the rom-com farce, but the title reveals all. A clear precursor to later works like Midsummer's. Very delightful.
Again set sort of in the 20s (perhaps that's all the costumes Shakes SC has anymore) the cast really delivered all around. A solid performance with many laugh out loud moments for each of us. Don Armando and Holofernes were hysterical characters and very endearing. Stacy got tix just this week, the cheaper bring-your-own-blanket ones, and we packed snacks - cheese, crackers, olives, artichoke spread, choco-cake - very casual and fun. Not too cold and still a bit buggy. A lovely family outing, just minutes away from our bungalow.
Again set sort of in the 20s (perhaps that's all the costumes Shakes SC has anymore) the cast really delivered all around. A solid performance with many laugh out loud moments for each of us. Don Armando and Holofernes were hysterical characters and very endearing. Stacy got tix just this week, the cheaper bring-your-own-blanket ones, and we packed snacks - cheese, crackers, olives, artichoke spread, choco-cake - very casual and fun. Not too cold and still a bit buggy. A lovely family outing, just minutes away from our bungalow.
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