Tag: Shakespeare
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Street art, yule logs, and Christmas puddings
This week the local artist behind KMG painted the other wall on Deeside Way beneath Great Southern Road. She did the opposite wall for us a couple of years ago in 2022. I have always thought it would be nice to continue the theme along both sides of the path so this year we applied…
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David Suchet: Poirot and more, plus a lovely dress
My sister bought us tickets for Christmas to see David Suchet at Aberdeen’s 2024 Granite Noir festival. We saw it last night in Aberdeen’s magnificent music hall which was originally built in 1822 and the show is excellent! There are still some tickets for the second show tonight; we highly recommend it. David Suchet is…
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Shakespeare at Drum Castle
We saw the Merchant of Venice at Drum Castle last night by Illyria. It was brilliant and the acting was superb. The cast of just five meant they all played several roles and the changing of costumes and accents was flawless. We saw them once before with A Midsummer Night’s Dream and as then, we…
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We’re all quoting Shakespeare, every day, without realising
I’m reading Bill Bryson’s book on Shakespeare which is typical Bill Bryson and full of fascinating facts put together in an entertaining way. What is amazing for me is how much influence Shakespeare has had on the English language. I did not know this but around 10% of all quotes in circulation today are from…
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
We took the kids to open air theatre at Drum castle last night. We saw A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare and performed by Illyria. It was wonderful and Illyria are fantastic! We thought the kids might get bored and find it hard to stay up so late but that was not the case at all. It was very…
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