30 Days of Shakespeare, Day 24

[lareinenoire]

Day #24: An actor or actress you would love to see in a particular roleThere will be a list. Nobody should be surprised by this at all

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[likeadeuce]

Purefoy!

I mean, yes to all of these, but especially that one. Mmm.

I quit doing this meme at some point, but just wanted to note that when I was watching The Last Station, I thought, "Damn, I want Christopher Plummer to play Lear!" Then I watched Helen Mirren for a while, and I thought, "Damn, I want her to play Lear."
There oughta be some way to pull that off.

[lareinenoire]

She's playing Prospero in Julie Taymor's Tempest (Which thrills me to no end) so it's at least plausible!

[likeadeuce]

Anticipating that one very much!

[angevin2]

Christopher Plummer has played Lear. I know he did it at the Stratford Festival (and on Broadway) six or seven years ago...

[jesterjoker]

I see a Rome mention. Should I get to watching Rome? o_o

[lareinenoire]

Do! It has its issues, but I absolutely love it.

[jehane_writes]

Jeremy Northam, Tilda Swinton - extreme gleeface ;)

And Tennant, anytime, anywhere.

[lareinenoire]

The thought of Northam as Richard III and Swinton as Margaret in the same production might make my head explode. ;)

[lareinenoire]

He did it for the RSC sometime in the mid-90s, I believe, and although it was never filmed that I know of, it was recorded on audio for the ArkAngel Shakespeare series, and it is a wonderful recording.

[pixidala]

Kate Winslet as Desdemona would be excellent. I don't think she's done much Shakespeare...