Temptation, Temptation

[pargoletta]

Cambridge isn't London, but it is most definitely a city of theatah* A couple of nights ago, I treated myself to Henry V at the Cambridge Arts Theatre, put on by one of the many University drama societies. This one was the Marlowe Society, which sometimes produces really top-notch actors. You could totally see why, too. Henry V took itself just

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[hyarrowen]

But, but, you can't just leave it there! What was Montjoy like?

It's quite a feat to get some of the "funny" bits funny. Kudos to the production for that. Also short!Henry is always a good move. cf a certain film made in 1989.

Yay for Cabin Pressure, too! And for singing in another language - take my hat off to you for that...

[pargoletta]

Tee hee

[hyarrowen]

sigh... But tall, red-haired Montjoy is an image I could get behind. I wonder where he'd come from. Asterix' village, perhaps.

The whole charming Henry thing is kinda jarring to some critics, even though it's written into the text and was there through H4. And it's historical too, of course - he really did love Catherine - musicians under her window, the works. When I take my slash goggles off, I love it.

And OMG I hadn't thought of the Cambridge spies connection. That's an absolute master-stroke and I can see that the audience would find it hilarious. Brilliant.

... I hope the big professional thing that you mentioned last week went OK?

[pargoletta]

Maybe one of the villages near Asterix. He didn't have quite enough personality to stand up to die Gallier. (I first read Asterix in German, so Asterix is always in German to me.)

When I take my slash goggles off, I love it.

Henry/Catherine/Montjoy OT3?

I think I heard once that Oxford produces the guys who run England, while Cambridge produces the guys who spy on the guys who run England. That is wonderful and hilarious, and it kind of makes me glad I'm at Cambridge. Not only that, but I'm at Corpus Christi, which was Marlowe's college. He seems to have done some spying when he wasn't being a playwright. You might not be surprised to hear that I suspect Mycroft Holmes of having gone to Oxford, and that Sherlock did Cambridge.

(Should I ever do a Sherlock-at-Cambridge story, I would of course put him at Corpus!)