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oracne and rachelmanija (who also has a bunch of relevant polls), which involves listing productions of Shakespeare plays you've seen. TV productions are generally the BBC Complete versions from the early 80s (my family made a point of catching as many of those as possible when they were shown on PBS).
All's Well That Ends Well: Seen once on TV.
Antony and Cleopatra: Twice on TV, separate productions.
As You Like It: Twice live, once on TV. Want to see it performed more often.
Comedy of Errors: Seen at least four times, twice live. Favorite was the one with the Flying Karamozov Brothers, who really knew how to ham up the farce.
Coriolanus: Once on TV, want to see the movie.
Cymbeline: Once on TV and had nightmares.
Hamlet: Four times, TV & movies, plus a couple productions of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (that counts, right?).
Henry IV 1 & 2: Both parts each once on TV.
Henry V: Seen live once, and the Branagh movie twice.
Henry VI: Part 2 only, on TV. (That's the part with the choosing of the roses, right? Whichever part has that, anyway.)
Henry VIII: Once TV.
Julius Caesar: Twice live, once TV. Narrowly avoided acting in it.
King John: I think I saw the BBC TV production, but have no memory of ANYTHING about it.
King Lear: Twice live, once TV. Didn't like any production. Plus also Kurosawa's Ran, if that counts here.
Love's Labours Lost: Live once. Gains the most of any Shakespeare play by being performed over being read.
Macbeth: Second live Shakespeare I ever saw, performed at Howard University with an all-black cast, set in an African kingdom. Acted in it (Lady McBeth's Physician) at the Folger Theater. Seen two other live productions. Once on TV.
Measure for Measure: Live once, TV twice.
Merchant of Venice: Live twice (one including a procession of the dead of Auschwitz after Shylock's sentencing, aka The Sledgehammer of Venice), TV once.
The Merry Wives of Windsor: Live twice (one set in Windsor Trailer Park, not a good directorial decision).
Midsummer Night's Dream: Live three times, two movies (Kevin Kline & Mickey Rooney versions), one TV.
Much Ado About Nothing: Twice live, the Branagh/Thompson movie several times, the Joss Whedon movie once. The last showed that it's possible to pull it off successfully even if Beatrice and Benedick have no chemistry whatsoever, which I had thought completely impossible.
Othello: Once live, once TV.
Pericles: Once TV. Remember hardly anything.
Richard II: Once TV.
Richard III: Once TV, twice live, plus Al Pachino's Looking for Richard movie (his multiple takes on the opening lines is a stunning piece of acting in action).
Romeo and Juliet: Two movies (Zeffirelli and Lurman), once live (a university production where everyone was outshown by a strikingly intense Tybalt), once TV. ETA: Oh, right, and also West Side Story twice, the movie and once on stage.
The Taming of the Shrew: Once TV, one movie (Burton/Taylor), once live. All of them cut the frame story.
The Tempest: Once TV, either three times live.
Timon of Athens: Once TV, which was more than enough times.
Titus Andronicus: Once TV. Almost saw it live, but my flight was delayed.
Troilus and Cressida: Once TV.
Two Gentlemen of Verona: Once TV.
Two Noble Kinsmen: Nope.
Twelfth Night: First production I saw live, with actors playing Viola & Sebastian who really did look like each other, and deliciously hideous purple cross-gartering on bright yellow stockings. Seen twice more live, plus one movie (Bonham-Carter), and once TV. Plus 10 Things I Hate About You. My hands-down favorite Shakespeare play. A+ would see again.
Winter's Tale: Once TV.
---L.
Subject quote from Alonzo the Brave and Fair Imogine, Matthew "Monk" Lewis.
oracne and rachelmanija (who also has a bunch of relevant polls), which involves listing productions of Shakespeare plays you've seen. TV productions are generally the BBC Complete versions from the early 80s (my family made a point of catching as many of those as possible when they were shown on PBS).All's Well That Ends Well: Seen once on TV.
Antony and Cleopatra: Twice on TV, separate productions.
As You Like It: Twice live, once on TV. Want to see it performed more often.
Comedy of Errors: Seen at least four times, twice live. Favorite was the one with the Flying Karamozov Brothers, who really knew how to ham up the farce.
Coriolanus: Once on TV, want to see the movie.
Cymbeline: Once on TV and had nightmares.
Hamlet: Four times, TV & movies, plus a couple productions of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (that counts, right?).
Henry IV 1 & 2: Both parts each once on TV.
Henry V: Seen live once, and the Branagh movie twice.
Henry VI: Part 2 only, on TV. (That's the part with the choosing of the roses, right? Whichever part has that, anyway.)
Henry VIII: Once TV.
Julius Caesar: Twice live, once TV. Narrowly avoided acting in it.
King John: I think I saw the BBC TV production, but have no memory of ANYTHING about it.
King Lear: Twice live, once TV. Didn't like any production. Plus also Kurosawa's Ran, if that counts here.
Love's Labours Lost: Live once. Gains the most of any Shakespeare play by being performed over being read.
Macbeth: Second live Shakespeare I ever saw, performed at Howard University with an all-black cast, set in an African kingdom. Acted in it (Lady McBeth's Physician) at the Folger Theater. Seen two other live productions. Once on TV.
Measure for Measure: Live once, TV twice.
Merchant of Venice: Live twice (one including a procession of the dead of Auschwitz after Shylock's sentencing, aka The Sledgehammer of Venice), TV once.
The Merry Wives of Windsor: Live twice (one set in Windsor Trailer Park, not a good directorial decision).
Midsummer Night's Dream: Live three times, two movies (Kevin Kline & Mickey Rooney versions), one TV.
Much Ado About Nothing: Twice live, the Branagh/Thompson movie several times, the Joss Whedon movie once. The last showed that it's possible to pull it off successfully even if Beatrice and Benedick have no chemistry whatsoever, which I had thought completely impossible.
Othello: Once live, once TV.
Pericles: Once TV. Remember hardly anything.
Richard II: Once TV.
Richard III: Once TV, twice live, plus Al Pachino's Looking for Richard movie (his multiple takes on the opening lines is a stunning piece of acting in action).
Romeo and Juliet: Two movies (Zeffirelli and Lurman), once live (a university production where everyone was outshown by a strikingly intense Tybalt), once TV. ETA: Oh, right, and also West Side Story twice, the movie and once on stage.
The Taming of the Shrew: Once TV, one movie (Burton/Taylor), once live. All of them cut the frame story.
The Tempest: Once TV, either three times live.
Timon of Athens: Once TV, which was more than enough times.
Titus Andronicus: Once TV. Almost saw it live, but my flight was delayed.
Troilus and Cressida: Once TV.
Two Gentlemen of Verona: Once TV.
Two Noble Kinsmen: Nope.
Twelfth Night: First production I saw live, with actors playing Viola & Sebastian who really did look like each other, and deliciously hideous purple cross-gartering on bright yellow stockings. Seen twice more live, plus one movie (Bonham-Carter), and once TV. Plus 10 Things I Hate About You. My hands-down favorite Shakespeare play. A+ would see again.
Winter's Tale: Once TV.
---L.
Subject quote from Alonzo the Brave and Fair Imogine, Matthew "Monk" Lewis.