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Stagefright&Panic
replies to ASS letter
Contact : compleatwrks@hotmail.com Box Plan and Tickets at the Wendt We write in
response to the letter sent by the ASS (Association of Shakespeare
Stalwarts), which was published in your esteemed newspaper last
week. We are dismayed
by the contents of your letter and wish to assure the members of
the ASS that our intentions are entirely honourable (most of the
time). As we did in 2001, we have started extensive practice sessions
in order to render into reality "the Compleat Wrks of Wllm
Shkspr". We would like
to clarify certain points raised in your letter: 1. Juliet is
portrayed by a man - We do admit this is a tragic flaw on our part.
However, it is not intent but circumstance, which forces us to have
this portrayal. We have done extensive research on this matter and
now know for certain that during Mr. Shakespeare's time, the character
of Juliet was indeed played by a certain lady named Mrs. Mildew
whose buxom figure belied her age of 56 and who was also the owner
of a delightful drinking hole called the Eagle and the Cherub just
a few paces away from the Globe Theatre. We indeed had two options
for this character and while Anuruddha closely resembled Mrs. Mildew's
(considerable) size, we had to give the role to Adam since he alone
was able to bring out the lilting tones of Juliet's voice and subtle
changes in her character. Having seen Adam at rehearsals, we wish
to assure the ASS that he indeed does more than justice to the character
of Juliet. 2. Mark Antony
and Caesar's credit cards: We would like to point out to the members
of ASS that the credit card statements which they have in their
possession were actually from a supplementary card of Caesar's which
was with Mrs. Caesar. Having participated in a drunken orgy the
night before the Ides of March, Antony in fact was suffering from
a) a terrible hangover b) an enormous bar - bill for the drinks
consumed by his friends. History goes to show that Antony was on
his way to the senate to meet Caesar in order to borrow money to
pay his debt when the assassination happened, and the rest is (as
the saying goes) history.... 3. The staging
of Othello - We must admit that the ASS may have got a point there.
There is no record to show that Othello referred to his wife as
Desi. In fact the correct nickname is Mona as rightly pointed out
by ASS. We have also found out that the historical Othello's first
name was Les, hence the expression 'Les is Moor'. Before we sign
off, an appeal to the public, please please do come and see this
play. It's very funny and quite cool and we promise you that you
will have the time of your life!!! (That means a really great time!) Signed Feroze,
Anuruddha & Adam
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