tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5482634999602375237.post1800250742306316482..comments2024-03-14T16:50:22.843-04:00Comments on Mildly Bitter's Musings: Richard III: Power by a Different NameNicole Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17717227507945199387noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5482634999602375237.post-7913108074739563332012-11-29T10:47:12.898-05:002012-11-29T10:47:12.898-05:00As you may be aware I also saw this production whi...As you may be aware I also saw this production while it was still at the Globe. :) I loved it, loved it, loved it. I'd never seen Richard III before, not even on film, or even read it actually (though I knew the story, roughly). <br /><br />I felt like Rylance's Richard was *almost* cartoonishly villainous but stayed just on the right side of it. He seemed like he just didn't understand why anyone took offense at his sociopathy, like he'd be happier living in a more evil world, where people could appreciate his charm and overlook all the murdering. <br /><br />I think I know the venomous curtsy you're talking about, and I loved the interactions between Elizabeth and Richard in general. That scene where Richard's trying to talk her into letting him marry her daughter was a highlight of the second half of the play for me. Rylance and Barnett did a great job of sort of talking past each other, Richard making insane requests as though they were perfectly reasonable, and Elizabeth giving barely contained shocked sarcasm in reply. <br /><br />And although I have mixed feeling about all-male "original practice" productions (it all gets mixed up with my feelings about Early Music and countertenors), it's hard to get worked up about any production this skillful and gorgeous. Even aside from the acting, there was so much attention to detail in practice, in costume (the tiny armor hand!), in music. Anyway, I loved it, and thanks again for the ticket!Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01473905392218016970noreply@blogger.com