

In case that doesn’t ding your dong: the cast is very talented and I’m assistant directing (which generally involves trying to sneak as many cheap gags past the proper director as possible).

Missing virgins, confused potions, cunning disguises, mistakes, fakes, rhymes, crimes… Comedy ensues, generally. More ways to shop: find a retailer near you. (Antony, Act 3 Scene 2) There is a tide in the affairs of men. (Antony, Act 3, Scene 2) This was the most unkindest cut of all. That is a direct quote from Marc Antonys speech in Julius Caesar, by Billy Shakespeare (or whomever wrote those great works). 1 Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears and listen to this PowerPoint presentation on William Shakespeares Julius Caesar Grade 10 Elizabeth. There’s a frankly ridiculous plot: the slave, Pseudolus who wants his freedom the lovers, Hero and Philia, who want each other the great general, Miles Gloriosus, who wants Philia too Domina, Hero’s mother, who likes the look of Miles Senex, Hero’s father, who is generally trying to escape from Domina. Friends, Romans, Countrymen Lend me your ears The Watering Hole. Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. He goes on to empathize with the crowds by.

Features a script by M*A*S*H writer Larry Gelbart (and Bert Shevlove, who didn’t write for M*A*S*H but evidently was still very funny), and some surprisingly catchy songs by the generally-dissonant Stephen Sondheim.Īnd, well missus, you don’t get many of them to the pound. Antony employs metaphor at the beginning, inviting Rome to lend me your ears to listen to him (III.ii.74). It’s wall-to-wall with high-camp and low comedy. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright. Think of it as a proto-Carry-on-Up-Pompeii… It literally was the prototype for Up Pompeii, and starred Frankie Howerd in the London stage version. 'Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears' is the first line of a speech by Mark Antony in the play Julius Caesar, by William Shakespeare. It’s spectacularly funny and you should buy a ticket this instant. A Funny Thing Happened on The Way to The Forum opens on Tuesday 13 June at The Citizens’ Theatre, Glasgow.
