Episode 25

WITS chats Shakespeare's King Lear | 2018 Richard Eyre production

Rebecca, Tori, and returning guest, Louise, delve into the 2018 production of Shakespeare's King Lear, discussing our personal experiences with the play, character dynamics, and the performances of the cast. We discuss various interpretations that arise from different adaptations and how Eyre's choices of what to cut cause confusion in some of the action. We gush over the performances of (most) of the cast, particularly Thompson, Watson, and Pugh's portrayals of the three sisters.

Music

Apache Rock Instrumental | by Sound Atelier; licensed from Jamendo

Remember the Way | by Mid-Air Machine; Free Music Archive

Record Scratch: Sound Effect free on Pixabay

Print Source

Anderson, John. 2018. 'King Lear' Review: A Timeless Tale with a Modern King; Anthony Hopkins's Lear is a Frightening, Ego-Driven Autocrat in 21st-Century Britain. New York, N.Y.: Dow Jones & Company Inc. https://www.proquest.com/blogs-podcasts-websites/king-lear-review-timeless-tale-with-modern/docview/2112753139/se-2.

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Rebecca B

Rebecca has always appreciated nerdy and cult-classic media such as Star Trek (in all its iterations), Star Wars (leaning toward the early stuff), Battlestar Galactica, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and so on. She has also been a huge fan of Fantasy content like Lord of the Rings, Piers Anthony, The Wheel of Time, Game of Thrones, and many others. She is relatively new to Marvel content and the world of Buffy, but she is enjoying the ride. She loves to talk about ALL of the above and could not be more thrilled to do so with her long time friend and often partner in crime, Tori.
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Tori S

Tori is a life-long tv and movie fan, growing up with classics such as Gilligan's Island, Lost in Space, M*A*S*H, and movie musicals. Alas, she never got into "fandom," which is probably because her mom wouldn't buy her the teen mags needed to be a super fan back in the day. Now, this Pacific Northwest transplant is trying to rectify this by chatting television and movies with her intrepid friend, Rebecca.