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Last Night the BBC had a "Modern Lanuguage" version of Much Ado About Nothing.

They changed the plot!!!!!!

In Shakespeare's orginal Hero attempts suicide because she has been slandered about sleeping with another man, which then leads to all sorts of plot complications and therefore "Much Ado About Nothing" (Get it!)

The woman producer was on the rdaio saying they had to do it because it's not the sort of issue that would cause a woman to attempt suicide and indeed she thought it "laughable".

So what next :

Romeo and Julian - the tale of two gay men caught in a family fued

One Gentleman of Verona - reduced cost play

Cat 5 Hurricane - The Tempest

or perhaps they copuld bring some of the lones up to date :

Shylock could demand a Kilogram of flesh

A Horse A horse, My kingdom for a horse could become My Kingdom for Camilla.

My point is that IMO Shakespeare is the greatest EVER exponenet of the written word and I am appalled that as august a body as the BBC will play fast and loose with the bard's work

or perhaps Lady Macbeth..."out damned DNA sample..." :wah:

lady cop wrote: or perhaps Lady Macbeth..."out damned DNA sample..." :wah:


:yh_rotfl :yh_rotfl

You guys kill me!!

The woman producer was on the rdaio saying they had to do it because it's not the sort of issue that would cause a woman to attempt suicide and indeed she thought it "laughable".

Like we are not smart enough to know that this is a historical setting...........

Cop out! Definitely any old excuse in a storm of protest.

Now doing it tongue in check --- that is another story.

julius caesar......"that you MF brutus??"

lady cop wrote: julius caesar......"that you MF brutus??"


:wah: :wah: :wah:

Nothing Much To Do............................

Leave the Bard alone, pick anohter subject to be PC about.

I think its perfectly acceptable that some eegit with a degree in media studies and advanced madonna lyrics (pass mark of course) makes a complete hames of the greatest writer in the English language, its the 21st century for gods sake. In fact I have my own idea for an "adaptation" of King Lear.

Its set in a council estate in Bradford. Lear is a dustman (garbage collector), Cordelia works in the charity shop and is very nice, Regan and Goneril are two slappers who hang out with the local car thieves. You don't need the rest of them as they are too complex for modern audiences. Anyway the whole plot revolves around the local labour council who decide to ban lesbian vegetarian barbeques because its not right on enough, so Lear decides to....oh I can't go on with this its too depressing.

Its set in a council estate in Bradford. Lear is a dustman (garbage collector), Cordelia works in the charity shop and is very nice, Regan and Goneril are two slappers who hang out with the local car thieves. You don't need the rest of them as they are too complex for modern audiences. Anyway the whole plot revolves around the local labour council who decide to ban lesbian vegetarian barbeques because its not right on enough, so Lear decides to....oh I can't go on with this its too depressing.


Outstanding Galbally, I am currently working on a Merchant of Venice plot that involves Ocean Finance:D

Bothwell wrote: Outstanding Galbally, I am currently working on a Merchant of Venice plot that involves Ocean Finance:D


And while you're at it, Bothwell, perhaps you could rework some of the titles which are definitely un-pc...Twelfth Night and A Midsummer Night's Dream for instance...what about the other 363 nights? And how do you think the days feel...do they even get a mention? No! They do not!

Romeo and Julian (sorry Will)

The play is set in South Beach Florida

Romeo and Julian and their families run competing interior design companies both Romeo and Julian are both "Good with colours"

The two familes despise each other and there are regular spats when they meet on the ancient streets of South Beach, even their mexican maids and pool boys are not allowed to talk to each other.

Julian's old man decided to hold a beach barbecue with cocktails, tikki huts and everything, of course none of Romeo's family were invited, why would you want those cheap scmucks stinking the place up?

Well Romeo was rather struck on one of Julian's relations, a hairdresser named Roger who went under the name of Rosa when competing in cross dressing competions as he was wont to do. So donning the worthy disguise (orange thong and black tie) of a waiter Romeo gate crashed the party. It was Benny one of Romeo's friends who persuaded him to go in order that he might be cured of his longing for Rosa by seeing the campy old crimper amongst fairer jewels, notably the steroid and body building types the Benny knew were Romeos real desire.



So Benny, Romeo and another mate Mercky crashed the do, everything was going swimmingly until in the middle of the Ru Paul lookalike contest Romeo spotted Julian, the minute he saw Julians finely chiselled features sublty picked out in Max Factor blusher he was smitten, as he exclaimed "forsooth I am enslaved by the buns on that" he was overheard by Ty a member of Julians family and recognised as a member of the hated enemy clan. Ty was just about to "instruct the impertinent dog in manners" or as he put "bust a cap upside his head" when the venerable old father forbade such violence "verily the cops will play ill with us" he stated and Ty calmed down.

to be continued............ (anyone can have a stab if they want)

Bothwell wrote: Outstanding Galbally, I am currently working on a Merchant of Venice plot that involves Ocean Finance:D


I await your opus with much anticipation.

got carried away with Romeo and Julian instead

Bothwell wrote: got carried away with Romeo and Julian instead


He should have stuck with "Romeo and Ethel" or maybe set it in Birmingham and called it "Rene and Renata"........REMEMBER THEM!

Bothwell wrote: Romeo and Julian (sorry Will)



The play is set in South Beach Florida



Romeo and Julian and their families run competing interior design companies both Romeo and Julian are both "Good with colours"



The two familes despise each other and there are regular spats when they meet on the ancient streets of South Beach, even their mexican maids and pool boys are not allowed to talk to each other.



Julian's old man decided to hold a beach barbecue with cocktails, tikki huts and everything, of course none of Romeo's family were invited, why would you want those cheap scmucks stinking the place up?



Well Romeo was rather struck on one of Julian's relations, a hairdresser named Roger who went under the name of Rosa when competing in cross dressing competions as he was wont to do. So donning the worthy disguise (orange thong and black tie) of a waiter Romeo gate crashed the party. It was Benny one of Romeo's friends who persuaded him to go in order that he might be cured of his longing for Rosa by seeing the campy old crimper amongst fairer jewels, notably the steroid and body building types the Benny knew were Romeos real desire.





So Benny, Romeo and another mate Mercky crashed the do, everything was going swimmingly until in the middle of the Ru Paul lookalike contest Romeo spotted Julian, the minute he saw Julians finely chiselled features sublty picked out in Max Factor blusher he was smitten, as he exclaimed "forsooth I am enslaved by the buns on that" he was overheard by Ty a member of Julians family and recognised as a member of the hated enemy clan. Ty was just about to "instruct the impertinent dog in manners" or as he put "bust a cap upside his head" when the venerable old father forbade such violence "verily the cops will play ill with us" he stated and Ty calmed down.



to be continued............ (anyone can have a stab if they want)with a nod to "the birdcage" :yh_rotfl ...great prose as usual! :yh_love

Bothwell wrote: Last Night the BBC had a "Modern Lanuguage" version of Much Ado About Nothing.

They changed the plot!!!!!!

In Shakespeare's orginal Hero attempts suicide because she has been slandered about sleeping with another man, which then leads to all sorts of plot complications and therefore "Much Ado About Nothing" (Get it!)

The woman producer was on the rdaio saying they had to do it because it's not the sort of issue that would cause a woman to attempt suicide and indeed she thought it "laughable".

So what next :

Romeo and Julian - the tale of two gay men caught in a family fued

One Gentleman of Verona - reduced cost play

Cat 5 Hurricane - The Tempest

or perhaps they copuld bring some of the lones up to date :

Shylock could demand a Kilogram of flesh

A Horse A horse, My kingdom for a horse could become My Kingdom for Camilla.

My point is that IMO Shakespeare is the greatest EVER exponenet of the written word and I am appalled that as august a body as the BBC will play fast and loose with the bard's work
I liked it:)

I'm lucky enough to have studied the play before though for A level.

I understand where you are coming from though but it's good to know that his work is going to be watched by people who would never have even picked up a piece of his work before.

Maybe watching a TV show of his plays would encourage someone to investigate some of his original work.

So often shakespeare is thought of the sort of thing you do at school and not in your free time. I welcome this sort of TV program in the hope it carries on spreading his wonderful work.

Plus I loved the version of Midsummer nights dream.:-6

The best introduction to Shakespeare I have seen are the "Animated tales" I tried to get them on video but they were made by Welsh TV and when I spoke to them they had no intention of releasing them and did I think they would sell?? Yes they would