Mother of all things unholy … that’s almost exorcised three childhood traumas (mild in the scheme of things) but replaced them with a visual image of Mustard Lamé covered Mortadella Bradwurst that will now haunt me ‘til the end of days.
My traumas were (i) being forced at age 5 to wear a dandy styled mustard coloured suit at my mother’s wedding to her peado beau and (ii) that same summer forced to wear circulation-stopping, bollock-shrinking over-tight stockings for holiday camp fancy dress (as a mutant Robin Hood), followed (iii) as a socially awkward teenager by being picked on by a cruel Northern Grammar school English teacher to read the part of Malvolio while taking every opportunity to mercilessly bully / take the piss out of both the character and me. Three memories I thought were successfully buried. That is until just now with the PTSD-inducing Horror of seeing Malvolio in dandy mustard stockings!
As for the new trauma, FFS you could have worn a sodding Cod Piece (perhaps take a cue from the late, great Bowie who sang about his character being “well hung with a snow white tan” but left any actual visuals to the imagination).
Were you wearing a cod piece under the yellow stockings? If not good god man you are well endowed!! Great great acting - I could understand it all xxxxxx
When you opened your coat I damned near spit out my coffee.
'terrific reading, btw.
Thank you :)
I was enthralled!! More to the point I understood every word! 😁
I consider that a great victory
👏👏👏 bravo! More!
😆😆
Thank you!!
A bit of Shakespeare indeed, love it.
Thank you, sir :)
Wonderful! You brought the speech to life. Thank you 😊
You’re very kind, thank you
How excellent!
And what a wonderful YouTube channel with all those beautiful speeches. I will be watching them all.
Great!
Your reading of the script was indeed natural and in my view the correct way to recite the lines ie with meaning. Stratford here you come.
If only!
When you opened your coat, I thought, "Why has he got a bottle in his pocket"
Hahaha
Forget all these abridged and ‘modernised’ versions, The Bard should be read and acted as the Bard intended!
A stellar performance sir, one that WS would surely be proud of!
Why thank you!
Mother of all things unholy … that’s almost exorcised three childhood traumas (mild in the scheme of things) but replaced them with a visual image of Mustard Lamé covered Mortadella Bradwurst that will now haunt me ‘til the end of days.
My traumas were (i) being forced at age 5 to wear a dandy styled mustard coloured suit at my mother’s wedding to her peado beau and (ii) that same summer forced to wear circulation-stopping, bollock-shrinking over-tight stockings for holiday camp fancy dress (as a mutant Robin Hood), followed (iii) as a socially awkward teenager by being picked on by a cruel Northern Grammar school English teacher to read the part of Malvolio while taking every opportunity to mercilessly bully / take the piss out of both the character and me. Three memories I thought were successfully buried. That is until just now with the PTSD-inducing Horror of seeing Malvolio in dandy mustard stockings!
As for the new trauma, FFS you could have worn a sodding Cod Piece (perhaps take a cue from the late, great Bowie who sang about his character being “well hung with a snow white tan” but left any actual visuals to the imagination).
Hahahaha. Sorry! and Thank you.
I was forced into those stockings by what was in my costume drawer. Tight budgets (and tights) and all that
Loved it!
Thank you
Have you seen 'The Scottish Play' 2021 dvd, not McBeth.
No. Should I?
Yes!
OMG Mr Frisby. Just love the look.
Make the a feature of the live show and I may just book some of the last remaining seats.
Thanks for keeping me entertained this year.
Hahahah thank you
Masterfully done, Sir!
Thank you !
Worthy of the RSC! Brilliant!
Thank you 🙏
Were you wearing a cod piece under the yellow stockings? If not good god man you are well endowed!! Great great acting - I could understand it all xxxxxx
It's a flattering cut ;)
The heart-shaped garters were priceless.
Thank you ;)