THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Theodore Dalrymple) - Short Shrift for Shakespeare
The moral midgets at London’s National Theatre are ruining art to score political points. The post Short Shrift for Shakespeare appeared first on The American Conservative .
Culture Short Shrift for Shakespeare The moral midgets at London’s National Theatre are ruining art to score political points. No doubt it is very weak of me, but I seem not to be able to resist looking at the feed on my phone when I wake up, rather as heavy smokers used to reach for a fag. Yesterday, I found what was advertised as a masterclass in the recitation of a soliloquy, posted by the National Theatre in London. It seems to me increasingly that English stage actors have two modes of recitation: mumbling or gross overemphasis—hamming it up in fact—with resultant harshness of diction. So it was in this case, in one of…Open
AI:Theodore Dalrymple criticizes the London National Theatre for casting an actress with achondroplasia as Ophelia in *Hamlet*. He argues that such decisions prioritize social engineering and "moral blackmail" over artistic merit, forcing audiences into a state of guilt where they feel compelled to praise the performance due to the actress's physical condition rather than her acting ability.Open