Jonjo O'Neill as King Richard III for the Royal Shakespeare Company (a web search for video will bring up the monologue which nails the emotion and power the opening monologue can have).
As another woman actor I was very keen to see what this actor did with this and I am astounded to see that she has taken every single beat in precisely the way that I chose to take all of my beats in this speech but that she has made entirely different choices in how to handle those beats. Her cadences, volume, rithym and speech patterns are different., but her beats are the same, based I presume in a very close, meticulous reading and a literary approach to the character similar to mine. It's fascinating!
I actually thought her performance was rather interesting given what we know of Richard today. We know his spinal deformity could easily be hidden, we know he was athletic, and it would stand to reason that this grandstanding performance in some ways fits the real him better than the colder, more calculated interpretations.
She’s obviously very talented. Creative people taking chances, may not be to everyone’s liking, as always. You can instead go see a traditional version. The choices made here were not to my liking, or perhaps better stated, seemed to make the story difficult to follow but it was worth seeing.
This comment section is half people who appreciate that Shakespeare belongs to the world, and that its themes can be expressed by people of any race, gender, or sexual orientation. And half racists.
All the people mad about gender bending Shakespeare characters have clearly never been in theater. Men played women in Shakespeare’s original company, and it is the norm to gender bend Shakespeare’s plays. Y’all fighting a stupid battle 😂😂
@@TalkingPork that’s true, but this happens to be a Shakespeare PLAY, where gender bending is the norm. And it’s not like Shakespeare’s history plays are known for their accuracy anyway. They’re intentionally exaggerated and fictional. Tbh if you’re annoyed about inaccuracy, Richard III being played by a black woman is the LEAST of your problems.
Maybe because it was NORMAL for men to paly women in the past!💀 That was the social norm! Plus be is Shakespeare's play or no, Richard III shouldn't be casted like this. He is a real king who, if someone wants to make a documentary or film about him, should be presented accurately. If it's not ok, to cast a black historical figure as a white woman, why should it be ok to cast a white king as a black women?
@@vanessadebrino7231 no, and the difference is that Shakespeare’s history plays are intentionally a mockery of the real people. If you want a respectful portrayal of Richard III, Shakespeare is the wrong playwright for you. Also, that is a story about the black experience, whereas this is the story of a king. If Richard III was written specifically about his experiences being white, it would be logical to cast a white actor, but here it doesn’t mess with the story at all.
no hate but honestly....is this some sort of joke?....im no expert on Shakespeare and no hate to the actress but having seen the versions of the great Laurence Olivier, the titan Sir Ian Mckellen and the magnificent Benedict Cumberbatch.....I can say that the "Now is the winter of our discontent" monologue must channel a sort of subtle sinister malevolence and underlying rage of Richard 3 at being denied what rightfully belongs to him due to his deformity, there is a certain point between subtlety and expressionism that needs to be pin pointed while doing the monologue something the three previously mentioned awesome actors nailed......this version feels like a 7 year old girl ranting cuz her daddy didnt give her the birthday present she wanted
It is a shrill rendition of what someone with no love or understanding of Shakespeare would produce. It is vacant of meaning. Maybe because it is not in her cultural lexicon.
The costume is designed to have one of the shoulders higher than the other. We know Richard had a very deformed spine and we know his back looked pretty gnarly, but we also know that it could easily be hidden with the right clothes and tailoring. We also know that he was quite athletic, so his disability didn't hinder him too much
Well, that was fun actually. I like it. And it gives me an idea - to produce MLK biography with angry Karen in the leading role. Just imagine that - the sheer level of righteousness. That will be really fresh and creative.
This is about the worst Shakespearean performance I have ever listened to. Ridiculously directed as it is a monologue intended solely for the audience to hear; certainly not for the ears of King Edward or members of the court. Has the actress never read Hamlet's advice to actors...."Do not soar the air with your hands....etc.? Physically, an unthought performance with no relation between what is being said and the movements of the body. Then, there's the voice, shrill as a peacock and in no way capable of handling a role like Richard III. The entire performance, as seen here, seems a parody on bad acting (and directing!). Has no one thought that the character was DEFORMED? This woman moves about the stage with the misplaced agility of an acrobat on drugs. Terrible, terrible, terrible in every capacity. THe thought of listening to her for 3 1/2 hours is painful indeed.
@@sunjuliyta3080 Will watch old productions with pleasure. I've seen many, and directed 1 production myself. Don't know what you think you know, but you're way off base on that. In one plain word, everything about this production is wrong.
@@foley325405 I don't see the point of you telling me that you directed a production of it but ok. Oh so you already saw the entire thing? Lol anyway just saw it and it was great! Definitely gonna watch it again,
Why I do believe that the feelings of "men" are becoming more SENSITIVE with every step society takes away from those who share a common DNA with America's "Founding Fathers!" 😏 #Snowflakes
Shakespeare is rolling over in his grave. This is the worst production I have ever seen. The set design was very, very good though. I really enjoyed the set design. The acting left much to be desired. There were a few good attempts at presenting the words. Mostly the words were demolished.
it's exceptionally bad, like grammar school bad. The sets are ok, not mind blowing, but good. The lighting design is garbage, like a sitcom or talkshow set.
Fresh in our minds is the ridiculousness and overwhelming ridicule thrown at the race-swapped Queen Cleopatra “documentary,” from Netflix. Now we must have a race-swapped and gender-swapped (King) Richard III?! Seriously? I guess PBS feels the need to prove its wokeness. Let’s jump on the bandwagon of making women powerful and masculine and men, weak and silly. While the play is a dramatization, Richard III was a very real person. This might be almost tolerable if director/lead actor Gurira had some stage presence or talent, but no. She seems to think acting is primarily screaming. I’ve watched most of one act and this is the worst thing I’ve ever seen on Great Performances and certainly doesn’t live up to the series title.
Hey while you were crying about how unfair life is I noticed you dropped your nipple for the bottle that you're holding you might want pick it up and suck on it! ✌😁 #Snowflakes
I hadn't even realized that, i just came to scourne the acting. It's quite bad. I don't mind swaps, but it's useless to only swap two political motivated details and leave everything else classic. That's actually belittling to race and gender issues, it's like a booboo prize, not a real equality.
@@BlipBloop33 You would be crying all over the internet if said historical fiction whitewashed Shaka Zulu. Don't act like you can use the racism card to hide your blatant black revisionism.
it is grade school acting. i'm so sorry for her to have this as a constant reminder of her level of acting skill. learning the lines isnt enough. you need to understand the context and relate to the content to generate emotion. this is hollow and awful.
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Jonjo O'Neill as King Richard III for the Royal Shakespeare Company (a web search for video will bring up the monologue which nails the emotion and power the opening monologue can have).
As another woman actor I was very keen to see what this actor did with this and I am astounded to see that she has taken every single beat in precisely the way that I chose to take all of my beats in this speech but that she has made entirely different choices in how to handle those beats. Her cadences, volume, rithym and speech patterns are different., but her beats are the same, based I presume in a very close, meticulous reading and a literary approach to the character similar to mine. It's fascinating!
I actually thought her performance was rather interesting given what we know of Richard today. We know his spinal deformity could easily be hidden, we know he was athletic, and it would stand to reason that this grandstanding performance in some ways fits the real him better than the colder, more calculated interpretations.
Now do a black Tarzan.
She’s obviously very talented. Creative people taking chances, may not be to everyone’s liking, as always. You can instead go see a traditional version. The choices made here were not to my liking, or perhaps better stated, seemed to make the story difficult to follow but it was worth seeing.
High-school level performance. At best.
It's theater acting. This is not a movie, that's who theater actors act.
@@w.d.arruffamontone3644 no. just high school level acting.
More like Grating Performances.
powerful, brave and stunning reenactment of britain's past! goosebumps...
how was powerful and brave, simply because of skin color??
This comment section is half people who appreciate that Shakespeare belongs to the world, and that its themes can be expressed by people of any race, gender, or sexual orientation. And half racists.
The part where she singlehandedly beat the invading Ork armies led by Guyladriel.
Fierce!
All the people mad about gender bending Shakespeare characters have clearly never been in theater. Men played women in Shakespeare’s original company, and it is the norm to gender bend Shakespeare’s plays. Y’all fighting a stupid battle 😂😂
hate to break it to you but king richard III isnt just a shakesphere character
@@TalkingPork that’s true, but this happens to be a Shakespeare PLAY, where gender bending is the norm. And it’s not like Shakespeare’s history plays are known for their accuracy anyway. They’re intentionally exaggerated and fictional. Tbh if you’re annoyed about inaccuracy, Richard III being played by a black woman is the LEAST of your problems.
@@bobacat2888would you get behind Daniel Ratcliffe if he were cast to play Rose Maxon in Fences ?
Maybe because it was NORMAL for men to paly women in the past!💀
That was the social norm!
Plus be is Shakespeare's play or no, Richard III shouldn't be casted like this. He is a real king who, if someone wants to make a documentary or film about him, should be presented accurately.
If it's not ok, to cast a black historical figure as a white woman, why should it be ok to cast a white king as a black women?
@@vanessadebrino7231 no, and the difference is that Shakespeare’s history plays are intentionally a mockery of the real people. If you want a respectful portrayal of Richard III, Shakespeare is the wrong playwright for you. Also, that is a story about the black experience, whereas this is the story of a king. If Richard III was written specifically about his experiences being white, it would be logical to cast a white actor, but here it doesn’t mess with the story at all.
Omfg, wow!!!!!
Ryan Reynolds for Rosa Parks next
LMAO clown world
no hate but honestly....is this some sort of joke?....im no expert on Shakespeare and no hate to the actress but having seen the versions of the great Laurence Olivier, the titan Sir Ian Mckellen and the magnificent Benedict Cumberbatch.....I can say that the "Now is the winter of our discontent" monologue must channel a sort of subtle sinister malevolence and underlying rage of Richard 3 at being denied what rightfully belongs to him due to his deformity, there is a certain point between subtlety and expressionism that needs to be pin pointed while doing the monologue something the three previously mentioned awesome actors nailed......this version feels like a 7 year old girl ranting cuz her daddy didnt give her the birthday present she wanted
It is a shrill rendition of what someone with no love or understanding of Shakespeare would produce. It is vacant of meaning. Maybe because it is not in her cultural lexicon.
Does she even have a deformity in her costume? Not even a limp????
The costume is designed to have one of the shoulders higher than the other. We know Richard had a very deformed spine and we know his back looked pretty gnarly, but we also know that it could easily be hidden with the right clothes and tailoring. We also know that he was quite athletic, so his disability didn't hinder him too much
Well, that was fun actually. I like it. And it gives me an idea - to produce MLK biography with angry Karen in the leading role. Just imagine that - the sheer level of righteousness. That will be really fresh and creative.
What???
This isn’t real
a nightmare
this is sick and ridiculous
This is about the worst Shakespearean performance I have ever listened to. Ridiculously directed as it is a monologue intended solely for the audience to hear; certainly not for the ears of King Edward or members of the court. Has the actress never read Hamlet's advice to actors...."Do not soar the air with your hands....etc.? Physically, an unthought performance with no relation between what is being said and the movements of the body. Then, there's the voice, shrill as a peacock and in no way capable of handling a role like Richard III. The entire performance, as seen here, seems a parody on bad acting (and directing!). Has no one thought that the character was DEFORMED? This woman moves about the stage with the misplaced agility of an acrobat on drugs. Terrible, terrible, terrible in every capacity. THe thought of listening to her for 3 1/2 hours is painful indeed.
Just go watch old productions of the play, this one is clearly not for you and we know why.
@@sunjuliyta3080 Will watch old productions with pleasure. I've seen many, and directed 1 production myself. Don't know what you think you know, but you're way off base on that. In one plain word, everything about this production is wrong.
@@foley325405 I don't see the point of you telling me that you directed a production of it but ok. Oh so you already saw the entire thing? Lol anyway just saw it and it was great! Definitely gonna watch it again,
@@sunjuliyta3080 Thank you!
Why I do believe that the feelings of "men" are becoming more SENSITIVE with every step society takes away from those who share a common DNA with America's "Founding Fathers!" 😏
#Snowflakes
Actually ignoring the ridiculous casting of a woman in the Richard part. The acting is pretty crap.
I thought that was over-acted and really quite awful.
King Richard was a black woman? I guess us white people get off the hook for colonialism then.
King Richard was a white European and this is just a play you simpleton
@TheatreDarling it’s a joke, you’re right though, not everyone’s a theatre darling
Shakespeare is rolling over in his grave. This is the worst production I have ever seen. The set design was very, very good though. I really enjoyed the set
design. The acting left much to be desired. There were a few good attempts at presenting the words.
Mostly the words were demolished.
it's exceptionally bad, like grammar school bad. The sets are ok, not mind blowing, but good. The lighting design is garbage, like a sitcom or talkshow set.
🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
Fresh in our minds is the ridiculousness and overwhelming ridicule thrown at the race-swapped Queen Cleopatra “documentary,” from Netflix. Now we must have a race-swapped and gender-swapped (King) Richard III?! Seriously? I guess PBS feels the need to prove its wokeness. Let’s jump on the bandwagon of making women powerful and masculine and men, weak and silly. While the play is a dramatization, Richard III was a very real person. This might be almost tolerable if director/lead actor Gurira had some stage presence or talent, but no. She seems to think acting is primarily screaming. I’ve watched most of one act and this is the worst thing I’ve ever seen on Great Performances and certainly doesn’t live up to the series title.
Hey while you were crying about how unfair life is I noticed you dropped your nipple for the bottle that you're holding you might want pick it up and suck on it! ✌😁
#Snowflakes
White erasure is not a consequence of wokeness. White erasure is its goal.
I hadn't even realized that, i just came to scourne the acting. It's quite bad.
I don't mind swaps, but it's useless to only swap two political motivated details and leave everything else classic. That's actually belittling to race and gender issues, it's like a booboo prize, not a real equality.
of course you guys don't know what historical fiction is but get real mad when you see a black lead in it for some weird reason
@@BlipBloop33 You would be crying all over the internet if said historical fiction whitewashed Shaka Zulu. Don't act like you can use the racism card to hide your blatant black revisionism.
If anything, it is not her gender nor skin color, it is the poor directing and stage design.
it is grade school acting. i'm so sorry for her to have this as a constant reminder of her level of acting skill. learning the lines isnt enough. you need to understand the context and relate to the content to generate emotion. this is hollow and awful.
Sound and fury signifying. . . .nothing.
Its da proof that we wuz kangz n shiet 🐒
Next Daniel Radcliffe will be playing Rose Maxon from Fences. I’m sure there’d be no backlash. Go Woke or go home !
Michonne making herself look like an absolute bellend.
What an utter load of sh*t.😂😂😂
Jesus