"Can't Tell the Players Without a Programme"

A friend in London, knowing of my keen interest in Sir Robert
Cecil sent me a photo copy of a page from the most recent producion
of "Richard III" done by the RSC back in February. The little
introductory essay was written by Clare Asquith and suggests that
Shakespeare's Richard III was based on Sir Robert Cecil. Asquith has
written a book entitled "Shadowplay: The Hidden Beliefs and Coded
Politics of William Shakespeare". Haven't read the book yet but I
suspect it is what me old German grandma used to say "You don't go
looking for a dog behind the stove unless you're behind the stove
yourself."
I paid a visit to the RSC homepage and had a look at what was
available about this recent production of "Richard III", had to watch
the filmclips sans sound since my computer at work is not set up for
sound--but the actors were speaking their lines "trippingly on the
tongue" and it was easy to follow along---I thought Jonathan
Slinger's birthmark on his bald pate resembled the front half of a
boar. I also successfully matched prior set designs & Richards to the
appropriate texts---full marks for me!

"Meek"(late night musings)