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25 March 2009

American Shakespeare fans, set your DVRs! The Trevor Nunn production of King Lear with Ian McKellan is on Great Performances tonight.→[More:]
I desperately tried (and failed) to get tickets when it was staged in L.A. a couple of years ago, so I've been waiting quite awhile for this. Huzzah!

post by: scody at: 14:32 | 13 comments

Thanks for the heads up! I never would have known about this otherwise.

Now I just have to convince Mrs. Beese that this is more important than seeing who gets voted out of the goddamned tribe...

She loves Sir Ian - as any sensible person would - but she's nuts for that awful show.

posted by Joe Beese 25 March | 14:39

Oooh, thanks.

posted by notquitemaryann 25 March | 14:48

I think I heard that Survivor is just a clip show tonight (I haven't watched it for a few seasons, so I can't confirm), so you may have the advantage!

posted by scody 25 March | 14:49

...poo. Roommate won't be home to tape it for me. Ah well. Netflix will have it next month.

posted by notquitemaryann 25 March | 15:02

I'm so excited. ThAnks for the reminder!

posted by MonkeyButter 25 March | 15:09

Added to Netflix, thanks also for the heads-up, very cool.

posted by Sil 25 March | 16:08

Is this a good time to very unsubtly mention that I have tickets to see Ian McKellen in Waiting for Godot next month? No? Oh and Patrick Stewart too?

posted by matthewr 25 March | 18:17

My wife once died onstage with Ian McKellan in San Francisco. I'll leave it at that.

We still have only a VCR, so I had to go buy a pack of VHS tapes for tonight. The woman at Office Max was surprised that they still sold them.

posted by lukemeister 25 March | 19:29

OfficeMax and similar places will probably be among the last retail places to sell 'em, because of VHS-based security/surveillance systems.

posted by box 25 March | 20:48

Is this a good time to very unsubtly mention that I have tickets to see Ian McKellen in Waiting for Godot next month? No? Oh and Patrick Stewart too?

You lucky(pozzo) bastard! I gnash my teeth in envy. Please post a review?

My wife once died onstage with Ian McKellan in San Francisco.

This statement is useless without pics.

posted by scody 25 March | 21:30

scody,

I'm afraid there are no pictures :-(

posted by lukemeister 25 March | 23:07

Wait, there's an American Shakespeare now?

posted by Eideteker 26 March | 06:29

Did anyone else catch Sylvester McCoy (aka Mr. 7th Doctor) as the Fool? Exquisite.

posted by gc 26 March | 23:51

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