in memoriam
Keeping Fit
Last Saturday was Shakespeare's birthday, did you wear a party hat in honour of the man? I have a poster of him jogging in Central Park, NY with his dog; you can stick it on your wall too by going to the Polish Poster Gallery. On that date some chose to see Julius Caesar at the Barbican. When Cassius said to Messala, 'This is my
birthday, as this very day was Cassius born', the audience gave a knowing laugh. As far as the perfomance is concerned, I'm not used to a frisky Ralph Fiennes jumping about on the stage, but his riot speech was pretty impressive. After the intermission the modern battle scenes seemed incoherent and I would prefer period costumes.
If a writer or artist passes away, his/her book will get days of fame in our window display. In February it was Hunter S Thompson, this month it's Sir Eduardo Paolozzi--I feel closer to him because of the Newton sculpture at the entrance of the British Library.