Saturday Lunch, Lecture and Film
Stuart Varnam-Atkin will present Shakespeare's LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST followed by a screening of the acclaimed BBC television production of the play
September 21, 2024
Doors open 11:30; Lunch 11:45; Talk 12:30-13:15
DVD viewing (with Japanese subtitles) 13:25-15:45
(Dessert and coffee will be served during an intermission.)
“And when Love speaks, the voice of all the gods
Make heaven drowsy with the harmony.”
A young king and three of his male friends swear to shut themselves away from the world and the distractiong company of women for three years to devote their time to study and self-improvement. But... Enter a French princess with three charming, intelligent ladies... Something has to give! Join the fun of Shakespeare’s vibrant, playful and high-energy comedy about the idealism of youth and the difference between the appearance and reality of love. Sometimes described as his most intellectual comedy, it’s a world of verbal gymnastics provided by a host of lively characters, including a rustic clown, a ‘fantastical’ bragging Spaniard, a pedantic schoolteacher, a sycophantic curate, and a dull constable named Dull.
“They have been at a great feast of languages, and stolen the scraps.”
The production to be screened is part of the BBC Shakespeare Collection, first broadcast in 1985. The director Elijah Moshinsky used an 18th century setting, which meant lots of male wigs. The King is played by Jonathan Kent, the Princess by Maureen Lipman, Berowne by Mike Gwilym (previously seen as Pericles and Aufidius), Rosaline by Jenny Agutter (The Railway Children), Don Armado by David Warner, Holofernes by satirist John Wells, and Marcade by Valentine Dyall (The Man in Black) in his final TV appearance.
There is a cash bar. Drink tickets are available at the Front Desk.
Ticket prices: 4,950 yen for members, 5,500 yen for guests (includes lunch and tax)
Please reserve by phone 03-3211-3161 or email: front@fccj.or.jp
Cancellations accepted until 6 p.m. on Tuesday, September 17.
The Special Projects Committee
沙翁土曜午餐会(シェークスピアランチ会): 恋の骨折り損
日本語字幕監修 東京大学名誉教授小田島 雄志
9月21日（土）11時45-15時45分
開場11:30; 昼休憩 11:45; 解説講義12:30-13:15. DVD鑑賞 13:25-15:45
講師: スチュアート ヴァーナム–アトキン
ナヴァール王と廷臣たちは、学業に専念し、女性との接触を一切絶つことを誓い合う。しかしフランス王女が外交交渉のため宮廷を訪れようとするときに交わすには、それはあまりにも愚かな誓いであった・・・。
会費4,950円 (会員)、5,500円 (非会員)。(デザート、コーヒー付き)
お申し込みはフロント・デスクまで 電話 03-3211-3161 E-mail: front@fccj.or.jp
9月17日(火) 18:00以降のキャンセルはフル・チャージとなります。
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