Drama.

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    • Subject Terms:
      THEATER; RICHARD III (Play : Shakespeare); BLOOD Wedding (Theatrical production); SHAKESPEARE, William, 1564-1616; GENEALOGY; BETROTHAL
    • Abstract:
      The article focuses on some of the theatrical productions. For many years, actors have been trying to make a good play out of dramatist William Shakespeare's "Richard III," now and again, genuinely moving. The real trouble with the play as a play is, that it is composed of three rather discordant elements. It involves an intolerable deal of exposition, including a course in genealogy, all of which any modern director would throw away on the theory that present-day audiences are not interested. "Blood Wedding" tells the simple, black-and white story of a betrothal and a wedding in rural Spain, which end in violence and death when the girl runs away, during the wedding feast, with her former sweetheart.