Rumble thy bellyfull. . .

Greg Hicks, as Lear, in the RSC's 2010 KING LEAR, director David Farr; photograph by Manuel Harlan.

Just a little thought bubble for now.

Today I watched the preview clip for the RSC’s new King Lear which opened in February.  Again: I wish I had an easy ability to travel.

There was something about that clip. . .  It absolutely sent chills up my spine.  I don’t know why; I know that we all have our own experiences with movies, music, poetry, images, and ideas.  We’re all different.  What tastes like the best thing on earth to me may do nothing whatsoever for someone else’s tongue.

However, it reminded me of what I love about theatre, about storytelling, about the whole gamut.

Great words; deep meaning; and voices hitting interesting notes.

If I’m ever able to accomplish anything in my life that does—for someone else—what that clip did for me, I will be a lucky man.

© Jeffrey Puukka, 2010