In a bracing antidote to the luvvieish bbc festival marking 400 years since his death, cunk gave a sort of bored schoolkids view of shakespeare as purveyor of gobbledegook, unfunny comedies. Shakespeare in german translation provides an opportunity in reinterpreting his work that is missed by english audiences. Word of the day translating shakespeare into german. German premiere in englishscene sequence available in german flute theatre. Cunk on shakespeare is available to buy on download. May 11, 2016 the cult comic character from charlie brookers weekly wipe numpty news pundit philomena cunk, played by the ace diane morgan gets her own oneoff show this week. Over the years, various german writers from close to shakespeare s time until modern times have translated his works into german. Comedy starring diane morgan as the earnest but sceptical philomena cunk. Cunk on shakespeare bbc two was a spoof documentary from. Philomena cunk is the ideal candidate to give the bbc two audience her own unique take on a comprehensive guide to the life and works of william shakespeare a regular contributor to charlie brookers weekly wipe, philomena has proven herself a shrewd interviewer, an. Caesar is assassinated due to the plotting of marcus brutus and cassius, who meet their inevitable defeat and plunge the country into civil war. To do so, cunk meets shakespeare experts and simon russell beale, all of whom are left. The shakespeare code by virginia fellows baconshakespeare.
Six actors give a fascinating performance in this brief yet very intense production by the flute theatre. Over 100,000 german translations of english words and phrases. The cult comic character from charlie brookers weekly wipe numpty news pundit philomena cunk, played by the ace diane morgan gets her own oneoff show this week. Shakespeare, translations on 20 may 2016 by ferrarij. Dec, 20 no country outside the uk can boast a longer history of involvement with shakespeare than germany. Jan 01, 2005 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. With more productions of shakespeare staged in germany than in the uk, patrick spottiswoode considers why the bard is. Bbc presents the classic play by william shakespeare. He was born in stratforduponavon and baptised there on 26 april 1564. Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love.
Cunk on shakespeare 2016 house of tomorrow film with diane morgan. We have to sit through plays still performed in elizabethan english, which can be quite difficult for us to comprehend and indeed puts a lot of people off appreciating shapespeares plays. Shakespeare in german to mark the occasion of the german day of unity, librarian mareike doleschal examines the custodial history of a set of german shakespeare translations held in the trusts library. Julius caesar is a highly ambitious political leader in rome whose aim is to become dictator. William shakespeare hamlet german version lyrics and.
The play will be shown in colchester and at the craiova shakespeare festival in romania before coming to neuss. Before the shakespeare society at weimar lately, professor max foerster gave a postbellum turn to the old contention that the swan of avon was in reality a modern german. Read texts from hamlet german version and join the genius community of scholars to learn the meaning behind the words. Philomena knows absolutely nothing about shakespeare but that wont stop her presenting a groundbreaking documentary about. Despite leading the way with nominations for the bafta tv awards,netflixs historical drama the crown failed to pick up a single win. Shorter than hamlet, funnier than king lear, and easier to spell than cymbeline, cunk on shakespeare is absolutely the last word in shakespeare documentaries. Philomena knows absolutely nothing about shakespeare but that wont stop her presenting a groundbreaking documentary about him. The bbc have today released promotional pictures for two up and coming specials, produced as part of the bbcs shakespeare festival to mark 400 years since the death of britains greatest. Its where your interests connect you with your people. Mareike doleschal 03 oct 2017 books can have a history that is hinted at in bookplates and marginalia or in the attempt to erase the traces of. Cunk will leave no stone unturned as she gets to the bottom of the bard, visiting his birthplace, exploring the globe, studying priceless. What a shame, then, that the end result turned out to be so limp.
To celebrate, heres 22 times when cunk was so witless, she was almost wise related. The taylor institutions shakespeare in translation exhibition illustrates the broad linguistic scope of shakespeare reception across europe. Philomena knows absolutely nothing about shakespeare but that wont stop. Ahead of the event, the crown had five nominations, including. May 20, 2016 playing shakespeare in german the taylor institutions shakespeare in translation exhibition illustrates the broad linguistic scope of shakespeare reception across europe. He is the creator and coshowrunner of the scifi drama anthology series black mirror, and has written for comedy series such as brass eye, the 11 oclock show, and nathan barley.
German translators blog collaboratively on the most challenging words of the day, as they take part in a great feast of languages workshop in cologne. No doubt wherever he is, shakespeare cant wait to watch it. Its one of the great dramas like ever i realized its obligatory for tv cops to be damaged, but it remains a mystery to me how saga could get, and keep, a job that demands such skills of personal interaction, at least a feigning of empathy contrast the. Placed within the works of shakespeare, and other writers of the elizabethan era, is a poignant and tragic tale that ends on a note of triumph. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the akas submission guide. Andrew dickson traces the long history of germanys love for the bard, and describes the way his work has been interpreted by germans from goethe and brecht to.
It looks like we dont have any akas for this title yet. Release dates 1 also known as aka 0 release dates uk 11 may 2016. May 11, 2016 potentially cunk on shakespeare could have plowed a rich satirical seam by making fun of the prevailing reverence for shakespeare as a cultural icon, as well as parodying some of the more earnest presenters seen on bbc documentaries, such as professors brian cox and amanda vickery. Jun 20, 2016 cunk on shakespeare comedy from charlie brooker starring philomena cunk. Comedy from charlie brooker starring philomena cunk, the witless commentator from charlie brookers weekly wipe. Additional formats may also be available from the main gutenberg site. Playing shakespeare in german taylor institution library. Every year, there are more performances of shakespeares plays in germany than there are in england. During shakespeares lifetime companies of english players performed at the courts of german princes, and there were even purposebuilt playhouses remarkably like english playhouses some years before the building of the first theatre in london. What did viewers think of charlie brookers dimwitted interviewer.
Shakespeares letzte runde 2016 nude scenes vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. With simon russell beale, matthew burton, ben crystal, iqbal khan. Potentially cunk on shakespeare could have plowed a rich satirical seam by making fun of the prevailing reverence for shakespeare as a cultural icon, as well as parodying some of the more earnest presenters seen on bbc documentaries, such as professors brian cox and amanda vickery. Horrible histories and cunk on shakespeare promotional pictures 17042016 by loonyliterature in promotional pictures. May 12, 2016 in a bracing antidote to the luvvieish bbc festival marking 400 years since his death, cunk gave a sort of bored schoolkids view of shakespeare as purveyor of gobbledegook, unfunny comedies. To celebrate, heres 22 times when cunk was so witless, she was almost wise.
No country outside the uk can boast a longer history of involvement with shakespeare than germany. Monday 6 june 2016 by jana mischke and wiebke acton. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Bbc two comedy starring diane morgan as philomena cunk. Iambic pentameter gets a surreal makeover in this popopera romp through shakespeares sonnets from director robert wilson and composer rufus wainwright. Philomena knows absolutely nothing about shakespeare, but that wont stop her attempting to present a groundbreaking documentary about him. Cunk on shakespeare tv movie 2016 release info imdb. The character from charlie brookers weekly wipe 20 presents a mockumentary about william shakespeare, talking us through his life and works in her own unique style. His plays have a particularly long history of adaptation and translation in german. German translation of twelfth night collins english. He was more than just a bald man who could write with feathers. German translation of twelfth night the official collins englishgerman dictionary online. Shakespeares disgusting audiences cunk on shakespeare. Shakespeare s disgusting audiences cunk on shakespeare.
Cunk on shakespeare tvs nicest historian examines algerias role in the roman empire and comedian diane morgan explores the king of the. Home explore shakespeare blogs shakespeare in german to mark the occasion of the german day of unity, librarian mareike doleschal examines the custodial history of a set of german shakespeare translations held in the trusts library. In december 2016, she presented bbc twos cunk on christmas. Also known as aka it looks like we dont have any akas for this title yet. We found subtitles for the program cunk on shakespeare. Philomena cunk is one of the greatest thinkers of the 21st century, and in cunk on everything she turns her attention to our biggest issue. As a result, unlike the situation in english, there are different versions of shakespeare in german. Philomena cunk leaves no stone unturned as she gets to the bottom of the bard. Cunk will leave no stone unturned as she gets to the bottom of the bard, visiting his birthplace, exploring the. Cunk on shakespeare was a gloriously funny, bored schoolkids. The encrypted message reveals a true story of francis bacons involvement in the works that far exceeds the drama, comedy, tragedy, intrigue, betrayal, false identity and heroism portrayed in the plays. Diane morgan born 1 october 1975 is an english actress, comedian, and writer, known for her comedy persona of philomena cunk on charlie brookers weekly wipe, appearing as presenter of the mockumentaries cunk on christmas, cunk on shakespeare, cunk on britain and cunk and other humans. Andrew dickson traces the long history of germanys love for the bard, and describes the way his work has been interpreted by germans from goethe and brecht to the nazis.
Large sublists have been split off to separate articles. Mar 15, 2016 every year, there are more performances of shakespeares plays in germany than there are in england. The character from charlie brookers weekly wipe 20. The bards enigmatic poems are pared down to 25 selections, set to everything from medieval german minnesang to cabaret rock and performed by bertolt brechts historic berliner ensemble. This is shakespeares letzte runde by tonio arango on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. We can now bask in a fourth series of the bridge on bbc2, more noir than ever.
William shakespeare was the son of john shakespeare, an alderman and a successful glover glovemaker originally from snitterfield, and mary arden, the daughter of an affluent landowning farmer. Cunk on shakespeare comedy from charlie brooker starring philomena cunk. Download subtitles for cunk on shakespeare philomena cunk leaves no stone unturned as she gets to the bottom of the bard. Horrible histories and cunk on shakespeare promotional pictures 1704 2016 by loonyliterature in promotional pictures. Below you can compare several shakespeare works that have been translated into german by more than one german poet.