Theater Night Gifts

'The Stalls, Covent Garden Opera'

'Is there a lady in the audience whose late husband says he never did put up that shelf?'

An audience with the king.

"To torture an insect or not to torture an insect, that is the question."

"Bond James, Bond."

They hated me.

"Just be yourself."

Showbiz Awards

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty. It's always my intention to leave you laughing."

"Don't be embarrassed. Most heroic archetypes your age have lost the ability to swashbuckle."

"Let's just say I have a pre-existing condition."

'Believing any filming experience may help launch acting careers, some even stage their appearances before closed circuit cameras.'

"Don't get strung out by the way I look, don't judge a book by its cover."

Thought for today: "All the world's a stage." - Shakespeare. And boy, are there a lot of drama critics.

'If you were disturbed by any issues raised, please call your mum.'

'Is there another doctor in the house? He wants a second opinion.'

'They all want to play the star.'

Clown teaches how to speak Jibberish

Tut and Carmen.

Herman Mankiewicz

"We just watched a hypermovie!"

A fairy with wand and crown in pink tutu

"Aristophanes explains comedy"

Department of Theatre, Film and Television: Lights...Camera...Unemployment!

"Samson was the best actor in the bible - he brought the house down!"

Women's Bonnets Block the Audience View

Jean-Paul Sartre

"And I want you to meet Coco, your anesthesiologist."

'Hamlet'

"Too 'Book of Genesis'?"

Honoré de Balzac

1599: Shakespeare's Agent knew what the public wanted

Papageno from The Magic Flute

Leslie Caron.

If time travel was invented in 1600 in England. I'm a fan of the bard. Let's see if he wants to take a journey through time. Globe Theater. Sounds fun! Let's go to 2020. It's a nice round number. Zazzz! Poof! That's weird. How did they know he was coming? And why does he need to leave this place? Apparently you can't be here, William. The sign says "No Shakespeare in the park this summer."