{"id":1687,"date":"2012-10-23T10:34:45","date_gmt":"2012-10-23T14:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=1687"},"modified":"2021-07-22T15:48:30","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T19:48:30","slug":"facing-page-luke-forbes-richard-iii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?p=1687","title":{"rendered":"Facing Page &#038; Luke Forbes: Richard III"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_91\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1687-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/FacingPageandLukeForbes.mp3?_=1\" \/><a 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(max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\" style=\"font-size:27px\"><strong><strong>Richard III: Act 1, Scene <\/strong>2<br><strong>Richard (Duke of Gloucester)<\/strong><br><strong>October 5, 2012<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"631\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Luke-Forbes.jpg?resize=631%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7548\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Luke-Forbes.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?attachment_id=7548\" class=\"wp-image-7548\" 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href=\"http:\/\/www.facingpageproductions.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facing Page Productions<\/a> is staging a plain English version of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Richard III<\/span>.&nbsp;&nbsp; Will it open the door to more Shakespeare fans?&nbsp; <a title=\"Luke Forbes:  About the Artist\" href=\"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=1669\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Luke Forbes<\/a> plays the titular character in a version that focuses more on the plot and the main character, less on the historical underpinnings.&nbsp; What is lost and what is gained when Shakespeare&#8217;s most famous villain takes the stage spouting prose from someone else&#8217;s pen?&nbsp; You be the judge as you listen to Richard&#8217;s monologue from Act 2, Scene 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click here to see the <a title=\"Richard III: Act I, Scene ii, Facing Page\" href=\"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=1673\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facing Page Version of the text<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click here to see the <a title=\"Richard III: Act I, Scene ii Shakespeare\" href=\"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=1728\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shakespeare version of the text<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click here to see a <a title=\"Scansion: Richard III Act I, Scene ii\" href=\"http:\/\/stateofshakespeare.com\/?page_id=1707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fully scanned version of the Shakespeare text<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/stateofshakespeare\/www.stateofshakespeare.com\/TSS\/Media\/FacingPageandLukeForbes.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | Youtube Music | RSS Richard III: Act 1, Scene 2Richard (Duke of Gloucester)October 5, 2012 Will Shakespeare be lost in translation, or can a play transcend transcription?&nbsp; It&#8217;s a question that will be put to the test in an<\/p>\n <a 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