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Post by profquatermass on Apr 15, 2024 11:54:04 GMT
For what it's worth, Juliet is explicitly 13 (Lady Capulet says she's not 14 until Lammas-tide in a two weeks). The youngest modern Juliet I know of is Rebecca Saire who was 14 when she did the BBC Shakespeare R & J with Patrick Ryecart as Romeo
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Racism
Apr 15, 2024 21:04:25 GMT
Post by scarletmood on Apr 15, 2024 21:04:25 GMT
For what it's worth, Juliet is explicitly 13 (Lady Capulet says she's not 14 until Lammas-tide in a two weeks). The youngest modern Juliet I know of is Rebecca Saire who was 14 when she did the BBC Shakespeare R & J with Patrick Ryecart as Romeo Thanks for pointing this out. I was thinking I hadn't heard that Patrick Ryecart was in things when he was a teen but he was 26 when he was in this. Rebecca I must admit I'd not heard of but she was in some Tv roles in the last couple of years. Certainly a great cast in that version. I must try to see if it is online and take a look.
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Post by jojo on Apr 16, 2024 12:29:21 GMT
I do think there are also some shows where no matter how much you want them to, audiences will struggle to suspend belief. You can talk about colour-blind casting as much as you want, but if you cast Mamma Mia with a white Donna, mixed raced Sophie, two white dads and a black dad, people will roll their eyes when she says she has no idea who her father is! I think this is a great example of a reason where outright colour-blind casting would not be appropriate, or at least needs a bit of extra thought, but there are opportunities for colour-bind casting elsewhere in the show. It's not just about equality of access to opportunities, it is a good thing that our world is represented in the media, including on stage. If we are open about the roles where it is possible, then we don't need to get uptight about the roles where it's not appropriate.
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