voice, this time its the bbc - a grump

I am puzzled. I listened to the beginning of a BBC 3rd Programme play on Sunday - w'therin' 'ites by that Bronte lass  -  and then, on a nod from my partner, we agreed to turn it off.  Not because of the naughty words but becaause of the poor voices. I was looking foward to hearing the local dialects being richly spoken.  My dad had a marvellous Yorshire dialect.  We would far rather have had the words said with love of them even if a bit iffy on the side of being correctly Yorkshire than what we were given.  I'm intrigued by the lack of good voices coming out of drama schools.  I value dialects - Think Northern Broadside  - but....come on you voice teachers, do your stuff!

Here, for fun, is Horatio in Hamlet - paingting in progress

Shakespeare again

My partner and I had a great experience at the Lowrie recently when we saw a production of The Comedy of Errors - heard every word, laughed, and came away reassured there's life in British theatre. 

I've beem off line thinking about Hamlet - having long coversations with Shakespeare - he's very argumentative.  However, I dare to say we're beginning to agree with each other. Or, to be accurate, I'm beginning to agree with him.  He's thought to have been the first to take the part of The Ghost because he could produce an unearthly voice.  Here he is in acrylic paint. It isn't finished... a little greenish blue to push the figure back maybe to emphasise the directive finger as he pronounces the word "Swear!"...