Saturday 15 May 2010

Shakespeare's "Henry VIII"

"Henry VIII" is not performed very often, but a new version is being staged at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London. The play is believed to be jinxed after the original Globe Theatre burned down in 1613 when the thatched roof caught alight after the firing of a cannon in the play! Another reason it isn't performed more often is that no-one is quite sure whether it is a History, a Romance or a Tragedy. And if that wasn't enough, there's speculation that some of it was written by John Fletcher and those scenes are not as good as the other parts of the play. Before I read this piece I had no idea why "Henry VIII" was so seldom seen - another day, another piece of knowledge gained!

Your Saturday questions are:-
  1. Which country tested its first Hydrogen Bomb over Malden Island today in 1957?

  2. Jessica Sutta (right) was born today in 1982 and from 2002 to 2010 was a member of which pop group?

  3. Who was born today in 1909 in Huddersfield and won a Golden Globe for his performance in the 1954 film "A Star is Born"?
Yesterday's Answers: 1. Edward Jenner; 2. "The Aviator"; 3. Warsaw

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