Foreign Performances of Shakespeare
Foreign performances of Shakespeare in many ways parallels the larger narrative of theatrical history. This also speaks to Shakespeare’s global outreach as it has grown and will continue to do so.
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Famous quotes containing the words foreign, performances and/or shakespeare:
“If one mistreats citizens of foreign countries, one infringes upon one’s duty toward one’s own subjects; for thus one exposes them to the law of retribution.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)
“This play holds the season’s record [for early closing], thus far, with a run of four evening performances and one matinee. By an odd coincidence it ran just five performances too many.”
—Dorothy Parker (1893–1967)
“What great ones do, the less will prattle of.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)