I think of "Hwæt!" (the opening word of "Beowulf") as the first word of English literature.
Scholars write articles on what it might mean.
If you were translating "Beowulf," how would you capture "Hwæt!" in our English?
Bushy, Bagot, and Green; one short, one fat, one mean. Played brilliantly by Tessa Hatts, Louis Dickens, and Julia Thurston. Appearing in Richard II for three more shows!
Opening the twenty-third show tonight at the #Cambridge#Shakespeare Festival in #TrinityCollege Gardens.
Jackson Wright as Earl of Norfolk, David France as Welsh Captain, Marianne James as Harry Percy, and Pippa Haddow as Duke of Aumerle all prepared for war in #RichardII. Opening its twenty-second show tonight with four shows to go at #CambridgeShakespeareFestival#Shakespeare
It has been such a privelege to be able to perform this role in such a wonderful cast and production, and really want to share this with as many people as possible. Last chance to see this week