The play’s the thing – but everyone has their own favourite | Letters
Guardian readers share their views of Michael Billington’s Shakespeare rankingsThank you for Michael Billington’s brilliant and fascinating ranking of Shakespeare’s plays, which will surely give rise to much debate (To...
By Guardian Staff · The Guardian Opinion
Guardian readers share their views of Michael Billington’s Shakespeare rankings Thank you for Michael Billington’s brilliant and fascinating ranking of Shakespeare’s plays, which will surely give rise to much debate ( To see or not to see? Every single Shakespeare play – ranked!, 22 April ). I’d like to make a case for promotion of The Tempest from its lowly 25th position. Admittedly my fondness for it started with doing it for A-level in 1968, but, having the good fortune to see both the all-female women’s prison version , starring Harriet Walter, and the RSC magical hi-tech production within a few months, I think its versatility deserves a higher ranking. I would swap it with The Winter’s Tale, which for me is just a bit too weird. Marian Sainsbury Edinburgh Continue reading...