Has anyone seen King Lear at the Barbican?

Question

Hi fellow thesbians and theatre lovers!

I was wondering, what with your obvious love for theatre and the staging of mock battles, if any of you out there have seen any good plays recently. I've heard that King Lear, showing now at the Barbican, is fantastic. Sure, Kenneth Brannagh doesn't have the physique of André the Giant or Big Daddy but boy can he act better than those guys.

Does your love for staged fights stretch as far as the traditional theatre or do you prefer to restrict your dose theatrical entertainment to people wielding rubber and plastic props around and galivanting half naked with members of the same sex?

How do you cope with the obvious homosexual undertones in what is perceived to be such a manly and macho - I want to say sport but I'm afraid I can't - pursuit?

Lets look at the unabridged version of the Oxford dictionary says about plays : 1. a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
2. a dramatic performance, as on the stage.
3. exercise or activity for amusement or recreation.
4. fun or jest, as opposed to seriousness.

All four of these definitions apply to the theatre of wrestling don't they?

So what's the difference between a play on stage, which is rehersed, directed, choreographed and presented in front of an audience without risk to the actors involved and wrestling, which is rehersed, directed, choreographed and presented in front of an audience without rist to the actors involved?

Kidkool. A "steel chair", as you call it - is not a weapon. The axe and the mace are weapons. Why does the steel chair always land seat first on the top of the thesbian's head and not side on or legs first jabbed in the actor's eyes?

Wrestling is not a manly sport - it's not a sport at all; it's a precursor to going to bed with another man.

Answer 1

I have seen it and it was fantastic. Very different to modern wrestling which is a form of dance performed by steroid pumped water based muscular ******* primarily from the most depraved and socially inadequate region in the world. The United States of America. What a bunch of poofters. I mean its no wonder they can't beat a bunch of peasant farmers in the middle east if this is how they train.

Answer 2

what does this have with wrestling ?

Answer 3

Okay, your point is?