We saw ``Scotland, Pa., in which Macbeth was a frustrated fast food fry cook. Next up, the BBC's Shakespeare Retold retelling in which our protagonist is the head chef in a swanky (just got its third Michelin star!) Soho restaurant, The Nose to Tail, specializing in entrails and organs. Lady M., in black leather, is the maitre d', Macduff is the head waiter and Duncan is the jovial restaurant owner who takes credit for the fuming Macbeth's ``signature creations'' -- for example ``Pork Assortments.'' James McAvoy is the protagonist, Keeley Hawkes the wife and Richard Armitage the crafty head waiter. The witches are wised up garbage men. Said to be gruesome humor familiar to those who admire ``Scottish cop movies.'' (??) Written by Peter Moffat, who did ``Cambridge Spies'' and ``Hawking'' dramas.
Running time is 90 minutes. Part of the same BBC series that gave us the dueling TV anchors version of ``Much Ado About Nothing.''
Come and see it Monday February 8, 1 p.m., board room. (Right, this is not the consecrated first Monday of the month, traditional docent movie time, but the room was already booked for 2/1.)
Also, let's forget about having a March movie. Early March is all about the Secondary School Festival.
Every good wish, Joe Adcock
Miscellany: Shakespeare on (and off) Broadway
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