![]() In Hag-Seed, the author gets to indulge her inner theatre critic to her heart's content, and also mine her long-standing appreciation of both Shakespeare and the Stratford Festival. "When she's played as this tough matron, you think, 'Why would she fall apart? She's so tough.'"Īn interesting observation – but, thankfully, I don't have to worry too much about Atwood taking over my job. "I liked that they made younger than they usually are, because it made sense of Lady Macbeth's falling apart," Atwood says, with slow, deliberate enthusiasm. Meeting The One Who Knows on the patio of a Toronto café to talk about her Shakespeare-inspired new novel, Hag-Seed, this Atwood – the theatre critic – is on full display, as she eagerly elaborates on her feelings about the Macbeth still on in Stratford, which she has been attending for most of its existence. For instance, like me, she enjoyed the Stratford Festival's production of Macbeth this season – but expressed her appreciation much more succinctly: Excellent #macbeth at Authentic #witches! (From One Who Knows.) >:>} And, after she's digested a performance in Toronto or elsewhere, she will usually tweet out a mini-review – complete with hashtags and elaborate emoticons. When not busy novelizing or speaking, Atwood can often be found out and about at the theatre. ![]() You may know Margaret Atwood as a bestselling author, environmentalist or inventor, but lately I've been more closely following the Canadian icon's spin-off career as a writer of 140-character theatre criticism. ![]()
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