As a certain Shakespearean monarch has said, "An honest tale speeds best, being plainly told," and in the meantime a not-so-plain production of "Richard III" will make its way to the Brooklyn Academy of Music in January as part of the 2012 winter-spring season.
But, in spite of a strong central performance from John Shrapnel, Andrew Hilton's plain-text production at this much-praised venue leaves me craving the delights of an interpretative idea.
The omens are terrific with director Andrew Hilton, whose plain Shakespeare productions have been such a pleasure over the last 10 years, already having cut his teeth on Chekhov with a very fine Three Sisters that was far funnier and more gloriously human than most.
Hoffman's outsider bid, originally opposed by the Republican Party, was a media production, plain and simple, which means his loss was a media loss, as well.
There is plenty of comic potential here, but, as Nelson's text makes plain and this production underlines, a bitter-sweetness dominates.
Plains Exploration and Production, Houston, an initial public offering of 5 million shares.
That bid thwarted a rival move by Plains Exploration and Production to acquire Stone.
Freeport's $9 billion deal to buy McMoran Exploration and Plains Exploration and Production has been greeted with almost universal derision.
Shares of Freeport tumbled more than 13 percent on Wednesday, after the mining concern announced plans to buy Plains Exploration and Production and the McMoRan Exploration Company.
The mining company's convoluted plans to buy Plains Exploration and Production and McMoRan Exploration swiftly erased some $5 billion of market value.
