A Noble Romp with Sex Confusion — TWO NOBLE KINSMEN by HSF
I arrived super last-minute to see Thursday night’s preview of Hawaii Shakesfest’s second show of the season, Two Noble Kinsmen , and so I actually did take the worst seat in the house, as far as I could tell—way in the corner of a semicircle stage configuration. But I very quickly realized that it didn't matter. I was engaged, and in such an intimate theatre, you don’t miss much from any point of view. There were even moments when I wanted to look away (from two nearly naked, sweaty noble kinsmen chained and touching… tenderly? ) but it was impossible to avoid the platformed spectacle, even from my straining corner chair. This play, one of the lesser performed “late plays” co-written by Shakespeare and Fletcher, kind of has a bad rep among most Bard aficionados. Well here’s what I say: It’s funny, ridiculous, and also pretty relevant. So what’s this play all about? Basically, two “bros” both fall for the same girl and go from sworn BFFs to sworn enemies in a matter of s