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Re: Æthelflæd
In my mind, French and Anglo-Saxon ethel and ash are lexical ligatures, as opposed to typographic ligatures. Digraphs are non-joined sequences of two letters that are treated as single alphabetical c…1 -
Re: Æthelflæd
One further thought that occurs to me, because of the specific topic of the musical under discussion: if the Æthelflæd musical happens to include lyrics or dialogue that are actually in Anglo-Saxon, …3 -
Re: Æthelflæd
A good point, Nick, but wouldn't that be more common for an opera than a musical? I suppose it might depend on what Simon meant by "musical." For anyone who may not be familiar with ho…2 -
Re: Æthelflæd
One more thing I could mention: for decades, the industry has embraced the guideline that one page of a script in standard formatting equals 1.5 minutes of stage time. This is perhaps less true now f…3 -
Re: Æthelflæd
By the time actors need to get "in the mood," they're no longer using their scripts. The real answer to your question, Hrant, is yes and no. Directors put a great deal of thought into …2
