S3 Ep6: Radical optimism
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In an age of political antagonism and, all too often, despair, is being optimistic and hopeful about the future a truly radical act? Shakespeare\\u2019s comedies throw their protagonists into confusion, despair and any number of hilarious hare-brained incidents. In true Shakespearean style, as much as there is comedy, darkness is never too far from the surface. But it all comes right in the end. We sat down with the Globe\\u2019s Associate Artistic Director to ask what his idea of \\u2018radical optimism\\u2019 means in his production of A Midsummer Night\\u2019s Dream and as a political act at this moment in our culture and society. \\xa0
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