to be or not to be? that is the question. when i was at school there was a company called theatre about glasgow — tag, they were called — and they came and set up in our assembly hall and did as you like it. and that was the first time that i can remember being transported by shakespeare, because it was live and it was happening. and i didn't necessarily understand every word and some of it felt perhaps a little unnatural and foreign to me but there was something about that. and what were all the other kids doing? were they as transported as you? i wasn't looking at them — i was looking at the stage. i hope so! i mean, i certainly... tag were a huge force in glasgow and introduced generations of children to shakespeare and found ways of making those plays connect with a modern audience. that's, you know, again,