New version of the Anglo-Saxon epic features a massive cast of singers, actors and members of the community Ian McMillan is contemplating the greats who have gone before him. He is one of five poets tasked with translating Beowulf for a community music-theatre production in Huddersfield this week. It doesn't pay to fret about those who have put words to this Anglo-Saxon epic over the past millennium. "All the people …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:48AM on November 9, 2023