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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) (revised)
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) (revised)
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Author: Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield Publisher: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books (cover may change) Format: Softcover # of Pages: 76 Pub. Date: 2000 ISBN-10: 1557832714 ISBN-13: 9781557832719 Cast Size: 3 male, as written; or gender-diverse and number of actors
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About the Play:
The
Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)
(revised) is a full-length farce by Adam Long,
Daniel Singer and
Jess Winfield. Life is short. The complete works of
Shakespeare are long. Now all of the Bard's most familiar pieces are
condensed into one hilarious roller-coaster spoof! This has become one
of the world's most popular shows, and you don't have to be a fan of
Shakespeare, or even familiar with his plays, to enjoy this
inventive, fast-paced comedy!
The
Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)
(revised) features all 37 of Shakespeare's plays to be performed by three
actors in 97 minutes! Three madcap men in tights weave their wicked
way through all of Shakespeare's comedies, histories, and tragedies
in one wild ride that will leave your audience breathless and
helpless with laughter. An irreverent, fast-paced, witty, and
physical romp through the Bard's plays, it's full of laughter for
Shakespeare lovers and haters alike. To celebrate the 20th
anniversary of the Reduced Shakespeare Company's classic farce, two
of its original writer/performers (Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield)
thoroughly revised the show to bring it up to date for 21st-century
audiences, incorporating some of the funniest material from the
numerous amateur and professional productions that have been
performed throughout the world.
The cultural
touchstone that is The Complete
Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) was born
when three inspired, charismatic comics, having honed their
pass-the-hat act at Renaissance fairs, premiered their preposterous
masterwork at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1987. It quickly
became a worldwide phenomenon, earning the title of London's
second-longest-running comedy after a decade at the Criterion
Theatre. The
Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)
(revised) is one of the world's most frequently produced plays, and has been
translated into several dozen languages.
Cast: 3 male, as written; or gender-diverse and number of actors
What people say:
"Shakespeare as written by
Reader's Digest, acted by Monty Python, and performed at the speed of
the minute waltz. So forsooth! Get thee to the RSC's delightfully
fractured Complete Works." — Los Angeles Herald
"One of the funniest shows you
are likely to see in your lifetime." — The Gazette
(Montreal)
"A madcap condensation that
features non-stop laughs. Done at a whirlwind pace and with great
delight, they are sure to win over even the most skeptical. And there
is no doubt that William Shakespeare himself … would approve."
— Daily Variety
About the Playwright:
Adam Long was a founding
member of The Reduced Shakespeare Company. In 1996, Long was
nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Comedy in 1997. He left The
Reduced Shakespeare Company in 2003, settled in England where he has
worked extensively in animation, writing for CBBC, Cbeebies, Disney,
Nickelodeon and Sprout.
Daniel Singer left Santa
Rosa, California at age 19 to pursue a classical theatre training in
London. When he returned home two years later, he created the Reduced
Shakespeare Company. After two years of touring he spent twelve years
designing theme park attractions for Walt Disney Imagineering.
Leaving the theme park business in 2000, Singer returned to writing
for the theatre.
Jess Winfield is an
American novelist and television writer. He co-founded the Reduced
Shakespeare Company, won two Daytime Emmy Awards as a writer-producer
for the Walt Disney Company, and authored a New York Times Book
Review "Editor's Choice" and a California Book Awards
"First Fiction" finalist.
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