The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again]Rowman & Littlefield, 2023 M10 15 - 154 pages Originally performed by its creators, this 1987 Edinburgh Fringe hit remains the second longest-running West End comedy in history and has been translated into over thirty languages. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) is not so much a play as it is a vaudeville show in which three charismatic, wildly ambitious actors attempt to present all thirty-seven of Shakespeare's plays in a single performance. They have a rudimentary concept of the stories and have imperfectly memorized a smattering of famous lines. Backstage there's a meager assortment of costumes and props. Thus armed, the three brazenly launch into their task with an earnest focus and breakneck enthusiasm. |
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... what it's about? ADAM: It's . . . about a hunchback? JESS: Would you stand up, please? [ADAM rises.] My friends, ecce homo. ADAM: Whoa, not cool! JESS: Judging by your obvious lack of fluency in Latin, may I presume that you have not ...
... be extremely romantic. It's not.] Good morrow, coz. D/ROMEO: Is the day so young? A/BENVOLIO: But new struck nine. D/ROMEO: Ay, me. Sad hours seem long. A / BENVOLIO : What sadness lengthens Romeo's hours ? Act One • 9.
Adam Long. A / BENVOLIO : What sadness lengthens Romeo's hours ? D / ROMEO : Not having that which , having , makes them short . A / BENVOLIO : In love ? D / ROMEO : Out . A / BENVOLIO : Out of love ? D / ROMEO : Out of her favor where I ...
... what hands do . [ D / ROMEO leans in to kiss A / JULIET , but she demurs . ] A / JULIET : Saints do not move , though grant for prayers ' sake . D / ROMEO : Then move not , while my prayers ' effect I take . [ D / ROMEO lunges at her ...
... what light through yonder window breaks? A/JULIET: O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name, Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I'll no longer be a Capulet. What's in a name, anyway? That ...
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