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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... never really know if that screaming audience member was a plant ( she wasn't ) , if Daniel really stepped on Adam's crotch in Romeo and Juliet ( he didn't ) , or if Jess really watches Desperate Housewives ( no , he prefers Survivor ) ...
... bought . This — for those of you who have never seen one before — is a book . [ Opens cover , leafs through pages . ] Ink , printed on sheets of paper , bound in leather . No battery . No touchscreen . You can't Act One.
... never knew that before! [DANIEL gestures to him to wrap it up. ADAM reads rapidly.] Although Shakespeare modernized the economy, won the Civil War, and built a transcontinental railroad, he was sadly assassinated at the Globe Theater in ...
... thy word. Call me but love, And I shall be new- baptiz'd. Henceforth I never will be Romeo.” A/JULIET: What did you just say? D / ROMEO : “ Call me but love , 12 • The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again]
... never injured thee , But love thee , better than thou can'st devise . A / TYBALT : Thou wretched boy , I am for you ! [ In three swift moves : A / TYBALT throws a foil to D / ROMEO ; D / ROMEO catches it and closes his eyes in fear ...
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