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ISBN:	1557831572 (ISBN13: 9781557831576)
Edition Language:	English

The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (abridged)

Reduced Shakespeare Company

Hardcover | Pages: 137 pages

Rating: 4.44 | 8370 Users | 130 Reviews

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Title	:	The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (abridged)
Author	:	Reduced Shakespeare Company
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 137 pages
Published	:	February 1st 1994 by Applause Books
Categories	:	Young Adult. Romance. Womens Fiction. Chick Lit. Contemporary

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My husband announced to me recently that he plans to become a famous Shakespearean actor, run for president, and maybe someday captain the U.S.S. Enterprise. I determined that I could manage the First Lady bit, but if he was going to be a famous Shakespearean actor, then I needed to bone up on the works of the Bard from Avon. So off to Barnes & Noble I did trot Looking for ways to bone up on the bard Those collected works were much too thick I have yet Epinions to read and write I needed something that was much more quick But wait! Hidden twixt two heavy volumes Lay a thin brown book with a mighty claim These hundred or so pages claimed to be “The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged)”* I bought this proud book, never looking back, Barely making it to the parking lot Before I snatched it from its plain brown bag Surely this will be a literate tome, One needs but count the forwards, intros, notes They asked the queen, they asked Kenneth Branaugh They even asked a now-famous classmate They were in turn ignored and insulted; So spoke they, their Shakespeare needs no intro. That stopped them not from making author’s notes One from the editor, each actor, and Even a ghost-written note from the Bard Finally, the play would start, but only After a beer-filled reader threatened them With a crowbar and language most foul, yea. How else can the Bard’s complete works begin? A bio and the playwright’s history Were told by one actor, though he mixed in Bits of Hitler on his shuffled cue cards. Then onto the plays these three brave actors Did stride, each one picking up every part, Condensing to make Reader’s Digest blush. Titus Androgynous, er, Andronicus Was presented as a cooking show. The amputated father-daughter team Did bake up the rapist in tasty pies. Othello’s story whole was told in rap, While Macbeth got macfake Scottish accents. The histories were made a football game Until a penalty flag flew on Lear, Fictional kings were straight disqualified. The comedies, claimed they, were all the same. So they combined the four gags found in all Sixteen comedies, into one wild play. Audience interaction is the spine of this play, and it increased in act two as the treatment of Hamlet did begin. They “workshopped” Ophelia with volunteers, They mangled, they cut, they made us all groan, But all bodies were strewn in just one act. The play is heavy on slapstick humor, Which can translate poorly to quiet page. Yet, any lost physical schtick is made Up through the authors’ boisterous footnotes. Indeed, as true humor is wont to do, They make fun of all, leaving no one out. Latin language is used to say “Screw you.” Academics will get the inside jokes Right ere they are skewered by the next line. It’s a bawdy read that plays well on stage. Often I laughed loud and wiped away tears, Finding more zingers with each re-reading. I missed this show when locally it played, Tis a shame, for the action’s well-described. Make not my mistake if it comes to your Town. Or grab the script from your B&N, And laugh away any midwinter’s gloom. *And you can challenge me on Wllm being one syllable, I’m sticking by it! Review originally posted at Epinions.com http://www.epinions.com/review/The_Re...

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I suppose my rating really does depend on what play is being reviewed. For example, I love MacBeth... everyone I know prefers Hamlet, but I like that MacBeth has a strong female character. Othello is another of my favorites, and I liked Pericles. I could leave A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Merchant of Venice, however. Shakespeare's tragedies are beautiful, but I always had a hard time getting behind his comedies.

My husband announced to me recently that he plans to become a famous Shakespearean actor, run for president, and maybe someday captain the U.S.S. Enterprise. I determined that I could manage the First Lady bit, but if he was going to be a famous Shakespearean actor, then I needed to bone up on the works of the Bard from Avon.So off to Barnes & Noble I did trotLooking for ways to bone up on the bardThose collected works were much too thickI have yet Epinions to read and writeI needed

Nothing to say except Go See this if you can

I loved these guys in high school, both live and in print.I was a super-fun teenager.

Hilariously irreverent and fun! :) Excellent portrayal of how Shakespeare probably intended his plays, in an interesting twist - he was entertaining, not trying to be all stuffed-shirt and prestigious. :) What they did with the comedies was AMAZING. I always thought the comedies seemed the same, but oh my word, I was crying-laughing by the end. :) Very impressive and TRUE.

In all honesty, I didn't read this. Instead, I watched it. Since it was already a play, there was absolutely no injustice. I swear.Some parts were really funny, like the Othello rap and the football Histories, while others kinda fell flat like the 16 comedies in one. And then there was Hamlet. The audience's workshop of Ophelia's scream was not only deconstructionist, but it actually WORKED. I was a bit surprised that the obviousness of their method actually pulled off an emotional response in

Definitely not as funny to read as to see.