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DVD The Reduced Shakespeare Company - The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
Ah, Shakespeare. The great bard. You've heard he's a terrific writer. One of these days, you may actually get around to catching one of his plays. Yeah, right. Well, with the help of the Reduced Shakespeare Company, not only can you catch all of Shakespeare's plays at once, but you can have a riotous good time doing so.
Three men performing 37 plays in less than two hours may seem a bit of a stretch. But Adam Long, Reed Martin, and Austin Tichenor--all members of the Reduced Shakespeare Company--pull it off beautifully with The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), a slapstick show that summarizes the playwright's stage work (with the sonnets thrown in). Never read Titus Andronicus? No problem; it's presented here as a cooking show. Can't keep your Shakespearean histories straight? Visualize them as a football game. Wondering what exactly is the deal with that guy Othello? Hear his story as a rap song. Hard as it is to imagine, this video of the stage show (originally seen on PBS) is one of the funniest, most clever productions around. Long is hysterical in his roles of Juliet and Ophelia (among others), bringing a hip, edgy feel to the plays while remaining surprisingly true to the stories. Martin and Tichenor will amaze with their acrobatic movements and frequent costume changes, and the three together are a marvel of timing and rhythm. Best of all, whether you know Shakespeare inside out or have yet to read a word of him, The Complete Works will have you in stitches. --Jenny Brown
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A romp through Shakespeare, with an asterisk. The 'abridging' is hilarious - It is best to familiarize oneself with some of the plays to catch the shortcuts incorporated. Now that my 11-year-old daughter has seen this, she may even read the Shakespeare she is presented with in school!
The Reduced Shakespeare Company rocks!
We were introduced to this video by a relative and I must say my kids loved it. Even my twelve-year-old son has watched it repeatedly. It is not uncommon to hear my son walking through the house doing the "Othello Rap" or reciting other lines of the video. Because the movie takes a satirical look at Shakespeare it had us rolling with laughter. My children now have the jist of a few of Shakespeare's works. It has made them want to read some of the actual plays. They have shared this video over and over with friends. My high school senior even purchased a copy for her British Literature teacher. I feel it is a good introduction to the works of Shakespeare, and will hopefully leave its audience wanting to explore some works in greater detail.
Laugh at "the Bard?" No, Laugh WITH "the Bard!"
The reduced Shakespeare Company's Production of "The Complete Works of Shakespeare (Abridged)" rates as the funiest "play on plays" I have ever seen! What makes the production extraordinary is that it's funny if you don't know Shakespeare, funnier if you know a LITTLE Shakespeare, and absolutely HYSTERICAL if you know Shakespeare's plays! As an added bonus, the "Special Features" includes an amateur video of a portion of the ORIGINAL performance of the play by the Reduced Shakespear Company, and, even for the reduced video quality, it's very, very funny! This was a purchase well worth the money!
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