The complete script to the critically acclaimed play. "Shakespeare as written by Reader's Digest, acted by Monty Python, and performed at the speed of the minute waltz." - L.A. Herald
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Wet-your-pants HILARIOUS!,
This review is from: The Reduced Shakespeare Co. presentsThe Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (abridged) (Paperback)
Having nothing to read one night, I went down the hall to see if I could borrow a book from my friend Lindsay. She asked me if I liked Shakespeare. I replied that I did. She asked my if I liked Monty Python. Again, I replied in the affirmative. She pulled this book-The RSC's Complete Works of Shakespeare (abridged)-off her shelf and handed it to me. Approximately one minute later, I was doubling over in paroxysms of laughter. This is a fantastic book full of vomit, bad Scottish accents, and insightful footnotes. I highly recommend it!
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More brilliant than the Bard? ABSOLUTELY!,
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This review is from: The Reduced Shakespeare Co. presentsThe Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (abridged) (Paperback)
I have seen the Reduced Shakespeare Company perform this play and these guys are absolutely hysterical! This book provides a side splitting look at Shakespeare in all his glory and wretched excess. Despise reading Shakespeare? Not to worry, as the RSC introduce you to Shakespeare in a variety of hilarious ways - via a cooking show, a football game, even a rap song! Indifferent to Shakespeare? Well, don't you worry either. The RSC cover the Bard's plays and sonnets in ways you'd never imagine, prior knowledge of the plot becomes unnecessary. Love reading Shakespeare? Then you'll still enjoy this book! Plus, there are brilliantly clever footnotes (I've always hated them before, but I loved these!), funny forewords and humorous pictures. This book is brilliant and funny and worth every penny!! Buy it!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Hilariously Funny!!,
By Sarah Krabacher (Sandpoint, ID USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Reduced Shakespeare Co. presentsThe Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (abridged) (Paperback)
The Reduced Shakespeare Company is so funny!!! I would especially recomend this to highschoolers who find normal Shakespeare dry and boring. (that would be me) But my parents which are in their 40s also enjoyed this so its great for everyone. It makes shakespeare so much more interesting. They find very creative ways to retell Shakspeare's classic tales that are so funny and comical. I actually prefer the cd to the book though 'cause that is what they originally wrote the script for. THEY ARE HILARIOUS!!!
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It is part of a long and hallowed tradition when publishing Shakespeare's works to have a famous shakespearean actor, director, or other literary giant of the day compose an introduction to the collection. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Compleat, William Shakespeare, Reduced Shakespeare Company, Adam Long, Daniel Singer, Jess Borgeson, King John, Julius Caesar, King Lear, Act Two, First Quarto, Act One, Moor of Venice, Queen Elizabeth, Reed Martin, Richard the Third New!
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It is part of a long and hallowed tradition when publishing Shakespeare's works to have a famous shakespearean actor, director, or other literary giant of the day compose an introduction to the collection. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Compleat, William Shakespeare, Reduced Shakespeare Company, Adam Long, Daniel Singer, Jess Borgeson, King John, Julius Caesar, King Lear, Act Two, First Quarto, Act One, Moor of Venice, Queen Elizabeth, Reed Martin, Richard the Third New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Titus Andronicus (New Folger Library Shakespeare) by William Shakespeare on page 38, page 48, and page 53
- King Lear (The New Folger Library Shakespeare) by William Shakespeare on page 16, page 24, and page 77
- Troilus and Cressida (Signet Classics) by William Shakespeare on page 16, page 72, and page 73
- Romeo and Juliet (Simply Shakespeare) by William Shakespeare on page 13, and page 31
- Romeo and Juliet (Folger Shakespeare Library) by William Shakespeare on page 13, and page 31
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- Words at Play: Creative Writing and Dramaturgy (Theater in the Americas) by Professor Felicia Hardison Londre on page 198, and page 199
- Filming Shakespeare's Plays: The Adaptations of Laurence Olivier, Orson Welles, Peter Brook and Akira Kurosawa by Anthony Davies in Back Matter
- What Would Shakespeare Do?: Personal Advice from the Bard by Jess Winfield in Back Matter
- Pestilence in Medieval & Early Modern English Literature (Studies in Medieval History and Culture) by Byron Lee Grigsby in Back Matter
- Mastering Shakespeare: An Acting Class in Seven Scenes by Scott Kaiser on page 1
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