The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) is a fast-paced comedic stage play that parodies and condenses all of Shakespeare’s plays into a single, irreverent performance.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
parody play
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stage play ⓘ |
| author |
Adam Long
NERFINISHED
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Daniel Singer NERFINISHED ⓘ Jess Winfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | the plays of William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstPerformedAt | Edinburgh Festival Fringe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformedInDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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farce ⓘ parody ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) television version NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublication | The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) script ⓘ |
| includes |
audience interaction
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condensed versions of all Shakespeare plays ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| notableCompany | Reduced Shakespeare Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
condenses Shakespeare’s entire canon into one performance
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frequent pop-culture references ⓘ high level of audience participation ⓘ |
| numberOfActorsInOriginalProduction | 3 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| parodies |
Hamlet
NERFINISHED
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King Lear NERFINISHED ⓘ Macbeth NERFINISHED ⓘ Othello NERFINISHED ⓘ Romeo and Juliet NERFINISHED ⓘ Shakespearean comedy ⓘ Shakespearean tragedy ⓘ William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Off-Broadway
NERFINISHED
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West End NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedBy | Reduced Shakespeare Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | single act ⓘ |
| style |
fast-paced
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improvisational elements ⓘ irreverent ⓘ metatheatrical ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | all plays by William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| typicalCastSize | 3 ⓘ |
| typicalRunningTime | approximately 90 minutes ⓘ |
| uses |
cross-gender casting
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fourth-wall breaking ⓘ slapstick humor ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.