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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parody play
stage play
author Adam Long NERFINISHED
Daniel Singer NERFINISHED
Jess Winfield NERFINISHED
basedOn the plays of William Shakespeare
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
firstPerformedAt Edinburgh Festival Fringe NERFINISHED
firstPerformedInDecade 1980s
genre comedy
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
condensed versions of all Shakespeare plays
intendedAudience general audience
notableCompany Reduced Shakespeare Company NERFINISHED
notableFeature condenses Shakespeare’s entire canon into one performance
frequent pop-culture references
high level of audience participation
numberOfActorsInOriginalProduction 3
originalLanguage English
parodies Hamlet NERFINISHED
King Lear NERFINISHED
Macbeth NERFINISHED
Othello NERFINISHED
Romeo and Juliet NERFINISHED
Shakespearean comedy
Shakespearean tragedy
William Shakespeare NERFINISHED
performedIn Off-Broadway NERFINISHED
West End NERFINISHED
producedBy Reduced Shakespeare Company NERFINISHED
structure single act
style fast-paced
improvisational elements
irreverent
metatheatrical
subjectMatter all plays by William Shakespeare
typicalCastSize 3
typicalRunningTime approximately 90 minutes
uses cross-gender casting
fourth-wall breaking
slapstick humor

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