I
know I keep going on about my dislike for the Bard, and my dislike
of early mornings especially at Fringe time, but this has been one
show I've swallowed my prejudices and attended religiously for a
few years now.
This
year’s show is a skit on 'I'm a Celebrity' with Julius Caesar,
Romeo and Juliet, Lord and Lady Scottish Play, Viola, Brutus and
Cleopatra, amongst others including a Roman Ant & Dec running
the show.
The
usual mayhem ensues, with some homage to the Bard and plenty of
puns, multi-characterisation and the odd song or two as gradually
the numbers are reduced, and not by the usual phone-in voting
either.
The
show, written, directed and acted by Judith Quinn aided and
abetted by Angela Beasdale, Frances Buckroyd, Laura Glover and
Alyssa Kyria may not appeal to Shakespeare purists, but judging by
the packed houses it certainly has a lot of fans.... and there's
coffee and croissants thrown in as well!!
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