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THE COMPLETE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE* *But Just The Deaths (and the gory bits too)

 
Rebecca Vines Review by Rebecca Vines 4 Published: 18 Aug 2020 The Space UK Show Dates: 15 Aug 2020-15 Aug 2020

This jaunty little potter through the more gruesome elements of Shakespeare’s works really ‘gets’ the tone needed for this strange 2020 hybrid of live theatre / film / desperation to be involved with the Fringe at all costs.

This is a joyous little nugget that rolls with the punches

The sprightly central character is joined by a host of other thesps as they splash about in some favourite bloodbaths for our delectation. In its wide-eyed and somewhat frantic perkiness to get through as many of the grotty bits as they can, the team do lose something in terms of clarity and flow: if you’re not au fait with the basics of the Bard, then much of this may go over your head. That said, it’s hardly one for the purists: making, for example, some deliciously confident capital out of the sort of eclectic props and makeshift costumes that epitomise any self-respecting Fringe revue. The most successful elements are the set-piece parodies (Come Banquet With Me particularly) which work really well in a Horrible Histories kind of a way and showcase the Loons own particular blend of intellectual understanding and sense of fun.

In a truly rotten year for the Arts, when well-intentioned ad hoc arrangements often necessarily fall short, this is a joyous little nugget that rolls with the punches and comes up smelling like a rose by any other name.

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