I laughed at this. And I love the idea! The Edinburgh Fringe richly deserves its reputation for artistic anarchy and every year The Bard is the target of Bizarre adaptations at the world's largest arts festival....
....As The Fringe celebrates its 60th birthday, the prize for zaniest 2006 production goes to Hamlet set in a bouncy castle....
.... The Fringe offers an endless variety that could be collectively labeled 101 Ways to Murder The Bard. Macbeth -- That Old Black Magic boasts a Frank Sinatra soundtrack and you can see The Tempest with acrobats, puppets and circus tricks. In Corleone: The Godfather the American High School Theater Festival troupe asks "What if Shakespeare had written the Godfather?"
I did Shakespeare for my A Levels and had to deliver on about 4 texts, if I recall correctly. I tend to stay away from him now, but the Edinburough Fringe Festival is world reknowned and I think it would be a treat in general.
And anything that's improv gets my 2 thumbs up anyways :)
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Ah Shakespeare ! I did like "Hamlet" and "MacBeth" a great deal. :)
Ah, Paul. I might have guessed :) You come across as a very cultured person, in that regards!
Thank you Fiona . I like Robert Herrick one of the Cavalier poets too. :)
I really never got into his tragedy works. I didn't mind reading Taming of the Shrew or Winter's Tale.
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Paul, one can tell these things ;P
Greg, I enjoyed his stuff, but only when done with a twist. My schooling years kinda turned me off Shakespeare :o
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