REDUCED SHAKESPEARE COMPANY -

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• Release Year: 2000
• Genre: Comedy, Documentary
• Plot: Life is short. The complete works of Shakespeare are long. To the rescue: THE REDUCED SHAKESPEARE COMPANY, the three-man comedy troupe known for fast, funny, physical condensations of real serious stuff. They wrap up the Bard's outsized oeuvre in 90 roller-coaster, rib-tickling minutes. After warming up with a nothing-is-sacred send-up of Romeo and Juliet, they're off, dispensing with the comedies in one fell swoop (because the tragedies are funnier). ; ; You decide after you see Othello as a rap song, Titus Andronicus as a cooking program, and the show's unforgettable finale - Hamlet - told with the help of audience members and lascivious sock puppets. Contains material not seen on the PBS broadcast. 'Intellectual vaudeville' - The New York Times. 'Inspired American spoof merchants...slings and arrows of outrageous comedy' - Daily Telegraph. 'This trio of modern Marx brothers will leave you in stitches' - Boston Herald. ; ; WARNING: High-speed hilarity. Not for people with weak hearts or English degrees!
• Cast: Adam Long, Reed Martin, Austin Tichenor, Daniel Singer, Paul Kafno, William Shakespeare, Jess Winfield, Steve Eveleigh, Adrian Dowell
• Director: Paul Kafno
• Runtime: 1:30
• Company: Acorn Media
• Media Format: Movie