November 10, 2005
November 10, 2005
Presenting all 37 of Shakespeare's plays in 97 minutes, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged is London's longest-running comedy, now in its eighth year at the Criterion Theatre. The much celebrated show will be presented in Oklahoma Baptist University's Craig-Dorland Theatre, Nov. 15-17, 7:30 p.m.
Written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged was first performed in 1981 by the Reduced Shakespeare Company. It was praised by the Montreal Gazette as "the funniest show you are likely to see in your entire lifetime."
"The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged is a fast paced and energetic show consisting of three men trying to do all 37 of Shakespeare's plays in less than two hours," said director Robert Christiansen, a senior theatre major from Kalama, Wash. "In doing so, they make very long plays very short and very fun at the same time.