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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), Gala Theatre, Durham

Jan 27 2008 by Roger Domeneghetti, Sunday Sun

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), Gala Theatre, Durham

IT’S been 20 years since three American actors first presented this play at the Edinburgh Festival . . . and it’s still going strong.

The show is a riotous laugh-a-minute romp through the Bard’s plays which had the audience entertained from start — Romeo and Juliet in 12 minutes — to finish . . . three increasingly short versions of Hamlet, with a backwards version thrown in for good measure. Pure brilliance!

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