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In the late 1500's Shakespeare penned the Tragedy of Richard the Third. In this play, the Bard told the story of the rise and fall of one of England's most notorious monarchs - The Hunchback King! Now, more than 300 years later, the text is revisited through the eyes of incompetent performer extraordinaire IVAN WILLIAMS - bumbling and stumbling his way through the performance as only he knows how ...
ALAN COMMITTIE first performed this show in 1998 and now, 12 years later, he returns to his award nominated text with some timeous updates, revisions and extra funny bits! And, for the first time ever in a ONE MAN SHOW, there is more than one actor. Alan is joined by the beautiful and talented JO GALLOWAY (Boeing Boeing, CATS, Hairspray), who plays his estranged East European girlfriend, Petrie. Unable to speak a word of English she has to perform the text phonetically (and like most phones today, with poor reception!).
COMMITTIE play the entire cast of RICHARD III, and attempts to recreate the whole of Shakespeare's powerful text in the guise of the hugely enthusiastic, but sadly misguided, Ivan Williams. Due to unforeseen circumstances, Ivan is unable to gather his full acting company and is compelled to perform all the characters of this great play by himself.
It's fast, furious and funny and you can even tell your friends you saw a Shakespeare that you could understand!
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