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adapted by Lesley Ross
William Shakespeare
Adapted from Shakespeare's
The Tempest and
King Lear, two plays which combine song and verse to create a rollercoaster ride for children.
The 40-Minute Tempest
Recreates the world of Shakespeare's great play as told by Prospero and Ariel as they journey towards Prospero's retirement and Ariel's freedom. Using puppetry, the modern idiom and Shakespeare's verse, Prospero's island is magically brought to life.
King Ram
Based on
King Lear, this is the story of an old king with a foolish plan to split his lands between his two daughters, and of a 10-year-old boy's desperate search for a baby's father.
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Oberon Books | 978-1-84002-313-8 | Sales rights: Australia/NZ | PB
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Edited by Janet Suzman
William Shakespeare (edited by Janet Suzman)
Desire
and duty collide in Shakespeare’s captivating tragedy of politics, passion and
power. Two charismatic leaders, Mark Antony of Rome and Cleopatra, Queen of
Egypt, are caught in an all
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encompassing love
that threatens the Empire. Rome will do all it can to pull them apart. Or it
will destroy them both.
This
classic Shakespeare tale is edited by Dame Janet Suzman, making this an
authoritative edition. As she says in her book
Not Hamlet: Meditations on the Frail Position of Women in Drama
which studies the role of, and for, women in Shakespeare’s canon, Suzman knows
this play better than anyone else in the world, having played Cleopatra twice
and having now directed the play twice.
Cast : 1F, 18M (doubling)
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Oberon Books, UK | 978-1-84943-406-5 | Sales: Australia/NZ only | PB
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William Shakespeare freely adapted by Emma Rice
Twenty years after his two sons disappeared, King Cymbeline's only daughter Imogen plans to marry against his wishes. Enraged, Cymbeline banishes her childhood sweetheart Posthumus from court. He flees to Italy and makes a wager he'll soon regret. Cymbeline's new queen plots with her ghastly son Cloten. Emperor Caesar is on the war-path. And poor Joan (who's just got back from the Costa de Sol) hasn't got a clue what's going on!
Kneehigh turn their unique storytelling style to one of Shakespeare's least performed plays. In a script packed with heart-stopping poetry and characteristic charm, their irreverent adaptation plays fast and loose with the Bard. The result is a wild, giddy and elemental adventure that swings from tragedy to comedy and back again. Never has confusion been such fun!
Review
A glorious romp, swift, funny, cheeky and inventive... This is Kneehigh at its best… - Sunday Times
Cast : 5M, 3F
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Oberon Books | 978-1-84002-721-1 | Sales rights: Australia/NZ | PB
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Carl Grose
Taking as its inspiration Thomas’ ink-black comic tales,
The Dark Philosophers
is a funny, violent and passionate depiction of a community teetering
on the brink of humanity. Using Told by an Idiot’s trademark anarchic
physicality and inventive storytelling, this adaptation brings out the
bleak, wild humour in tales laced with sex, murder and Thomas’
devastating Valleys wit.
Review
Every element of the production is beautifully realized… The text, crafted by Carl Grose, is both poetic and cheerily colloquial -
Total Theatre Review
Cast : 5M, 3F
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Oberon Books, UK | 978-1-84943-146-0 | Sales rights: Australia/NZ | PB
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Edited by Edward Hall & Roger Warren
William Shakespeare
Henry
V
dramatizes the legend of the heroic
warrior-king who won the battle of Agincourt; but it also tells the more human
story of a young king’s psychological journey, learning to deal with the
political realities of Church and State. As increasing numbers of British
servicemen and women are seeing active service, Propeller brings its own unique
take on one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays.
Also features introduction from Ed Hall
(Artistic Director of Propeller Theatre Company), notes on the design and music
from members of the Propeller team, as well an introduction to the text by
Shakesperean academic Roger Warren.
Testosterone oozes from the work of Edward Hall’s all-male
company Propeller, and this interpretation of
Henry V shows them at their best... a percussive and
gory account of Shakespeare’s ballsy history play, 4 stars –
Evening
Standard
Cast : 29M + Chorus
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Oberon Books, UK | 978-1-84943-418-8 | Sales: Australia/NZ only | PB
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Tim Crouch
I, Cinna (The Poet) has one short scene in Shakespeare’s
Julius Caesar
where he is
mistaken for someone else and killed by the mob. Now, in a new play by Tim
Crouch, this unlucky man is given a chance to tell his story. Written for ages
11+,
I, Cinna (The Poet) is a fusion of theatre, multimedia and creative
writing tasks.
Cinna
asks his young audience to consider the relationship between words and actions,
art and politics, self and society. During the performance he asks us to write
alongside him: a small poem on a big theme.
Originally
commissioned for the World Shakespeare Festival which is produced by the Royal
Shakespeare Company for London 2012 Festival.
Cast : 1M
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Oberon Books, UK | 978-1-84943-403-4 | Sales: Australia/NZ only | PB
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Tim Crouch
A collection of self contained one-man shows which
brilliantly re-imagine four of Shakespeare’s well known plays through
the eyes of the bit parts.
I, Malvolio
Re-imagines
Twelfth Night from the
point of view of Shakespeare’s pent-up ‘notoriously wronged’ steward. A
story of lost dignity, prudery, practical, jokes and bullying that draws
us deep into the madness of Shakespeare’s classic comedy.
I, Banquo
A blood-shot, story-telling journey into the heart of Shakespeare’s
Macbeth,
told through the eyes of his murdered best friend. Classic theatre and
modern story-telling combined, accompanied by a
heavy-metal-guitar-playing 13 year old Fleance, a severed head and 32
litres of blood.
I, Caliban
Events on Prospero’s island as viewed by Caliban, a puppy-headed monster alone on the island at the end of
The Tempest, alone with his memories, his magic tricks and one last bottle of wine.
I, Caliban is a sweet and sorry tale about injustice, inebriation and missing your mum.
I, Peaseblossom
The story of
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
as re-lived through the fevered nightmares of Shakespeare’s most
neglected fairy. Funny, heart-breaking and ever-so-slightly crazed,
I, Peaseblossom is a gloriously anarchic dream of a ‘dream’, perfect for children and adults alike.
Review
If only the plays were taught like this in schools, nobody would ever say Shakespeare was boring. -
The Guardian
Cast : 1M
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Oberon Books, UK | 978-1-84943-126-2 | Sales rights: Australia/NZ | PB
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Adapted by Sean O'Connor & Tom Morris
William Shakespeare
A story of a flourishing love affair in one generation, crushed by the financial and political concerns of another.
What family has not wrestled with the question of how we care for our parents as they become older and frailer? Who will love them? Who will support them? Who will pay for their care? And with that care, what controls should we apply? If we have taken power of attorney, what about the freedom to fall in love, to give gifts, to marry unwisely?
Shakespeare’s classic tale of star crossed lovers is a classic play. However this production is unique in that it uses Shakespeare’s text, but casts our lovers in their 80s, with their anxious children, not their parents, seeking to prevent an imprudent and costly match.
Cast : 7M, 4F
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Oberon Books | 978-1-84943-081-4 | Sales rights: Australia/NZ | PB
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William Shakespeare
Four young men swear to devote themselves to uninterrupted study for three years. But when four young ladies come to visit they discover that their oaths are very hard to keep. Famous for its dazzling wit and exquisite word play, Love's Labour's Lost is a rare jewel.
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Oberon Books | 978-1-84002-788-4 | Sales rights: Australia/NZ | PB
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Shakespeare, adapted by Carl Heap
An exciting new edition of Shakespeare's play for younger people, adapted by Carl Heap.
Cast : 4M, 3F
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Oberon Books | 978-1-84002-906-2 | Sales rights: Australia/NZ | PB
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