The Shakespeare Revue

Imperial Opera presents

The Shakespeare Revue

13 November 2004
Network Theatre, London

04 December 2004
The Public Hall, Budleigh Salterton, Devon

Compiled by Christopher Luscombe & Malcolm McKee

An unserious look at the world and works of William Shakespeare, featuring contributions from Stephen Fry, Victoria Wood, Maureen Lipman, Alan Bennett, Richmal Crompton, and The Bard himself.

Musical interludes provided by Cole Porter, Sandy Wilson, Fascinating Aida and Stephen Sondheim, among others.

Tickets: £5 (matinée), £7 (evening)

The Shakespeare Revue was put together by members of the RSC in 1994. It was first produced at the Barbican, and afterwards in the West End and on a long successful tour in the UK and the States. It’s a totally unserious look at the world of Shakespeare, his plays and their actors, done in a traditional revue format of songs and sketches, with extracts from musicals, plays, comic novels, Music Hall numbers, Cambridge Footlights, and quite a number of new items written specifically for the show. The selection of authors includes Stephen Fry, Victoria Wood, Maureen Lipman, Alan Bennett, Richmal Crompton, with some bits of yer actual Shakespeare thrown in; composers include Cole Porter, Sandy Wilson, Fascinating Aida and Stephen Sondheim.