Black Chair - The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] [Again]

November 9, 7:30 p.m. and November 10, 2:00 p.m.

The cultural touchstone that is The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] [Again] was born when three inspired, charismatic comics, having honed their pass-the-hat act at Renaissance fairs, premiered their preposterous masterwork at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1987. It quickly became a worldwide phenomenon, earning the title of London’s longest-running comedy after a decade at the Criterion Theatre.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] [Again] is one of the world’s most frequently produced plays and has been translated into several dozen languages. Featured are all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays, meant to be performed in 97 minutes, by three actors. Fast paced, witty, and physical, it’s full of laughter for Shakespeare lovers and haters alike.

PG-13 for language

Doors open 30 minutes before the show. 

Black Chair Projects are an exciting branch of Magenta Theater where actors perform staged readings of plays utilizing the bare minimum rehearsal time. Sets are minimal, using primarily black chairs, and lighting is drawn from cues already programmed into the system. Black Chair performances generally run for one or two nights only.