The Complete Works of William Shakespeare is a madcap comedy, in which three actors make an attempt to stage all 37 of Shakespeare's plays in less than two hours ‘of blood, sweat and tears’! It has been one of the biggest success stories in the history of London’s West End.
The Madhouse Theatre Company has been playing their unique version of this hugely entertaining piece to full houses across Europe for a number of years, and will be playing this month, for two nights only, at the Théâtre Les 50 in Saint-Jean-de-Gonville, France.
The play flows at breakneck speed, with the three members of the company, Matt Devere, Mike Kelly and Andrew Hefler, playing all the roles, be they male or female, young or old. Watch the stories unfold within the framework of a game of American football. Come and see Othello, brought to life by gangster rap, and observe how Hamlet is portrayed in just 20 seconds. This play definitely has to be seen to be believed.
For the past 120 years, La R’vue genevoise, has been one of the most popular satirical plays in Geneva, currently attracting over 20,000 spectators each year.
Held in the beautiful Casino-Théâtre in Carouge, La R’vue genevoise features the political, economical and social highlights of the past year on a local, national and international basis, through sketches, songs and various choreographies. This year, the show opened on Saturday, 2 November, and will continue through until Tuesday, 31 December.
For the first time in history, this emblematic theater play will be performed in English, broadening its appeal yet further to the English-speaking community of Geneva. There will be three English shows in total, one on Friday 13 December at 20h00 and two on Saturday 14 December at 14h30 and 20h00. (Editor's update: Saturday 14h30 performance has now been cancelled).
Following the huge success of its English shows last year, the Montreux Comedy Festival has again decided to host 3 more shows at this year’s festival, which takes place between 4 and 10 December.
And, fortunately for knowitall.ch clients, the organizers have, once more, kindly offered us 6 double tickets for the English shows, which will run over 3 nights from 6 to 8 December.
For the first two English shows on 6 and 7 December, STAND UP AFRICA will see some of the finest comedians in Africa descending on the European shores of Montreux. Over the past couple of years, this premium comedy show has brought together the best comedians on the continent and has become a symbol of a united Africa in voice, expression and laughter. In its European debut, this unique show seeks to build on the incredible momentum that it has generated on the continent and hopes to start taking this message to the world. The show will consist of an all-star line-up, including African comedy giants, Loyiso Gola, Kagiso Lediga, Stuart Taylor, David Kibuuka and Joseph Opio - an incredibly talented troupe of comedians.
Enter our competition to win a double ticket to see Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Bears like honey, right? So what happens at the Teddy Bears’ Picnic when the wicked Queen Bee gives the bears “bad honey”? Oh no, the bears turn into zombies! Who will save the bears? What happens when good confronts evil?
You can find out the answer to these questions, and many more, when you watch Goldilocks and the Three Bears at this year's pantomime, being produced once again for the English-speaking community by the Geneva Amateur Operatic Society (GAOS).
Staged at the Collège de Saussure in Geneva, Goldilocks and the Three Bears will be performed over two weekends this season: Friday 29 November to Sunday 1 December, and Friday 6 December – Sunday 8 December, with 2 performances on each of the Saturdays and on the first Sunday. As usual, it will feature some of Geneva’s best-loved amateur dramatists and singers, including Sharon Dessi as Goldilocks and Martin Jennings, Sharon Gill and Christine Colliar as the Three Bears.
The Geneva English Dramatic Society’s new performance of The Little Foxes is the latest in a long line-up of highly successful English-language productions the organization has staged in the region. The show will be performed at the Théâtre de Terre Sainte in Coppet, Vaud, between 12 and 16 November, 2013.
With a popular local cast, many of whom have performed in recent GEDS productions, The Little Foxes is sure to impress once more with its professional acting, imaginative stage set-up, and dazzling costumes.
Set in Alabama in the early 1900s, the Little Foxes is a tale of cunning, greed and sibling rivalry. The story is about big business versus social responsibility and has many parallels in today’s world.
