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.
The play will be performed on Saturday, 22 February at 20h30 and Sunday, 23 February at 13h30 and 17h00. Tickets will cost 20 € for adults, 15 € for students and members, and 10 € for children less than 12 years old, or school groups. Reservations can be made on the theater website at www.theatreles50.fr, by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or by calling the ticket office at 00 33 4 50 56 37 37.
To encourage more people to see for themselves this unusual, but highly amusing version of Shakepeare’s works, The Théâtre Les 50 has kindly offered knowitall.ch clients the chance to win one of 2 sets of double tickets to see either the 13h30 or the 17h00 performance of the show on Sunday, 23 February. To enter the competition, just fill in this form and tell us how many of Shakespeare’s plays are packed into this performance, and remember to specify which performance you would like to see. The competition closes at midnight on Monday, 17 February. The names of all those with the correct answer will be placed in the digital hat, and the winners’ names drawn at random for each performance and posted at the end of this article. Just one entry per person is allowed.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)
Théatre Les 50
31 bis Aux Rues
01630 Saint-Jean-de-Gonville
France
www.theatreles50.fr
www.madhousetheatre.hu
Saturday, 22 February at 20h30 (almost sold out)
Sunday, 23 February at 13h30 (extra performance added) and 17h00
20 € for adults
15 € for students and members
10 € for children less than 12 years old, or school groups
Congratulations to the following winners:
Jennifer Mackie
Jackie Cattaneo
