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Bill “It’s a delightful comedy that has echoes of everything from Monty Python to Mel Brooks” afoot!” while holding a disembodied leg. The death scene with the most heartstring-tugging potential is deflated by the best-timed ‘your mum’ joke in history. You’ll groan as often as you laugh, but that’s expected. The writers play up to it with knowing nods, and, alongside the more innovative humour, the groan-worthy puns manage to feel fresh. This ensemble is as used to playing multiple roles in a single piece as Shakespeare’s own actors would have been. It’s a true joy to watch them playing such a range of characters with such a dizzying array of silly accents. Although each and every character has stand-out moments, Walsingham, one of Larry Rickard’s parts, steals every scene he’s in, especially when he’s hiding. Songs are a staple for the Horrible Histories and ‘A Series of Croydon (Simon Farnaby) seems to be doing an early version of Macbeth in Bill’s play. Funny Misunderstandings’ brilliantly sends up Shakespeare’s comedic tropes. This is the rare kind of film that pretty much everyone can enjoy. Adults as well as kids, Shakespeare fans and people who don’t give a plague rat’s arse about Early Modern theatre. It’s a witty, irreverent send-up of all the period dramas we’ve seen before, as well as a unique comic story in its own right. A great family comedy and a unique addition to the every growing Shakespeare ‘lost years’ mythos. We hope that Bill isn’t the last Shakespeareinspired project this talented team take on. 36 SHAKESPEARE magazine
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Page 3 and 4: Welcome Welcome to Issue 9 of Shak
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Page 10 and 11: Coriolanus Clockwise from left: Men
Page 12 and 13: Coriolanus the sparse set and costu
Page 14 and 15: Tom Hiddleston “British Shakespea
Page 16 and 17: Hamlet Benedict Cumberbatch’s Ham
Page 18 and 19: Hamlet “Designed by Es Devlin, th
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Page 26 and 27: Interview: James Shapiro James Shap
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Page 30 and 31: Bill “People will remember the na
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Page 38 and 39: Interview: Paul Edmondson Shakespea
Page 40 and 41: Interview: Paul Edmondson about Sha
Page 42 and 43: Presenting Shakespeare “The Glory
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Page 47 and 48: Contributors Brooke Thomas is a fr

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