Doing Shakespeare

Age Guidance 12+ Coronation Street legend Steven Arnold stars in Doing Shakespeare.

Six actors meet up to do Shakespeare the way Shakespeare himself would have done Shakespeare: learning their parts separately and then meeting up on the day to go through entrances and exits, fights and jigs.

However, due to a breakdown in communications, each actor has learnt a different play but rather than abandon the performance, they carry on regardless convincing themselves that the audience won’t notice.

David Spicer’s mad Shakespearean mash-up will have you rolling in the aisles and the Bard turning in his grave and show that the course of true theatre never did run smooth! 'A hilarious, farcical comedy of errors: Shakespeare meets Morecambe & Wise-style humour, with an energetic ensemble cast.' - Everything Theatre 'an amusing take, whether you think you know Shakespeare or not' Broadway World 'a brilliant piece of comedy writing' - No Sweat Shakespeare ‘an immensely entertaining 90 minutes’ - Theatre Things ‘A hit, a very palpable hit’ - 2nd From Bottom ‘I laughed and laughed’ - Reviewer Number 9 The Northern Comedy Theatre have won 6 OnComms and a special OneOff award from OffWestEnd along with the SCENESAVER Birthday Honours Award for BEST ENSEMBLE.

Doing Shakespeare has been nominated for an Off West End award for Best Costume Design.