Get ready to laugh with The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged April 13

Your high school English teacher would cringe, but you'll laugh your head off!

Get set for a roller coaster ride of comedy, hold on to your seats and prepare to be taken on a frenzied romp as three irreverent actors condense the entire works of William Shakespeare into one outrageous 97 minute evening. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged will be performed by Tribal Productions as part of the @theplayhouse Heroes & Icons series on Friday, April 13.

These three madcap men in tights weave their wicked way through all of Shakespeare's comedies, histories and tragedies; Hamlet is performed forwards, backwards and sideways, Titus Andronicus serves tasty treats and Othello does the rap. This is an incomparable assault on the Bard that will leave you weak with the exertion of helpless laughter. "Laugh?" said Bernard Levin of The Times, London, "I nearly died".

Originally written and performed by the legendary RSC (Reduced Shakespeare Company) in California, this swashbuckling bard buster has been performed to sell out crowds in New York, UK, Asia and Australia. Receiving rave reviews wherever it goes, The Complete Works holds the record for London's longest running West End Comedy Hit where it played for nine hilarious years. No performance is the same and audiences return again and again.

Tickets are on sale for April 13 performance of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged and all Playhouse performances at the Playhouse box office, 458-8344 or online at www.theplayhouse.ca