Episode 321. Bermuda Fun Facts

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”The Reduced Shakespeare Company PodcastWe spent a far too-reduced number of days in Bermuda this week, performing The Complete World of Sports (abridged) for three large appreciative crowds as part of the Bermuda Festival of the Performing Arts. We spent our too-reduced free time catching up on what we remembered from being here the last time, learning about Bermuda’s history, and discovering what we could about the country and its people. Featuring outside perspectives, international influences, questionable insights into the Authorship Question, even more questionable accents, and the reasons why Bermuda is the perfect country for us. (Length 18:11)

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