Episode 546. UK Tour Report

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“Our 50-city, 51-venue, 60-plus-show UK tour of William Shakespeare’s Long Lost First Play (abridged) came to an end this weekend and Joe Maudsley, Matt Pearson, and James Percy sat down (on the beach!) to tell us what it’s been like to tour around the British Isles for four months. Featuring highlights and lowlights, raucous Derby audiences, getting to perform in Stratford-Upon-Avon, the joys of massive crowds and the lows of smaller ones, demonstrative British audiences, tights v. socks, the dangers of taxi slapping, and a return to the scene of the crime: the actual Leicester car park where we found Shakespeare’s long lost manuscript! (Length: 18:29) 

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austin · June 5, 2017 at 6:00 pm

Hi Pat! That’s not our production, as you can tell by the fact that the listing doesn’t mention “Reduced Shakespeare Company”. Sorry! I found online tickets for sale here: https://www.list.co.uk/event/710224-the-complete-works-of-william-shakespeare-abridged/

Pat Brooks · May 31, 2017 at 3:24 am

Can I get tickets to see the production in Stratford upon Avon for the 10th June? Having great difficulty with your website!

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