Comments | alycewilson: Shakespeare v. Zombies

alycewilson

Shakespeare v. Zombies

Mar 24, 2009 14:25

On Sunday afternoon, my husband, The Gryphon, and I were invited to see a play with some friends. Of course, I simply had to go once I discovered the play was about Shakespeare and his company fighting zombies. To be more specific, William Shakespeare's Land of the Dead, written by John Heimbuch and performed by the Plays & Players company. As an ( Read more... )

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jp7 March 24 2009, 19:54:51 UTC

That sounds like it is made of so much win. I would love to be able to see it.

alycewilson March 24 2009, 19:59:50 UTC

You of all people would definitely love it! Hopefully, he'll get some other productions mounted. I couldn't find a site for the author, but the Walking Shadow Theater Company is his theater group. Maybe if you contact them, they'll let you know if any other productions were planned.

I really want to get a published copy of this play, because I would love to get all English geeky and analyze it!

autumnyte March 24 2009, 22:37:57 UTC

I really enjoyed this review. Thought you might like to know that the playwright's website is http://johnheimbuch.com/.

alycewilson March 24 2009, 23:15:58 UTC

Thanks! I guess that explains why I couldn't find it: I was spelling it wrong. I'll correct it.

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alycewilson March 24 2009, 22:01:51 UTC

I'm no cultural snob; I love the Gallagher reference you mentioned! Very funny. I also love your remark about two unrelated worlds colliding "bloody well."

You seem to be more of a horror buff, given the conversation at dinner. So the fact that both you and I liked it means they hit both target audiences!

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alycewilson March 24 2009, 23:56:00 UTC

It was a last-minute thing, or I would have tried to let more people know we were going. It was tons of fun.