The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)
by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield
directed by Brian Olsen
Produced by the Washington Shakespeare Festival, Olympia, Washington.
Shkspr (abridged) offers nonstop motion, laughs by Cody Walker
The Olympian (Olympia, WA; August 20, 1997)
...Empty Space is staging “The Compleat Works” next spring in Seattle; they'll do well to strike half as many high notes as the Washington Shakespeare Festival's current Olympia production.
Under Brian Olsen's direction, Shakespeare's 37 plays possess a hawk's quickness, a hand-saw's edge...
...The audience on the night I saw the play responded enthusiastically, showering the performers with popcorn and flowers. Brevity - as the program reminds us - may be the soul of wit, but this was clearly one show no one wanted to see end.
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