The curious lives of Shakespeare and Cervantes
"...there is a chemistry at work which transcends expectation ... an engaging and hilarious 90-minute performance."
**** Colin Blyth, Edinburgh Evening News
Join us for a witty and energetic romp through the lives of two of history's greatest writers, who died on the same date, and achieved great fame, lasting through the centuries. We rake through their dirty laundry, failed marriages, brawls and successes, as they recite pieces from their own works and bring alive incidents from their personal stories through dance and song, comedy and drama, with the occasional piece of slapstick.
Written by Asa Gim Palomera as a part of The Age Melbourne Writer's Festival, the play opened to a capacity crowd at the Malthouse Beckett theatre, and at Chapel off Chapel. This new version has been developed and adapted for the cast in Edinburgh. With sponsorship from the National Galleries of Scotland, it played to a rapt, capacity audience at the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh and at Adam House Theatre, which also ran to capacity crowds and garnered much critical praise.
The performers consist of three men and three women, as well as live music provided by the Royal Academy of Music and Drama's Dr. Peter Argondizza (guitar), and Lindsey Martindale (cello).
The play will open at Bloomsbury Theatre, sponsored by Santander Shareholders, University College London, the Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain and Spanish Tourism Office.
Show runs for 90mins, with no interval.
Tickets £17.50, concessions £12.50, UCL students and staff £7.50
UCL ID must be shown at the box office for UCL discount.