William Shakespeare has been known as the “Immortal Bard”
but now some of his own creations are putting his “immortality” to the
test. Kill Shakespeare pits some of
Will’s most memorable characters against him and each other in battle for
freedom and power. The Hear Again Radio Project is proud to join forces with Revolution Shakespeare to adapt this
exciting graphic novel for the stage.
The production will combine a dramatic reading and Foley effects with
the vivid images of the original book projected on a screen, a literal living
comic! This innovative style is bound to
spark the imagination of both long-time Shakespeare fans as well as newcomers to
his rich and colorful world. For details visit the Fringe Box Office
Whether his characters manage to kill him or not, the idea
of Shakespeare being immortal - or at least transferable from era to era- struck me while I was writing this blog. I've seen versions of Shakespearean plays set
everywhere from outer space to a corporate board room to an insane asylum. While the concept of a graphic novel where
Shakespeare’s characters interact with one another as if in an alternate realty
was certainly fresh and different, the idea that the Bard could be translated to
the pop-culture medium of comics seemed perfectly natural to me. One could even argue that the medium of
comics is only perfect for the grand and sweeping characterizations of
Shakespeare. Take for example these
costume designs for a production of Julius Caesar design by legendary comic
artist Jack Kirby!
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