Get to know Shakespeare instantly!

The ‘Reduced’ Shakespeare Company does bring excitements in plays written by Shakespeare. To be able to recognize few major Shakespeare’s works in an hour or two is definitely overwhelmed! I first encountered with Shakespeare’s play in 2002, when our English Club planning to dramatise the play King Lear. At that time, I was very excited as dramatization is an activity that I found enjoyable and exciting. We went through the process of producing the play by first getting ourselves in groups and assigning each group with works. I was in costume design team and we started to work on it by looking at the characters. Since it is a trial project for us, we have to think of a low-budget production and material selection for our costume needed to be reasonable with the price that pays. After months of practicing and meeting, it turns out to be a failure. I just don’t know what when wrong! Perhaps as a team, commitment and being responsible is important. But, in Reduced Shakespeare with only three actors they are able to come up with a successful performance. They brought up on stage almost all Shakespeare’s plays and I find it interesting, creative and energetic. By just watching at this performance, I have introduced to plays like Hamlet, Othello, Julius Caesar, Anthony and Cleopatra and a lot more. At the same time, I enjoyed myself and never again label Shakespeare as boring!