Forced Entertainment: Complete Works — Table Top Shakespeare

A salt and pepper shaker for the king and queen. A ruler for the prince. A spoon for the servant. Lighter fluid for the Innkeeper. A water bottle for the messenger.

Condensed versions of each and every Shakespearean play are comically and lovingly retold, transformed by a “cast” of household objects into 36 intimate and lovingly made miniatures, played out on an everyday table-top.  The stories of the plays vividly come to life over six nights, as the act of storytelling and theater itself is celebrated.

5 reasons you won’t want to miss the best Bard this side of Central Park:

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This piece is recommended for ages 12+

Please note: there will be no late seating.

  • Tue Sep 11 – Sun Sep 16, 2018
  • 6:30 PM, 7:30 PM, 8:30 PM, 9:30 PM, 11:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM, 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM, 5:00 PM, 6:00 PM, 7:00 PM, 8:00 PM, 9:00 PM
  • $10

Advisory

This piece is recommended for ages 12+

Schedule

Day 1 — Tuesday, September 11th

6:30 p.m. — Antony and Cleopatra   Cathy Naden
7:30 p.m. —The Merchant of Venice   Nicki Hobday
8:30 p.m. — Richard II   Terry O’Connor
9:30 p.m. —As You Like It   Robin Arthur

Day 2 — Wednesday, September 12th

6:30 p.m. — Taming of the Shrew   Nicki Hobday
7:30 p.m. —Henry IV Part 1   Jerry Killick
8:30 p.m. — Henry IV Part 2   Jerry Killick
9:30 p.m. —Much Ado About Nothing   Richard Lowdon

Day 3 — Thursday, September 13th

6:30 p.m. — Henry V   Nicki Hobday
7:30 p.m. — Pericles   Cathy Naden
8:30 p.m. — The Comedy of Errors   Terry O’Connor
9:30 p.m. — King Lear   Robin Arthur

Day 4 — Friday, September 14th

6:30 p.m. — Henry VI Part1   Richard Lowdon
7:30 p.m. — Henry VI Part 2   Richard Lowdon
8:30 p.m. —Henry VI Part 3   Richard Lowdon
9:30 p.m. — Twelfth Night   Jerry Killick

Day 5— Saturday, September 15th

11:00 a.m. — Othello   Cathy Naden
12:00 p.m. —Loves Labour’s Lost   Robin Arthur
1:00 p.m. —Coriolanus   Jerry Killick
2:00 p.m. —The Merry Wives of Windsor   Terry O’Connor
3:00 p.m. — Macbeth   Richard LowdonBreak
5:00 p.m. —Richard III   Nicki Hobday
6:00 p.m. —Troilus and Cressida   Jerry Killick
7:00 p.m. —Julius Caesar   Robin Arthur
8:00 p.m. —The Winter’s Tale   Cathy Naden
9:00 p.m. — Hamlet   Terry O’Connor

Day 6 — Sunday, September 16th

11:00 a.m. — Titus Andronicus   Robin Arthur
12:00 p.m. — Cymbeline   Terry O’Connor
1:00 p.m. — All’s Well That Ends Well   Nicki Hobday
2:00 p.m. — King John   Cathy Naden
3:00 p.m. — A Midsummer Night’s Dream   Jerry Killick
Break
5:00 p.m. —Romeo and Juliet   Terry O’Connor
6:00 p.m. —Timon of Athens   Robin Arthur
7:00 p.m. —Measure for Measure   Cathy Naden
8:00 p.m. —Two Gentlemen of Verona   Nicki Hobday
9:00 p.m. —The Tempest   Richard Lowdon


NYU Skirball’s “Serious Fun” family matinee series is made possible in part with generous support from Con Edison for family educational and enrichment programming.

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This project is made possible with support from the British Council.