Tragedy or Triumph: An Improvised Shakespearean Epic
By The Spontaneous Shakespeare Company		The Spontaneous Shakespeare Company - Vancouver, BC
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Pick your path! The Spontaneous Shakespeare company returns to the Winnipeg Fringe with a brand-new Shakespearean epic, inspired by you! Will it be a heart-rending tragedy or an epic romance? Not even the cast knows! Mistaken identity, twins lost at sea, plots for revenge: Anything can happen in this all-new (made-up) classic from the Bard!

5 STARS …a delightful celebration of what improv — and Shakespeare — can be. - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Cast:
Delaney Gilmor, Ivy Padmos, Martina Vos, Nikolai Witschl, Raf Rogers, Zach Wolfman

Director:
Brent Hirose

   

Show Info:
60 minutes
Genre:
Improv

Audience:
Parental Guidance

Violent Content, May contain genre-appropriate death and violence

Low Vision / Blind		Thu July 17 11:00 AM
Sat July 19 4:30 PM
Mon July 21 4:15 PM
Tue July 22 10:15 PM
Thu July 24 2:30 PM
Fri July 25 8:00 PM
Sun July 27 12:45 PM

Tragedy or Triumph: An Improvised Shakespearean Epic

The Spontaneous Shakespeare Company—John Hirsch Mainstage

It’s clear this company has an extremely strong grasp of the language. They are well studied and even included and improvised chorus- and rhyming couplets to end scenes! The chemistry between the performers is often extremely apparent, though I noticed here and there that energy wasn’t being matched. It was a disappointing thing to note in an otherwise fun and engaging presentation. Overall the piece is ambitious, well studied, well-performed, and fun, despite the hiccups.

Arden Pruden

The Spontaneous Shakespeare Company

Tragedy or Triumph: An Improvised Shakespearean Epic—John Hirsch Mainstage

The Spontaneous Shakespeare company are returning to Winnipeg after their 2023 hit, Breaking Bard. We take your everyday story and turn it into an epic tale worthy of the Bard. Improvised entirely (well, mostly) in iambic pentameter you will swear that this group of fine thespians are reciting Shakespeare himself, except for all the times the show devolves into improvised insanity. Shakespeare fans and novices alike, come see theatre, improv and Shakespeare like you’ve never seen it before!