Chop Bard

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Chop Bard episodes

August 10, 2010 33 So long, and thanks for all the worms!
Hamlet 4.1-3 - Hamlet's hidden the body, and good luck getting a straight answer out of him! Where is it? Sponge… Where? Worms… Where's Polonius? Guts... Time to go to England. Mother…
37 min
July 23, 2010 32 Hamlet... in the closet... with the rapier...
Hamlet 3.4 – Hamlet finally confronts his mother, we lose the foolish old man, and Freud's evil influence returns, attempting to turn everyone into an hysteric.
50 min
July 08, 2010 31 This hent isn't horrid enough
Hamlet 3.3 – Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are getting ready for a trip, Claudius holds a private little pity party, and on route to see his mother, Hamlet crosses over to the dark side.
34 min
June 19, 2010 30 What's it all about, Hamlet?
Hamlet 3.2 – The play's the thing wherein Shakespeare can hide the "C" word. It's opening night in Elsinore, and while his Mousetrap may not win a Tony, he will at least get a Claudius.
55 min
June 04, 2010 29 What's the rub got to do with it?
Hamlet 3.1 – "To be or not to be", and "get thee to a nunnery". What else is there to say? Hamlet has a tough choice to make, a difficult encounter to navigate and- oh yeah, a play to edit.
55 min
May 22, 2010 28 Speak it to the wolves
Hamlet 2.2 part 2 – Hamlet is reunited with his old chums Rosencrantz & Guildenstern… or is it Guildenstern & Rosencrantz… then the actors show up, a plan is born, and we get another famous soliloquy- lights out, and scene. Mari Mac, by The Dust Rhinos - music.mevio.com
35 min
May 22, 2010 27 OMG this is the longest scene!
Hamlet 2.2 part 1 – R & G have been sent for to spy on H for C & G, but P thinks he already knows why H is mad. V & C return with good news from the King of N, and P tries to board H. And that's just in the first part.
35 min
May 06, 2010 26 The art of indirectly directing
Hamlet 2.1 – Reynaldo (who's Reynaldo?) is sent to Paris by Polonius to spy on Laertes, while Ophelia is having more boy trouble. It's rough growing up in Denmark. Love is denied by The Pulpit courtesy of http://music.mevio.com
30 min
April 21, 2010 25 I ain't afraid of no ghosts
Hamlet 1.4-5 - Time for Hamlet to meet the ghost... and his world is about to change... and yes, there's something rotten in Denmark.
51 min
April 07, 2010 24 Chaste treasure lockdown
Hamlet 1.3 – Ophelia gets a double dose of advice, from her Brother and her father; both drumming to the same tune- stay away from Hamlet. What's a girl to do…?

Run Runaway by Great Big Sea courtesy of http://music.mevio.com
40 min

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The show dedicated to revealing the plays of William Shakespeare as tasty entertainment for today's hungry audience. Be you actor or observer, this show offers a fresh look at some very old goods.