Chop Bard

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Chop Bard episodes

March 24, 2010 23 Welcome to Elsinore!
Hamlet 1.2 - Come meet the new King, his sometime sister-wife, and his chief-courtier-cousin-son, Hamlet.
50 min
March 10, 2010 22 Cue the ghost
Hamlet 1.1 - we begin at midnight, in the cold… and already there is trouble in the air.
38 min
February 23, 2010 21 Stick it Freud!
We begin our series on Hamlet by letting go of some of the baggage this poor play has had to carry around, while we shed some light on the myth of Hamlet's mommy issues.

Shakespeare Pie by The FuMP, courtesy of http://music.mevio.com
40 min
January 31, 2010 20 Poor sacrifices of enmity
Its drink and dagger time in Verona as we end the play with act 5 scene 3. Some shall be pardon'd, and some punished- hey, we get one more sword fight!

Bring it on by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, courtesy of http://music.mevio.com
49 min
January 21, 2010 19 O, woeful, woeful, woeful…
The wedding cheer becomes a sad burial feast, as we close out act 4, and jump into act 5-which is full of poison and wayward letters. Not even William Kempe (? - 1603) could turn this around.
43 min
January 11, 2010 18 Just like the time Hermione died
We follow Juliet into Act 4, scene 1 though 3. If the Friar can't help her find a way out, at least she has a knife. Still no sword fights… but there is a potion.
38 min
December 27, 2009 17 Where are all the sword fights?
The final scene in act III is chock full of sorrow and obstacles. The kids part ways, and Juliet is given an ultimatum... Take a bite anyway- it's good for you!
38 min
December 01, 2009 16 The Friar Strikes Back
What has become of Romeo? We'll find out as we poke around in act III scene 3, and take a peek into III.4 to see what the Capulet's are up too. Is it me, or is there a lot of whining in here?
35 min
October 30, 2009 15 The Halloween Episode
Happy halloween, from Chop bard!
7 min
October 29, 2009 14 Worser than death
Act III.2 gives us Juliet, as she impatiently awaits the arrival of her untried husband- is it just me or did it suddenly get a lot hotter in here? Quick, somebody call the nurse!

Some of the music provided in this show comes from http://music.mevio.com
39 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.