Sweet Love Adieu

comedy · rogue shakespeare® · Ages 18+ · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Review by CHARLES ZIARKO

June 26, 2016 certified reviewer

What I liked

Enthusiastic and able cast in a fast, funny—-and earthy—-farce!

What I didn't like

Nothing!—-though the language takes some concentration, at first!

My overall impression

A Writer-Director-Actor is a TRIPLE threat but RYAN J-W SMITH has TWO shows running in rep, so that makes him a SEXTUPLE threat—-with the emphasis on Sex (and free chocolate)! Conversational Iambic Pentameter takes some getting used to, but once you’re in the game—-from the moment the 8 players greet you before the show starts—-it seems as natural as the unnatural things they do! Shakespearean Satire is tricky, but this trouple pulls it off with elan, thanks to a sound script that seems like somethng Will might have WISHED he’d thought of himself. Bravo, Brits (and locals too)! A fast, funny farce unlike anything I’ve seen before!
It needs a new title, though—-THE BARD GETS HARD is TOO bawdy and SWEET LOVE ADIEU is TOO (deceptively) sweet!

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