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My overall impression
Being in a Tavern with Shakespeare was everything! It’s clear Michael Shaw Fisher immersed himself in studying the life and times of Willy, but it’s his storytelling that makes this show, so you need not be a Shakespeare aficionado yourself. His writing is witty and nostalgic and delivers us, brilliantly, Shakespeare mocking his work! His character is as enthralling as his dedication to it. His renaissance, folk, rock, and even drunken bar inspired composition is so catchy! And those musicians! Such eclectic instruments filling the tavern. His voice inflections are really what had me. All the little nuances, some comical and some, well, a little sad. If it wasn’t for my bladder, I would have never let him leave that Tavern. Speaking of bladder, it’s a good thing this show didn’t include a drinking game, like everytime Shakespeare makes a pop-reference or makes us laugh or we learn something new – you get the idea, because it might have been all of our last night out.