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Chop Bard

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.

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56 Difficult to stage effectively

56 Difficult to stage effectively

Macbeth- Pre-show. Time to start our series on one of Shakespeare's darkest plays. It's all fun and games until you star... Read more

6 May 2011

41mins

Ranked #2

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196 Report of Naughty Persons

196 Report of Naughty Persons

Henry VI part 2 – Act II Scene 1  King Henry and Queen Margaret, accompanied by quarreling nobles, are hawking in St. Al... Read more

29 Nov 2019

49mins

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202 The Crown Undone

202 The Crown Undone

Henry VI part 3 – Act I Scene 1  To avoid further bloodshed, King Henry makes a desperate proclamation. I’m not not sure... Read more

1 Jul 2020

1hr 14mins

Ranked #4

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12 O, loving hate

12 O, loving hate

It’s act III, and everything is about to change. Spoiler alert: not everyone will make it out alive. Some of the music p... Read more

22 Sep 2009

41mins

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05 It's the mercutio Show!

05 It's the mercutio Show!

We're into Act I scene 4, and it's all about Mercutio. Forget Romeo and Juliet, this is the man of the hour. He's a bit ... Read more

21 Jan 2009

26mins

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22 Cue the ghost

22 Cue the ghost

Hamlet 1.1 - we begin at midnight, in the cold… and already there is trouble in the air.

10 Mar 2010

37mins

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61 Sleep no more

61 Sleep no more

Macbeth 2.1-2.2 – Darkness, screeching owls, daggers of the mind, and unseen voices in the night can only mean one thing... Read more

15 Jul 2011

51mins

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201 The White Rose Unveiled

201 The White Rose Unveiled

Henry VI part 2 – Act V Scene 1, 2, 3  As York reaches for the crown, Yorkist and Lancastrian allies gather for the comi... Read more

1 May 2020

1hr 24mins

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21 Stick it Freud!

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... Read more

23 Feb 2010

39mins

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88 Shaken Not Stirred

88 Shaken Not Stirred

1 Henry IV – Pre show/ 1.1 – We prepare for our sixth series, and find good old King Henry IV off to a halting start. Sa... Read more

4 Sep 2012

1hr 6mins

Ranked #11

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127 The Balance of Excess

127 The Balance of Excess

Twelfth Night – Series number nine sheds the enormity of history, in favor of a comedy, where anything goes, as long as ... Read more

6 Oct 2014

1hr 5mins

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63 Downside of Regicide

63 Downside of Regicide

Macbeth 3.1-3.2 – Banquo has doubts as the Lord and Lady Macbeth settle into their new life of unease, suspicion, and ba... Read more

12 Aug 2011

1hr 1min

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23 Welcome to Elsinore!

23 Welcome to Elsinore!

Hamlet 1.2 - Come meet the new King, his sometime sister-wife, and his chief-courtier-cousin-son, Hamlet.

24 Mar 2010

49mins

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128 Lost in Illyria

128 Lost in Illyria

Twelfth Night – Act 1 scene 1 & 2 – There's heartbreak in Illyria as we meet Duke Orsino and the shipwrecked Viola. ... Read more

28 Oct 2014

43mins

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141 Don't Fear the Lear

141 Don't Fear the Lear

King Lear – We begin series number ten with an introduction to Shakespeare's hardcore tragedy about a King and his three... Read more

8 Jul 2015

1hr 12mins

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142 Something From Nothing

142 Something From Nothing

King Lear – Act I scene 1 – The King has decided to retire and demands to know which of his daughters loves him the most... Read more

29 Jul 2015

1hr 25mins

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89 Hal and the Fat Man

89 Hal and the Fat Man

1 Henry IV 1.2 – A round of sack for everyone as we meet our wayward prince, Hal and his dissolute and debauched friend,... Read more

17 Sep 2012

1hr 1min

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43 Servants of air and earth

43 Servants of air and earth

The Tempest 1.2b – Behind every great sorcerer, you'll find great servants- enter Ariel, and Caliban. Show me the magic!... Read more

17 Dec 2010

58mins

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75 The Lion Rampant

75 The Lion Rampant

Richard II Act I scene 1-2 – Blood must answer for blood, as Richard tries in vain to tame two of his "leopards", and an... Read more

10 Feb 2012

1hr 5mins

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64 Dead Man's Party

64 Dead Man's Party

Macbeth 3.3-3.4 – A bloody murder is carried out while Macbeth's grand feast gets underway- hey, who invited the bloody ... Read more

26 Aug 2011

1hr 1min

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