This production only has a short season (finishes Saturday) so it was a 'spur of the moment' decision to leave the comfort of my lounge room and get out to see it at Murdoch U's Nexus Theatre last night.
I'm not sure if the play is 'bardolatory' or 'anti-bardolatory', but either way it is well conceived, designed and very entertaining. I think if anyone should be allowed to deconstruct Shakespeare, then it should only be those who have a deep understanding and appreciation of his work in the first place. I believe Melissa Mae fits those criteria. It reminded me a lot of Tom Stoppard's 'Shakespeare In Love'.
I also note that there are no fewer than three of the performers in this piece currently pursuing PhDs in the performing arts, so it also makes an interesting exercise in picking the differences between the theoretical and the instinctual actors.....
Well done, all

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