The Shakespeare Show

10th Anniversary Production of one of Monster Theatre's best plays. Based on the greatest theatrical debate of all time, The Shakespeare Show investigates the theory that the plays of William Shakespeare were actually penned by Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford. Just like one of his tragic heroes, Oxford sets his own tragedy in motion by using young Will Shakespeare, the boy who holds the horses outside the theatre, as a ‘Front’ for his playwriting ventures. Along the way we meet the Ghost of Christopher Marlowe, the Three Witches from Mac…The Scottish Play, Anne Hathaway, the Bubonic Plague and Queen Elizabeth herself!

★★★★★ “Wildly funny, wonderfully crafted, and brilliantly acted! Flawless!” -CBC

★★★★★ “Gladstone’s script is a lesson in crowd-pleasing wit!” -SEE Magazine

“Composed of equal parts absolute fact and utter nonsense, The Shakespeare Show is a laugh-filled treat for scholar and squire alike” -Peter Birnie, Vancouver Sun

★★★★★“Brings the Bawdy world of Shakespeare to life!” -Winnipeg Free Press

Written by Ryan Gladstone

Directed by Karen Hamm

Featuring Tara Travis and Ryan Gladstone

Original Score by Drew Jurecka

Fight Choreography by Kevin Kruchkywich