About Selected Works: Table Top Shakespeare

A salt and pepper pot for the king and queen. A ruler for the prince. A spoon for the servant. Lighter fluid for the Innkeeper. A water bottle for the messenger. 

In Selected Works two performers create condensed versions of six of Shakespeare iconic plays, creating lovingly made miniatures played out on a one metre table-top using a collection of ordinary everyday objects. 

Each work re-tells the story of a Shakespeare play. A performer sits at a table and using a collection of household objects as stand-ins for the characters explores the dynamic force of storytelling in a simple, unique and highly accessible way.

“It’s a reminder that one person – armed with a story and some bric-a-brac – can create colossal worlds.”

The Stage

Programme of Plays

Friday 13 November

The Comedy of Errors 

interval

King Lear 

Saturday 14 November (matinee)

Romeo and Juliet 

interval

Julius Caesar 

Saturday 14 November (evening)

Loves Labours Lost 

interval

Hamlet 

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