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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I loved it. Drawing on Shakespeares long tradition of stealing ...By A. J. H.Review originally written in 2012:3.5 stars. The minute I read about the concept of this "new" Shakespeare play; I loved it. Drawing on Shakespeares long tradition of stealing every plot and structural conceit possible; Reed simply takes apart Shakespeares canon (primarily Hamlet; Othello; Macbeth; King Lear; Romeo Juliet and Henry V) and reassembled the Bards most famous lies and speeches into an entirely new play. Hamlet; the prince of Bohemia; has gone to war and won Lears daughter Juliet for his bride. However; when he returns to Bohemia and discovers his father is dead and his mother has married Macbeth; and Iago begins to suggest that the lovely Juliet is having an affair with Hamlets handsome Captain Romeo; things begin to spiral out of control.So; I loved the plot; I love the concept; but I struggled with the execution because honestly; I wanted more integration of the plays. Some scenes were great; piecing together dialogue from 4 or 5 different plays in one seamless new conversation. On the other hand; Act II was pretty much Act II of Macbeth; but with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern taking the roles of Ross and Angus. Also; recycling many of the famous speeches into new contexts was fun; but there was such great opportunity to meld multiple famous speeches into one new one - especially since the plays already have so much parallel in their language.(Side note: at the time I wrote this review; I was stage managing a production of Hamlet with a company that had recently done both Macbeth and RJ; with several of the same actors in all three; so we were been finding parallels left and right and they were really in the forefront of my mind.)Anyway; Im rambling about silly things (sorry; English/Theater major); but I did enjoy this one and I do recommend it; especially to Shakespeare geeks who will recognize all of the famous lines and enjoy seeing how theyve been reappropriated into an all-new story just as ridiculous as Shakespeares own canon.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A Shakespeare Collage of which Will would be proud!By WillThis book is as if every famous Shakespearean play was ripped up into tiny pieces; thrown on the floor in scattered bits and then re-collaged together as an entirely new play. Using phrases from every one of Shakespeares plays; this book was so engrossing that; for the first time in over 20 years of living in NYC; I missed my subway stop because I was so lost in the world that Reed created. Magpie-like; Shakespeare himself was the master of layering bits and pieces of other writers work into a new narrative text that was uniquely his own and Reed has borrowed from the masters legacy in re-inventing (and; therfore; reinvigorating) the Bards 400 year old tomes. As an actress; I have been privileged to do readings of this book to packed houses where the audience was always thoroughly enthralled and entertained. As a director; I presented the first full length production of it to standing ovations (during the stirring bits) and pin-drop silences (during the sad). It makes for a wonderfully inventive stage play as well as an entertaining read. Huzzah to Reed for his meticulous research and clever use of language that is as singular; unique and evocative as the original plays which it re-invents for a modern age.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Oh; What Men Dare Do...By Timothy BracyCelebrated literary and social satirist John Reed; who has in previous incarnations ingeniously reconsidered George Orwells `Animal Farm from an opposing political perspective (`Snowballs Chance) and effectively rendered the palpable absurdities of life in the modern media spotlight (`The Hole) takes on his most audacious challenge to date in `All The Worlds A Grave. A remarkably entertaining and assured foray into the most hallowed of literary grounds; All The Worlds A Grave dares to recast characters from a handful of William Shakespeares plays in a new drama; in the process theorizing what a play from the bard might look in contemporary times. Luckily; this is no bloodless academic enterprise; but a genuinely gripping narrative; one that takes liberties with the sacrosanct texts while never crossing the line into cheap gimmickry.Reeds highwire act is astonishing; and not one with easy precedent in the world of books. Perhaps a more apt comparison would be to the dreamlike; brilliantly inventive narrative songs of Bob Dylans mid-sixties work like `Desolation Row; where Bette Davis; TS Eliot; Einstein and Ophelia all meet to great artistic effect. This is Reeds best work to date - thought provoking; entertaining and resonant with respect to imagining art as a continuum. Highly recommended.
