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"To Be or Not To Be" in 60 seconds!?
Hold your breath here goes! Fool's Paradise Theatre from Baltimore at Edinburgh Fringe.
  1. "To Be or Not To Be" in 60 seconds!?
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    "To Be or Not To Be" in 60 seconds!?
  2. A Beyonce-infused Midsummer Night's Dream
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    A Beyonce-infused Midsummer Night's Dream
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  3. The final dance from the cast of A Midsummer Night's Dream
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    The final dance from the cast of A Midsummer Night's Dream
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  4. Audience interaction from Puck and her banana
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    Audience interaction from Puck and her banana
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  5. The longest death scene in Shakespeare (in just over a minute!)
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    The longest death scene in Shakespeare (in just over a minute!)
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  6. Watch the trailer
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    Watch the trailer
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  7. Shakespeare and Tennis: As You Like It
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    Shakespeare and Tennis: As You Like It
  8. Kate Humble (Presenter)
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    Kate Humble (Presenter)
  9. Early TV appearances: Hugh Quarshie
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    Early TV appearances: Hugh Quarshie
  10. The best Bottoms
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    The best Bottoms
  11. Shakespeare's Globe The Complete Walk: The Taming of the Shrew
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    Shakespeare's Globe The Complete Walk: The Taming of the Shrew
  12. 'Tomorrow' in rehearsal
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    'Tomorrow' in rehearsal

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  13. Shakespeare's Globe The Complete Walk: Pericles
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    Shakespeare's Globe The Complete Walk: Pericles
  14. Shakespearean stage combat explained: the hair pull
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    Shakespearean stage combat explained: the hair pull
  15. Puck signs off - from The RSC
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    Puck signs off - from The RSC
  16. Early appearances: David Harewood - Macbeth on the Estate (1997)
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    Early appearances: David Harewood - Macbeth on the Estate (1997)
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