'Hamlet 2': The Bard as slapstick

Courtesy Culture - International Herald Tribune  Thu, 08/21/2008 - 07:30

Steve Coogan plays a spectacularly untalented actor and high school drama teacher who imagines finding redemption in "Hamlet 2," his singing and dancing sequel to Shakespeare's "bummer."

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More Bard comedies

Submitted by techu (not verified) on Thu, 08/21/2008 - 11:29.

There's also the Bard as screwball comedy coming out on DVD on August 26th in Never Say Macbeth. A science teacher says Macbeth in a theater and unleashes comic chaos on a theater troupe. The trailer rocks!

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