Star Wars... Shortened! All six films in twenty minutes...
Ever watched all six movies in a row? Even for the most fervent of Star Wars devotees, one 794 minute session of galactic combat, epoch-defining characters, a green guy shooting first and something about the trade federation, can prove a colossal undertaking. Now, thanks to The Reduced Shakespeare Company’s Adam Long, you can watch all your favourite scenes in the space of twenty minutes. Star Wars…Shortened! will be the world's only fully authorised, comedic performance of all six films. "This is my boyhood dream” says Long. “In the space of twenty minutes I'm going to be Jabba the Hutt, Jar Jar Binks, Darth Vader and Anakin Skywalker".
Star Wars…Shortened! will be performed exclusively at London’s Criterion Theatre on August 17. The comedy will be broadcast on Sky Movies ahead of their Star Wars saga screenings which begin on Saturday August 26, culminating in the UK television premiere of Star Wars – Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith on September 30.
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Yeah, I saw the original Shakespeare: Abridged show, one of the best nights out ever, and have read elsewhere that the Star Wars performance was genius! ... ... Read More
I went to see their "HollyWood" production this summer which was great fun and had audience participation at the end.You had to know your film quotes to get all of it though,I ended up suffering from lag laughter, there was so much put into the script.
The guys are a huge fan of Starwars and their shows are peppered with gags about it."The Reduced" are becoming a bit of a franchise now.
I shouldn't worry about getting it into twenty minutes,they can do the entire pe... Read More
it's up... or at least 1 minute of it is -
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh72PglcLq8p;
I've heard that this won't be a one off - and that Sky/Reduced Shakespeare are in discussion with LucasFilm about doing it as their next show - anyone else heard this? ... Read More
I went to see this tonight (thanks for the competition tickets guys!). It was brilliant. Difficult to write a review, given the brevity of the performance and the familiarity of the subject matter. Pissed myself laughing though.
It'll also be available for viewing on the Sky Movies website soon, so do yourself a favour and go see it! ... Read More
i'm going to go see a guy at the edinburgh festival who does the star wars orginal trilogy in an hour by himself!
but i suppose this'll be a bit different as its all 6 films and in 20 mins. ... Read More
sounds class. matter of fact sounds so class that twenty minutes sounds too short! make it longer! we want more! and we haven't even seen it yet! ... Read More
