Review
"While the title of one of Baum's books, De Taming of De Bitches, may make for uncomfortable reading for the purists, I think it's a hoot." --The Daily Telegraph
"We want people to have a lifelong association with Shakespeare, so this will help." --THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
"A dramatic impact in helping kids appreciate the works of Shakespeare." --THE SUN
"Shakespeare's plays have been made chavtastic so teenagers will read them" --DAILY MIRROR
"We want people to have a lifelong association with Shakespeare, so this will help." --THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY
"A dramatic impact in helping kids appreciate the works of Shakespeare." --THE SUN
"Shakespeare's plays have been made chavtastic so teenagers will read them" --DAILY MIRROR
Product Description
Alas, poor Shakespeare, we knew him well but not exactly in a way we used to. If Will was with us today I think he’d feel duty bound to reflect life as it really is in the 21st century; living, as he would be, on the front line in Stratford upon Avon with his fit bitch Ann Hathaway. However, nowadays Shakespeare isn’t as cool as he used to be because a lot of people think he’s boring and lacks street cred. Perhaps. But if the Bard was living today I reckon he’d say “Am I bovvered?” After all, for a man accredited with the greatest literature ever written, what would he have to prove? No, if William Shakespeare was of this age I am certain that he would still be writing in the Globe turf, getting loads of respect from the Stratford upon Avon massive and producing works of pure genius like ‘Romeo and His Fit Bitch Jools’, ‘De Taming of de Bitch’, ‘Macbeff’ and ‘Two Geezas of Verona’. However, for all the purists reading this brief introduction I would just like to say that this abridged collection of some of Shakespeare’s finest work has been mindful to stay true to the original format by retaining all the important sexist, duplicitous, cross-dressing and violent moments that made William Shakespeare well wicked.
