Shakespeare for Breakfast + Shakespeare for Kids – C aurora
Shakespeare for Breakfast has been a staple of the Fringe since the early ’90s and no show can retain the same extremely high standard through all those years. There had been a decline recently, mostly on the script front, but this year is the strongest S4B has been for some time. Shakespeare’s language is back at the heart of the production and the concept - the more-used-to-presenting-panto Sittingbourne All Stars producing the Bard for the first time - allowed for plenty of fun. This included subtle references to topical news and well-known adverts rather than over-reliance on these for the entertainment that wove through an interestingly / controversially blood-less rendition of Macbeth.
The cast, shifting characters with skill, clarity and apt costume throughout, made decent us...
