Shakespearean Baseball Game, The
- Synopsis
- The Canadian comedy duo Frank Wayne and Johnny Shuster parody a number of Shakespeare plays including Hamlet, Macbeth, Julius Caesar and Richard III in the form of a baseball game. First performed on television in 1958, the beginning of the sketch states ‘Bosworth Field - A Baseball Stadium near Stratford’ [Ontario]. The dialogue is written and performed in a version of blank verse.
Rusty: Where is the captain of our team
The mighty Rocky? The man whom
all the sports reporters call the noblest catcher of them all’.
while Macduff scores ` a hit...a very palpable hit’. - Series
- Wayne and Shuster Show, The
- Language
- English
- Country
- Canada
- Medium
- Multimedia; Video
Credits
- Writer
- Frank Wayne; Johnny Shuster
- Cast
Frank Wayne Johnny Shuster
Additional Details
- Production type
- Sitcoms/Variety
- Plays
- Hamlet; Julius Caesar; Macbeth; Richard III
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); sport; Baseball
Notes
- Notes
- A video clip and a downloadable script are available on www.canadianshakespeares.ca. The sketch is included in the DVD/video compilation WAYNE AND SHUSTER: 50 YEARS OF COMEDY.
Online Availability
Production Company
Online Retailer
- Name
Inetvideo.com
- support@inetvideo.com
- Web
- http://www.inetvideo.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 646 964 6452
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Shakespearean Baseball Game, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36567 (Accessed 09 Oct 2024)