SHAKESPEARE

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

Online URL

http://www.canadianshakespeares.ca/multimedia/video/baseball.cfm

Production Company

Name

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Online Retailer

Name

Inetvideo.com

Email

support@inetvideo.com

Web

http://www.inetvideo.com External site opens in new window

Phone

646 964 6452