Local theatre producers Mellow Drama are about to a stage their latest show - another madcap, zany and extremely funny offering from the Reduced Shakespeare Company.

A few years ago Mellow Drama produced the RSC's smash hit play The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged). It was a massive success and played to full houses at St James Cavalier in Valletta for more than a month.

Now Mellow Drama are producing the sequel to that comedy masterpiece, this time covering all of mankind's greatest literary achievements in All the Great Books (abridged).

"The public loved the original and rightly so. And we are extremely confident that they will also love this new offering from the RSC which follows the same, side-splitting formula," a spokesman for Mellow Drama said.

Confused by Confucius? Thoroughly thrown by Thoreau? Wish Swift was swifter? Tennyson tinier? Then hop aboard this 90-minute journey through all the books you never found time to read at school.

All the Great Books (abridged) brings together three of Malta's finest comic actors in John Montanaro, Colin Fitz and Marc Cabourdin. The trio act, dance, mime and sprint their way through everything from War and Peace to Moby Dick. It's a crash course in literature the audience is unlikely to forget in a hurry.

The play has been performed to packed theatres in countries all over the world. It has been welcomed as yet another original masterpiece by the Reduced Shakespeare Company and has been described as "Laugh out loud hilarious!" and "English class meets Monty Python!" by the New York Post.

"The Maltese love a great comedy and that is why we are always on the look-out for outstanding comedies that can be staged here. This production is one of the most challenging Mellow Drama has taken on because of its sheer breathless speed, but with such talented actors, it is always a pleasure to embark on such a challenge," the spokesman added.

"Let's face it, most of us never got around to reading all the classic books that we intended to. The way these superb actors have grasped their roles is fantastic. Trust us, watch this play and literature will never look, or sound, the same again!" he added.

All the Great Books (abridged) is being directed by Wesley Ellul. It will be running at St James Cavalier on May 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30. Tickets start from €10 for the opening weekend. The show is rated 14.

Tickets can be purchased online from www.mellowdrama.com.mt

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