The name says it all, doesn't it? Sh!t-Faced Shakespeare features a cast of actors performing Shakespeare; however, one of them is always absolutely plastered. A sellout smash in the US and UK, the show finally made its way to Australia a few years back, and it keeps putting on new productions. This time, it's hitting the 2023 Brisbane Comedy Festival with the Bard's greatest romantic tragedy: Romeo and Juliet.
Maybe you've seen Baz Luhrmann's movie version from the 90s, which made everyone fall in love with Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes as the famed star-crossed lovers. Perhaps you caught the Franco Zeffirelli-directed 1986 take at school. Or, there was 2013's iteration with Hailee Steinfeld. Whichever fits, you haven't experienced the classic tale like this.
Who'll be sloshed when you take your seat? How will that change the lines, scenes, mood and emotion? You'll only know by going along — and no two shows are ever the same. I defy you, sobriety!
Sh!t-Faced Shakespeare is putting on three performances at Brisbane Powerhouse, from Friday, April 28–Sunday, April 30.
