A GREAT SHOWShakespeare and Chaucer were not meant to be high literature: they are supposed to be done like this play. It’s panto for grownups with farce and bad sex. A beautiful maiden (with wobbly thighs), her rich Lord and master (who just wants to be loved) and a handsome minstrel (with dubious singing ability) all in a mad love triangle with a very dodgy STI. Some of the songs could easily be cut and the puppet show in the middle lowers the tone a bit further than necessary but there are excellent performances and a script with an great sense of ridiculousness It is vulgar and funny and generally bawdy – a great show for peasants and gentry alike. Three Weeks, 12th August 05 | 
