For their second play in 2024 and second in the Waddy Theatre the undergraduate theatrical company, St Paul’s College Mummers, presented one of the largest productions seen in many years over three shows on 25, 26 and 27 October. No less than fifteen cast members were needed to present a re-write of all 37 of William Shakespear’s plays. “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] {Revised Again} and Rewritten” by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield was directed by Ryan Bond assisted by Freya Carmody, William Nicholas and Max Philips.

“The Complete Works …” was originally performed by its creators Long, Singer and Winfield at the 1987 Edinburgh Fringe. Being a ‘hit’ it remains the second longest-running West End comedy in history and has been translated into over thirty languages. It is described as a vaudeville show in which three charismatic, ambitious actors attempt to present all of Shakespeare’s plays in a single performance. It is a hilarious time as the players make a meal out of the rudimentary concept of the stories and imperfectly memorized famous lines (source: Google Books).

The Mummers cast was: Max Philips; Freya Carmody; William Nicholas; Charlotte Hocking; Sam McCredie; Helen Jordan; Olivia McMillan; Felix Power; Jack Rowe; Ryan Bond; Jennifer Pilarinos; Annika Johnson; Archie Taylor; Heidi Best; and Grace Newton. They were well supported by the crew of: Ryan Bond – producer/director; Ben Varela – stage manager; Jack Beck, Gillian Lawrence, Robbie Sanderson – backstage; Ria Alva – designer; Ines Treharne, Tahlia Sorgiovanni, Grace Morrow – costuming; Ines Treharne, Greta Bourne – makeup; Ria Alva, Matilda Johnson, Greta Bourne – set design; Aiden Cheung, Sophie Wright – props; Milly O’Connel – lighting; Alex Mudri – sound; Gilliam Lawrence, Matilda Johnson, Tia Durovich, William Chang – photography; Jack Rowe – afters; and special thanks to Jack Stephens, Jack Vukasovic, Karyn and Steve Bond.