Books by William Shakespeare

All groups / Areas / Drama / 5m, 3f / Running time: 2 hours Shakespeare's greatest villain, Iago, stoops to new heights of evil to convince King Othello that his stepson Hamlet loves his own mother. Jealousy, handkerchiefs, poison and ghosts ensue. But can anyone survive the raging vengeance of.Ophelia? A tale of racism, incest, and revenge, from the authors of Romeo & Julius [Caesar]. Award-winning playwright Jeff Goode intertwines two of Shakespeare's best-known plays in an original work of classic theatre. Part of the Shakespeare Fusion series: the Bard's first new plays in 400 years.

All groups / Areas / Drama / 8m, 5f / Running time: 2 hours His first new play in 400 years! This tale of forbidden love and political intrigue fuses the texts of Shakespeare's two well-known tragedies into a new classic with unexpected plot twists. A young boy falls in love with the Roman Emperor, and all hell breaks loose. Controversy reigns in ancient Rome when a popular openly-gay politician takes as his lover the son of a homophobic arch-rival. Hate begets hate as a very public bashing/assassination leads to civil war and murder-suicide. Romeo and Julius Caesar intertwines two of Shakespeare's best known plays in an original work, which casts new perspective on the original texts, and a new light on our own modern problems. The first play offered in a new series of collaborations between Jeff Goode and Shakespeare.

6m, 6f / Drama, High School/Community Theatre / Simple set Shakespeare's bloodiest romance. King Lear of Navarre splits up his kingdom, and swears off women, in hopes of spending more time with his books. But the unexpected arrival of the Princess of France, and the presence of Lear's three beauteous daughters at court, threaten romantic and political chaos int he land. From the authors of Romeo & Juliet [Caesar] and Ham/thello: the Moor of Denmark, award-winning playwright Jeff Goode intertwines two of Shakespeare's best-known plays in an original work of classic theatre. The third in a new series of collaborations between Goode and Shakespeare: the Bard's first new plays in 400 years.