Wild Bill: Sonnet of a Bardsterd, Catford
/Wild Bill: Sonnet of a Bardsterd
Broadway Theatre, Catford, London
Performed in English
March 14-17, 2016
Written and performed by Michael Longhi
Directed by Alex Wheeler
Lighting Design by Jack Channer
Presented as part of Catford-upon-Avon Festival by Action To The Word. The show was revived for Vault Festival in February 2016 before the performance at Catford-upon-Avon. Wild Bill began as a monologue called 'Richard III vs. Gollum' which grew into several more 'vs.' monologues pitting Shakespeare's characters against figures from popular culture.
On Twitter: @WILDBILLthebard
First performed at Theatre503, London (20 July 2015) and Bread and Roses Theatre, London (27th July 2015), and then The Space @ Surgeon's Hall, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, before transferring to the Arts Theatre, London in early September 2015.
Interview with Michael Longhi ahead of Edinburgh run: http://www.broadwaybaby.com/news/wild-bill/591
Selected reviews:
https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2015/wild-bill-sonnet-bardsterd/
http://fringereview.co.uk/review/edinburgh-fringe/2015/wild-bill-sonnet-of-a-bardsterd/