Beowulf (and the Bard)
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Approximate running time: 1 hour and 30 minutes
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Beowulf (and the Bard) By Vidas Barzdukas and Christopher R. BartlettBeowulf (and the Bard) is a fun, frenetic and freewheeling farce that updates the Old English poem about the warrior Beowulf, who must rescue the mead hall from a hideous ogre (and his even more hideous mother). Told through the eyes of the epicâs writerâa character known simply as âthe bardââthe comedyâs events unfold much differently than the familiar story passed down through the ages. In reality, Beowulf is an out-of-shape prince hoping to fulfill the heroic code, while the bard is a desperate poet struggling with a nasty case of writerâs block. This retelling also introduces a new female character: the bloodthirsty warrior princess Gunborg, whose quest to reach her heroic destiny is ignored by her overprotective father, the king. Beowulf (and the Bard) is a comedy about friendship, duty and what it means to be a hero. Time period: Sometime between 975 and 1025 Settings of play: Denmark NO INTERMISSION