(photo credit: Andrew Alexander)
Well, Virginia...
Merging makes for a romp for Company of Fools
by Jim Murchison
A famous 1897 editorial response to an 8 year old Virginia O’Hanlon in the New York Sun proved beyond a shadow of a doubt the existence of Santa Claus. Recent films and editorials tell us there is no Shakespeare! The Company of Fools must take us for a pack of idiots. A Midwinter’s Dream Tale is allegedly written by Bill Shakespeare and a Company of Fools. Indeed! Everyone knows Shakespeare doesn’t exist. William Shakespeare is a marketing device; he’s a fictional character dressed in a dandy’s clothes and a ridiculously large collar used to sell a product: the Don Cherry of the 16th century. He’s an interesting, colourful character but not real in any way. Oh well, regardless of who actually authored this production; merging A Midsummer Night’s Dream with The Winter’s Tale is an entertaining and lively romp.
