The leading lights of the TV series romp through a mash-up Shakespeare in fancy and BlackadderThe players of TV’s terrific Horrible Histories romp their way through this entertaining mash-up of Shakespeare in fancy and Blackadder II. Mathew Baynton is the titular Bill Shakespeare,recently ditched by lute-beat combo Mortal Coil, now off to make his mark as a London playwright. Encounters with Christopher Marlowe and the Earl of Croydon open theatrical doors, and although the genuine behind-the-scenes director is Spain’s King Phillip II (Ben Willbond,co-writing with Laurence Rickard), who’s planning to destroy Helen McCrory’s frazzle-toothed Elizabeth. Nicely balancing its historically literate gags with broad knockabout slapstick, and Bill is a crowd-pleasing treat that should tickle audiences young and worn alike.
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Source: theguardian.com