Before he was the Bard, he was just Will… with a problem: his publisher will only print one of his plays. With Puck as instigator, Lear, Cleopatra, the Macbeths and more of Shakespeare’s greatest characters erupt into rebellion in a chaotic race to become the chosen tale.
Pop musical comedy meets absurdist theatre in this riotous tale of ambition, ego and the birth of a legend.
The Fringe is a three-week festival of performing arts that takes place in Edinburgh every August. Its story dates back to 1947, when eight theatre groups turned up uninvited to perform at the Edinburgh International Festival.
August 7 - 31, 2026
The Cowbarn at Bristo Square
Teviot Place, Edinburgh EH8 9AG
2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Before he was the Bard, he was just Will… with a problem: his publisher will only print one of his plays. With Puck as instigator, Lear, Cleopatra, the Macbeths and more of Shakespeare’s greatest characters erupt into rebellion in a chaotic race to become the chosen tale.
Pop musical comedy meets absurdist theatre in this riotous story of ambition, ego and the birth of a legend.
A musical written by Hanna Andreassen, Annabelle Benham, Sabrina Bianco, Riley Dungan, Rion Emery, Julian McCoy, London McKenzie, Zoe Niemkiewicz, Maddie Silva, Sophia Stine, and Tiernan Tajalli, while they were students at Interlochen Arts Academy, with Lisa Sanderson and Laura Mittelstaedt. Music and lyrics by Hanna Andréa.
Hanna Andréa
Music and Lyrics
Mindy Cooper
Director
Lisa Sanderson
Lead Writer
Seth Farber
Music Director
LDK Productions
General Manger and
Executive Producers
Murnane Casting
Casting
James Conner
Orchestrator
Matthew Dunivan
Assistant Director and
Shakespeare Dramaturg
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