Adam Long
Adam Long was a founding member of The Reduced Shakespeare Company. From 1987-2003 [1] he co-wrote and performed "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)" [2] "The Complete History of America (abridged)",[3] "The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show" for the BBC World Service, and "The Ring Reduced", a 30 minute condensation of Wagner's Ring Cycle for Channel 4 television.
In 1996, Long directed the Reduced Shakespeare Company's London production of "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)" which was nominated for an Olivier Award for Best Comedy in 1997,[4] and ran for 9 years at the Criterion Theatre in Piccadilly Circus.
Long left The Reduced Shakespeare Company in 2003. He then co-wrote and starred in The Barn,[5] an independent feature film which won a British Independent Film Award in 2004 - The Raindance Award, for the film which best embodies the spirit of independent filmmaking. In 2006, he wrote and performed Star Wars Shortened [1] [2] for Sky Movies, and The Condensed History of Tony Blair for BBC Radio 4 [3]. In 2007 he wrote and directed Dickens Unplugged, which premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.[6][7] The show was brought to Guildford in February, 2007,[8] and made its West End debut on May 23, 2008 at the Comedy Theatre.[9] In 2008, he wrote and performed The Condensed History of Political Parties for BBC Radio 4 [4], and in 2009 The Condensed History of George W Bush, also for BBC Radio 4 [5][6].
Adam Long currently resides in Chicago.
[edit] References
- ^ Reduced Shakespeare Company official timeline accessed July 3, 2007
- ^ Review, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), New York Times
- ^ Review, The Complete History of America (abridged), New York Times
- ^ The Nominees and Winners of The Laurence Olivier Awards for 1997 London Theatre Guide, accessed 3 July 2007
- ^ BFI catalog entry, The Barn
- ^ Dickens Unplugged, Assembly Ballroom, Edinburgh, review in The Stage, 9 August 2007
- ^ Dickens Unplugged: The Complete Works of Charles Dickens (Abridged), review by Jo Caird of the UK review site "Culture Wars", 28 August 2007
- ^ Dickens Unplugged: They did it to Shakespeare - now it's Dickens' turn Dominic Cavendish interviews Adam Long in The Daily Telegraph
- ^ Dickens Unplugged to make West End debut at Comedy Theatre, The Stage, April 16, 2008
