“Dick 3”: Theater Pub’s Hilarious Shakespare Adaptation | PianoFight

It’s a dark and stormy night in England, and diabolical Duke Dick is plotting to kill his brothers George and Eddie so he can take over the kingdom – right after he marries the beautiful Anne, murders the sons of his sister-in-law, Elizabeth.

Freely adapted from a much longer, much more serious play by William Shakespeare, this 70 minute romp falls somewhere between horror comedy and slasher pic, but, you know… in verse! Featuring creepy dolls, angry ghosts, lots of murder, and some of the best dramatic poetry ever penned, Dick 3 marks the return of classic text to Theater Pub, and is the perfect addition to your Halloween season.

Dick wrecks havoc with the assistance of his evil henchmen Buck and Ham, all because he’s an ugly hunchback who isn’t much suited to peaceful times and courtly romance. The only thing standing between him and revenge on everyone who has ever experienced a moment of happiness, is a curse laid on him by Mags, the widow of the former king Henry, which promises him a nasty ending but looks like it will probably take out everyone else along the way.

Dick 3: All Murder All The Time
PianoFight, 144 Taylor St, SF
FREE with an RSVP required (and a $5 suggested donation)

• Monday, October 19, at 8 pm
• Tuesday, October 20, at 8 pm
• Monday, October 26, at 8 pm
• Tuesday, October 27, at 8 pm