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The Mystery of Irma Vep at Shakespeare & Company

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Posted by: Bess Hochstein
Posted on: Monday, February 28, 2011

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February 4 - March 27
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You don’t have to be a master of the anagram to figure out The Mystery of Irma Vep; a bigger mystery might be how two actors effect the quick-change magic to portray eight characters, including the ever-popular cross-dressed roles. This classic madcap, melodramatic mystery by Charles Ludlam, founder of the Ridiculous Theatre Company, is a frothy comedic cocktail blended from equal parts Hitchock, Victorian pulp fiction, and Gothic romp.

Shakespeare & Company
Lenox, MA