(OUTview NW) RE-view: Zero Errors and Much ado of Fun at STC's 'Holiday of Errors'!

Charlie just may have found the Queen's G-spot!  (STC)

by MK Scott

You get a 'What If' vibe when you see Seattle Sound Theater's new classic, Holiday of Errors, written by NW Treasure, Frank Lawler, along with Daniel Flint. As you know if I can spot the concept, that means it is very, very good. The original concept is Shakespeare in Love Meets a Christmas Carol, with a little of Something Rotten.

The story goes like this, Will Shakespeare (Played with ease by Lawler) is nearly destitute the night before Christmas with his lead actor, Dick (Matt Fulbright) confirming that a letter by Queen Elizabeth herself, had arrived  over a month ago, asking for a holiday themed play for the twelth night to be performed at Wolf Hall and Will must create a play, ASAP.

So Will, afteran appearance by the spirit of the flamboyant writer, Christopher Marlowe (Daniel Stoltenberg),  decides to write a musical holiday version of Richard III (played by Dick) and we meet Charlie (Marianna de Fazio), an actor playing the female part.

Charlie leaves Hatton confused    (STC)

We meet Elizabeth (played with feisty energy by Elinor Gunn) along with smarmy, Sir Christopher Hatton (Ian Bond), who wants to outlaw theater. Both  Hatton and  Poet, Edward De Vere (Patrick Lennon, who we adored in SPT's Santa land Diaries a few years back) want the "Virgin Queen". Charlie takes a liking to Hatton, who buffs his advances and is haunted by the delicious and homoerotic spirit of Marlowe. Elizabeth takes a liking to Charlie and his cross dressing talents. Charlie Buffs Elizabeth, who is eager like a Cat in Heat.

When all the antics are revealed we get a satisfying finish.

With bigger production values, thanks to director Teresa Thuman and the period costumes of Justine Wright, and the flexible set design by Richard Schaefer is far grander than anything I have seen at Seattle Shakespeare Company. This show is good and it will satisfy any Shakespeare fan or novice.

Sound Theater's Holiday of Errors continues through December 20th at 12th Ave Arts. Click HERE for Tix.