Premiered off-Broadway at the Soho Playhouse in November 2011, The Canterbury Tales Remixed was a hit with critics and audiences alike. Contact bookings@bababrinkman.com for touring enquiries.
Reviews:
“Warriors clash, badass thieves and thugs receive a brutal comeuppance, husbands fight a losing battle against wily wives and seducing lothiarios, villages are plagued by sinister forces of nature… Like ancient listeners gathered around the fire, we want to hear more.” Show Business Weekly
Premiered off-Broadway at the Soho Playhouse in November 2011, The Canterbury Tales Remixed was a hit with critics and audiences alike. Now available for tour bookings.
A truly epic and rewarding listen for those with a curious and thoughtful mind.—MooSick Revoos
Takes storytelling to a whole new level with highly impressive and hilarious anecdotal interpretations of classic tales.—The Find Magazine
"He turns dusty old works that torture adolescents in classrooms into remarkably current and vivid stories." —Huffington Post
Warriors clash, badass thieves and thugs receive a brutal comeuppance, husbands fight a losing battle against wily wives and seducing lothiarios, villages are plagued by sinister forces of nature.—Show Business Weekly
The Canterbury Tales Remixed the theatre production
Presented by SoHo Playhouse, Inc. The Canterbury Tales Remixed, written and performed by Baba Brinkman with music and turntablism by Mr. Simmonds and directed by SoHo Playhouse Artistic Director, Darren Lee Cole.
Running off-Broadway at the Player's Theatre June 2 - 23 2013, 5pm Sundays. Visit EvolutionaryTales.com for more info.
"'The Canterbury Tales Remixed' is the kind of work that makes off-Broadway hum"—Theatre Scene
“Most rappers boast about their intellect, but few go out and actually get a master’s degree in medieval and Renaissance literature so they can spit better rhymes.” —Huffington Post
“He maintains the essence of Chaucer’s stories and storytelling itself in a fresh way, and his diction and timing capture the Middle Ages’ anachronisms and idiosyncrasies in a way that effortlessly interprets them for a modern audience.” —Backstage
“An audacious hip hop approach to some great literary classics; the show is funny and thoughtful.”—Theater Is Easy
“In his delightful one-man show, Baba Brinkman has unlocked another intimidating masterpiece from the Ivory Tower.”—New York Times
"He turns dusty old works that torture adolescents in classrooms into remarkably current and vivid stories." —Huffington Post
Warriors clash, badass thieves and thugs receive a brutal comeuppance, husbands fight a losing battle against wily wives and seducing lothiarios, villages are plagued by sinister forces of nature.—Show Business Weekly
