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From: "saki" 
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Subject: Re: Beatles Shakesperian Comedy skit?
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Ronnie Mellow wrote:
> No, I seem to remember it was The Beatles' Christmas Show, staged by
> Brian Epstein at the Savile Theatre in London, maybe '63 (?). No
> Morecambe and Wise, tho, unless they reprised the act for their show.
> I've only seen stills, so I've no idea about video availability.

The Fabs recorded a TV show with British comedy/variety duo Morecambe &
Wise in December 1963 for broadcast in April 1964. "Anthology" had an
excerpt of the performance where they perform a comedy bit with M&W and
sing "Moonlight Bay".

The Xmas show was performed live on stage in Finsbury Park, London Dec.
24-31, 1963 included some pantomimes and skits but not of a
Shakespearean nature, and to my knowledge it wasn't filmed. One skit
was a spoof on turn-of-the-century melodramas. If you have Lewisohn's
"Chronicles" there's a still from the show on page 135.

The Shakespearean skit, an excerpt of "A Midsummer Night's Dream", was
taped on April 28, 1964, part of the "Around The Beatles" special; in
"Chronicles" there's a photo of the performance on page 159.

I don't think the entire "Around the Beatles" has ever been
legitimately released, though it's on some bootleg videos; corrections
appreciated if someone knows otherwise. Part of the show, the medley of
songs performed "live" by the Beatles to a prerecorded music track, was
released as "The Beatles Live!".

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