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William Shakespeare? Ha! Never heard of him.

Yes, you may have guessed it by now; the fantastic lives of Posh and Becks are to be made into a new comedy musical… and it’s going to be based on Shakespeare’s Macbeth, believe it or not.

Brought to the unsuspecting people of Dublin, this little satirical jig is produced by the same chaps behind I Keano. A hilarious spoof musical that followed Roy Keane’s walkout on the Irish international football team, I Keano played a host of provincial theatres around Ireland and received rave reviews. This new show however, is thought to be of wider appeal and so is rumoured to be looking for a transfer to the West End.

This all may be mere speculation, but so far the script seems to have caused quite a stir in theatre circles in and around Dublin. “We’re very excited by the script” says Long Road Productions director Ronan Smith, “It’s a wild comedy romp that borrows from Shakespeare’s Macbeth, King Lear, Romeo and Juliet, as well as Cyrano de Bergerac.”

Apparently, Victoria Beckham is portrayed as an ambitious virago who forces husband David to sacrifice the integrity of his footballing career so that she may live the high life in Madrid and Los Angeles. Sound familiar anyone?

The cast is yet to be announced but it is believed that the writers, Gary Cooke and Malachy McKenna, will take on major roles themselves. They have their casting work cut out for them though because this musical contains a supporting cast that includes characters like Sir Alex Ferguson and one time England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson. It’s even been hinted that someone will get their hands dirty playing Becks’s infamous PA Rebecca Loos. A sticky situation is certainly on the cards no?

Too easy.

If you want to see this new comedy musical than, at least for the time being, you’ll have to nip over to the twinkly Emerald Isle to catch it. Until we hear of a West End switch then the ball’s in their… half, so to speak. Still, we think it’ll be a right laugh. What do you think? Reckon ole Golden Balls will bounce his way all the way to the West End?

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