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Record Breaking Comedy “Shear Madness” Staged in EMU

Taking place under the organisation of the Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) Social and Cultural Activities Directorate, the longest-running theatre show of the United States of America “Shear Madness” was staged at Eastern Mediterranean University on Wednesday, the 21st March 2018 at 19:30. Having qualified as the Guinness Book of World Records' longest-running play in the history of the U.S., “Shear Madness” also has the quality of being the only comedy show to receive the Charlie Chaplin Comedy Award. Interest towards the play that was performed at the Rauf Raif Denktaş Culture and Congress Hall was significantly high. The unique interactive show that was adapted to the Turkish Theatre by Tiyatrokare, took place under the directorship of Nedim Saban and was performed by famous theatre thespians Melek Baykal, Veysel Diker, Ebru Saçar, Özgür Yetkinoğlu, Cem Güler and Jess Molho in front of a capacity crowd comprised of EMU personnel, students and members of the general public.

Audience Participation

EMU Board of Trustees President İlker Edip and EMU Rector Prof. Dr. Necdet Osam were amongst those in the audience. During the performance of the show, the audience both witnessed the details of the events taking place at the hairstyling saloon and joined in to the show. The audience’s questions helped solve the murder which took place at the said saloon. The decor designer of the show, during which mobile phones were kept on was Anıl Ateş Işık, lighting designer Mustafa Bal, costume designer Günnur Çaras, music performance by Çağatay Kehribar and Bülent Güven from Flört Group, and choreography by Ayşegül Sünnetçioğlu. At the end of the performance the “Shear Madness” crew was presented a plaque of appreciation by EMU Vice Rector for Administrative and Technical Affairs Prof. Dr. Özgür Eren. Depending on the questions asked, the show is staged in a different way every night. “Shear Madness” has been running at the theatre in Boston since its premier in 1979.