This is the complete works of Shakespeare.
I think it was Judi Dench who once said that this book contains every single human emotion.
If you can feel it. It's in here
So I'm gonna read it.
All of it.
Out loud.
Live.
On Twitch.
And if I raise any money, I'm gonna give it all to a mental health charity.
At 7 p.m UK time on August the 23rd, I will start reading the complete works of Shakespeare on my twitch channel.
And... just keep going.
All the donations from the stream will go to the Samaritans,
a charity that provides support to people experiencing emotional distress,
most famously through their 24-hour suicide hotline.
I chose the Samaritans because they listen to people express difficult ideas and feelings every day,
and I think that my work on YouTube chimes well with that.
They also happen to be the charity that saved my life.
The aim is to read all of the plays that Shakespeare wrote himself
[Mockingly] "So that's none of them because they were all secretly written by the Earl of Oxford!"
Not really, but I will read all 35 of the solo plays. So that's Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, King Lear, the--the Two Men,
Uh, John and... the, the boy,
J--uh, Ma-m-Martin and, and, the, uh,
Uh, ehhh?
We'll be having guests on the stream to play other roles through the PhilosophyTube Discord,
which you can join via the link in the description.
As far as I know nobody's ever done this before
I'm not even sure if it's physically possible. I did some maths and figured out that it'll take about sixty five hours,
assuming I don't sleep which I will probably have to.
I also have to gargle a lot of whisky to keep my voice going
I have to shave for some new headshots like two days before so you'll also be able to see my beard
growing back in real time. I'll see you on the 23rd at 7 o'clock.
Wish me luck.
Until then, take care.
If I die, I'll at least have died doing what I love
Making a fool of myself online
[Loud, cheerful music plays.]
