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Title: Storytime: Macbeth
Creator: john_amend_all | JohnAmendAll
Rating: G
Word Count/Length/Size: 23,373 words
Creator's Summary: Jamie wants to read the story of Macbeth to the wee bairns in the playgroup. What could possibly go wrong?
Characters/Pairings: Jamie McCrimmon, Samantha Briggs, Tegan Jovanka, Vislor Turlough, Izzy Sinclair, Isobel Watkins, Gia Kelly, Victoria Waterfield, Zoe Heriot + many more, particularly Adric, Ninth Doctor, Mickey Smith & the Brigadier.
Warnings/Notes: None. I would warn for some innuendo, but it's Shakespeare.

Reasons for reccing: This is part of the ongoing metafic concept of This Time Round (where all the Doctor Who characters meet in a pub outside reality, complain about the writing, fanfic etc., and Nyssa tries to kill Adric a lot, for reasons) but don't worry too much about that (or follow the link for more detailed explanations) - what happens here is that a bunch of Doctor Who characters are forced to act out Macbeth by Jamie and Sam Briggs (and there's a running subplot where various other (mostly Two-era) characters are trying to stop them. Hilarity ensues.

It does not go exactly as Shakespeare intended, although it's okay - he sent a note. TTR is pretty cracky, but that is what allows for gems like this. I'm not quite sure what the highlights are (and you can bet I've missed at least half of the in-jokes) - maybe it's Tegan's annoyance at being cast as Lady Macbeth, the Witches, or Jo's drunken porter, or the various Large Hams making the most of it, but I don't think it's possible to get through it and maintain a straight face, and that's the important thing.

TTR's a bit outside of the usual run of DW fic, so it's easy to miss this, which would also be a tragedy. Have fun!


Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/128803/chapters/182880