Adam Long is an American writer, voice director, and voice actor based in

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, England, as well as a founding member of The

Reduced Shakespeare Company The Reduced Shakespeare Company (RSC) is an American touring acting troupe that performs fast-paced, seemingly improvisational condensations of different topics. The company's style has been described as "New Vaudeville," combining both physical a ...

. From 1987 to 2003, he co-wrote and performed ''

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) ''The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)'' (also known as ''The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged)'') is a play written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield. It parodies the plays of William Shakespeare with all ...

'', ''The Complete History of America (Abridged)'', ''The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show'' for the

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, and ''The Ring Reduced'', a 30 minute condensation of Wagner's Ring Cycle for

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television. In 1996, Long directed the Reduced Shakespeare Company's London production of ''The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)'' which was nominated for an

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for Best Comedy in 1997, and ran for nine years at the

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. Stage production licensing in the U.S. and Canada is by Broadway Play Publishing Inc. Long left The Reduced Shakespeare Company in 2003. He then co-wrote and starred in ''The Barn'', an independent feature film which won a

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in 2004 - The Raindance Award, for the film which best embodies the spirit of independent filmmaking. In 2006, he wrote and performed ''Star Wars Shortened'' for

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, and ''The Condensed History of Tony Blair'' for

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. In 2007 he wrote and directed ''Dickens Unplugged'', which premiered at the

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Festival. The show was brought to

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in February, 2007, and made its West End debut on May 23, 2008 at the

Comedy Theatre The Harold Pinter Theatre, known as the Comedy Theatre until 2011,

. It has been published as ''Dickens (abridged)'' by Broadway Play Publishing Inc. In 2008, he wrote and performed ''The Condensed History of Political Parties'' for

, and in 2009 ''The Condensed History of George W Bush'', also for

.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/the_westminster_hour/7836673.stm
/ref> From 2008 to the present, Long has worked extensively in animation, writing for

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, and Sprout. He is the voice of Mr. Small in seasons 2 to 6 of the BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning animated series ''

The Amazing World of Gumball ''The Amazing World of Gumball'' (also known simply as ''Gumball'' or by its abbreviation ''TAWOG''; retitled ''The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball'' beginning with its The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball, seventh season) is an animated si ...

.'' He has also provided voices for

Elliott from Earth ''Elliott from Earth'' is a British animated television series created by Guillaume Cassuto, Mic Graves and Tony Hull for Cartoon Network, and produced by Cartoon Network Studios Europe. The show follows an 11-year-old boy named Elliott and his ...

. Long currently resides in London.

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British Independent Film Awards 2004Star Wars Shortened on YouTube The Condensed History of Tony Blair, BBC Radio Four The Condensed History of Political Parties, BBC Radio Four The Condensed History of George W Bush, BBC Radio Four Dickens Unplugged
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