Berkeley's Shotgun Players've produced a rock opera of the epic poem, complete with severed heads, a psycho-hick Grendel, and a backing band not afraid to get down on trombone, accordion, piano, ukulele, and Anglo-Saxophone.

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<p>Berkeley's Shotgun Players've produced a rock opera of the epic poem, complete with severed heads, a psycho-hick Grendel, and a backing band not afraid to get down on trombone, accordion, piano, ukulele, and Anglo-Saxophone.</p>

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