I'm getting echoes of 'Rosencrantz & Guildenstern' here: the "inconsequential" side characters reacting to the main event and seeing Shakespeare and themselves from a new perspective as a result?
Such an incredible show from a golden age, and then a very stark reminder of the very darkest of ages that I'd almost managed to put out of mind.
(For those who bitch about recording live theatre, this show proves why such performers simply must be captured for later generations: Liza with a Z is a masterclass)