ROMEO AND JULIET IN BAGHDAD
Organisation: The World Shakespeare Festival/LIFT
Time: 27 June 2012 8:00pm - 30 June 2012 11:00pm
Place: Riverside Studios, Crisp Road, London W6
The Iraqi Theatre Company/LIFT for the World Shakespeare Festival Present
ROMEO AND JULIET IN BAGHDAD
Taking Shakespeare’s timeless tale of tragic young love, Romeo and Juliet in Baghdad relocates the doomed lovers amidst the sectarian strife of modern-day Baghdad.
In a production suffused with ancient ritual and music, Romeo and Juliet in Baghdad counterpoints the bleak cycle of violence and revenge of Shakespeare's most lauded tragedy with a nation’s longing for beauty and love. Specially commissioned for the World Shakespeare Festival, this performance of Romeo and Juliet in Baghdad marks the debut appearance at LIFT of the Iraqi Theatre Company, which was founded in 2008 by Monadhil Daood to revive the dynamic theatre tradition of a country which was, until recent times, a theatrical powerhouse in the region.
Performed in Arabic with English surtitles
Commissioned for the World Shakespeare Festival which is produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company for London 2012 Festival
27 - 30 June 2012 | 20:00
Post Show Talk: 28 June
Riverside Studios
Crisp Road
London
W6 9RL
Tickets: £17.50-£22.50 | Book online or call 020 8237 1111