DOHA: Qatar-UK Year of Culture will bring to Katara Cultural Village the world premiere of the fast-paced and vibrant new production of Romeo and Juliet, by the iconic Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London. Performances will be on Tuesday at 8pm, on Wednesday at 8,30am and 8pm and on Thursday at 8.30am.
The play is part of the ‘Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank’ series, which takes place every year at Shakespeare’s Globe in London. The 90-minute production retains Shakespeare’s original language and creates an entertaining performance for audiences of all ages.
Romeo will be played by Will Featherstone and Juliet will be Jade Anouka. The production is directed by Bill Buckhurst who is well known at The Globe. He has directed Hamlet with Dominic Dromgoole and played Antipholus in Comedy of Errors. In Globe Education’s annual series he played Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing (2007 and 2008) and has directed Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Alex Silverman is the composer, Hannah Clark the designer and Georgina Lamb the choreographer. An accompanying interactive website www.playingshakespeare.org provides in-depth resources for students and teachers. Tickets are on sale at Virgin Megastore outlets in Doha and online.
After the success of Qatar-Japan 2012, Qatar Museums Authority has organised Qatar-UK 2013 to celebrate the long-lasting friendship between both countries, in partnership with the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the British Council, the British Embassy in Doha, and the Qatari Embassy in London.
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