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Shakespeare rejuvenated by skate park ride
by Mike Aiken
EXTENDING DILEMMAS: Juliet (Miranda Mufema) and Romeo (Marlon Read)
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Romeo & Juliet
Windmill Young Actors
Hollingdean Skate Park, Brighton
THIS production of Romeo and Juliet provides a new take on Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.
It remains faithful to the tale of romance and love across two rival tribes: the Montagues and Capulets. But this is no conventional drama.
First, the play is performed in a skatepark on a peripheral estate at Brighton's northern edge.
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