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From Salt-N-Pepa to Romeo and Juliet: how rap sparked Sam White's passion for Shakespeare by Chris Wiegand

The US director draws upon a brawl at her Detroit school, her love of opera and hiphop, and her time as a standup to deliver a fleet-footed version of the star-crossed lovers' tale When she was preparing to stage Romeo and Juliet at Canada's Stratford festival, director Sam White took a research trip to fair Verona. "And I was sort of not impressed," she says with a laugh, remembering her visit to the Casa di Giuliet…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AM on September 16, 2024

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