Riverside Studios, London: Monadhil Daood's reworking of Romeo and Juliet - presented by the RSC in collaboration with the Iraqi Theatre Company, and brought to London as part of LIFT 2012 - places the play against the backdrop of a ravaged Baghdad, a riven city. Iraqi music and folk story run through the piece like a ribbon and sudden bursts of gunfire are part of the aural backdrop Read the full review
SOURCE: The Stage at 07:03AM on June 28, 2012