It's going to be a Bard Day's Night....
Published Date:
22 April 2008
ON Wednesday, April 23, Shakespeare's 444th Birthday, there will be celebrations from Liverpool to Los Angeles, when 'Shakespeare Rocks Around The Clock' in a 24-hour globe–trotting experience!
To join in this worldwide celebration, the cast of Mid Powys Youth Theatre will 'shake up Shakespeare' at the Living Willow Theatre, Penlanole, Llanwrthwl, on Wednesday, April 23, at 7pm.
The cast of 14 to 19 year olds will perform Romeo and Juliet as part of 'Shakespeare 24', the largest ever international youth Shakespeare festival.
Director Sue Best said, "This whirlwind production is a wonderful feat of energetic storytelling, allowing lots of Romeos and Juliets to have a go in different scenes.
MPYT are the only group in Wales to be taking part in this extraordinary event and they bring their usual flair and zest to Shakespeare's birthday bash"!
'Kicking off' in New Zealand and ending 24 hours later in Hawaii, 62 youth groups (11-21 years) from 34 countries will stage specially abridged plays at 7pm, local time.
From Mexico to Malawi, Russia to Rio, a cultural baton will be passed around the world in a day.
This year is building up to a round-the-clock international festival which will include most countries in the world by 2012.
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Last Updated:
22 April 2008 9:03 AM
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Location:
Welshpool, Powys
