SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Video recording of Baghdad’s Iraqi Theatre Company’s production of Romeo and Juliet commissioned by the Royal Shakespeare Company for the World Shakespeare Festival. The play is set in contemporary Baghdad and uses Iraq’s traditions of poetry, music and ritual. Montague and Capulet are here brothers making the lovers cousins. Directed by Daood Monadhil with Ahmed Salah Moneka and Sanwa Rasool in the title roles.

Language

Arabic

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Recording date

2012

Duration

90 mins

Credits

Director

Monadhl Daodd

Music

Ali Khassaf

Production Design

Jabbarjodi Alabodi

Cast

Ahmed Salah Moneka	Romeo
Sanwa Rasool	Juliet
Fikrat Salim	Mercutio
Ameer Hussein	Benvolio
Haider Monathir	Capulet
Maimoon Abdalhamza	Montague

Additional Details

Theatre

Swan Theatre

Theatre company

Iraqi Theatre Company

Production type

Stage Recordings

Historical period

Contemporary

Plays

Romeo and Juliet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); World Shakespeare Festival 2012

Notes

Notes

In Arabic with English surtitles.
The director speaks about the production at http://thespace.org (accessed 7/2012).

History

The production played 26 April - 5 May 2012 at the Swan Theatre and from 27-30 June at the Riverside Studios, Hammersmith.

Textual information

Daood’s text translated by Raad Mushatat and Deborah Shaw,

Production Company

Name

Royal Shakespeare Company

Web

https://www.rsc.org.uk External site opens in new window

Address

Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Waterside
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
CV37 6BB

Archive

Name

Shakespeare Birthplace Collections

Email

collections@shakespeare.org.uk

Web

https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/collections/ External site opens in new window

Address

Shakespeare Centre
Henley Street
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 6QW