Shakespeare in Urdu

Shakespeare gets an Urdu revamp
By Alison Dayani, Birmingham Mail

HUNDREDS of Birmingham schoolchildren are to be treated to the magic of Shakespeare - in Urdu.

A short version of A Midsummer Night's Dream with an Asian twist has been organised by Stratford-upon-Avon's Royal Shakespeare Company as part of a creative schools project.

The play, in English and seven Indian languages, including Hindu and Urdu, aims to appeal to the many Asian schoolchildren who speak English as a second language.

It features actors from across India and Sri Lanka who are performing the unusual version of the play as part of the REST's Complete Works Festival this summer nigh Warwickshire town.

Youngsters can see the play outdoors at Birmingham University's Wintergreen Gardens on Tuesday.

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