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Taking South Sudan to the Globe: Shakespeare from the newest nation by Alex Needham

Cymbeline to be performed in Juba Arabic as part of Globe to Globe strand of World Shakespeare festivalTheir country is less than nine months old and still coping with the aftermath of decades of war, widespread poverty and an education system badly in need of repair, with around 80% of the population illiterate. But a theatre company from South Sudan wants to show a different side of the country when it participates…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:19PM on March 20, 2012

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