Japanese director Kurita to feature at German Shakespeare festival

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Apr 4, 2008, 15:43 GMT

Neuss, Germany - A production of The Winter's Tale in Japanese is to feature at the annual festival in Neuss, Germany devoted to the plays of William Shakespeare, organizers said Friday. Japanese director Yoshihiro Kurita has been engaged with his Japanese version of the Winter's Tale, the first time Kurita's production will be shown in Germany. English supertitles will be displayed for the benefit of non-speakers of Japanese. All the plays are to be shown in a scaled-down replica of the Globe theatre, the great English dramatist's main venue in Elizabethan London. The replica is located on a racecourse in the western German city of Neuss. In all, 11 theatre companies have been engaged for the festival from July 24 to August 23. The others hail from Germany, England, France, Austria and the United States and include the touring company of the Globe, London, which will perform Romeo and Juliet. Internet: www.shakespearefestival.de

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