BBC News | Mawa Theatre Company
Romeo and Juliet
Mawa Theatre Company is a UK first. The all Black, all female group aims to make Shakespeare's work more accessible for audiences.
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- Type: Plays
- Channel: BBC News
- Duration: 2'13''
- Broadcast date: 2021
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UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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- Shakespeare Archive Resource
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