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William Shakespeare goes colourfully 'desi'

New Delhi: Literature, clashing cultures and global performance genres merge quaintly on the Indian stage, riding on legendary 16th century playwright William Shakespeare's works at the National School of Drama's annual theatre fest here.The fortnight-long

India TV News Desk Published : Jan 18, 2013 15:31 IST, Updated : Jan 19, 2013 6:47 IST


Numerous adapations have appeared on stage in the last 100 years.



Chopra, however, credits the popularity of Shakespeare to Geoffrey Kendal's "Shakespearewallah", a travelling theatre company that staged Shakespeare's plays across the country.

James Shapiro, a well-known Shakespeare scholar from the US says: "Shakespeare is the only playwright in the English-speaking world whom no one has to pay for staging plays. Shakespeare is for everybody....".
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