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Parting “totally sucksˮ: Filming Romeo and Juliet for Generation X
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is a play about a pair of young lovers, yet it hasn't always been popular among young people. In 1996 two film-makers created modern versions of the play, obviously aiming at the young generation of their time. Baz Luhrmann's William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and Lloyd Kaufman's Tromeo and Juliet share a lot; however, it has been argued that the philosophy behind the two movies is diametrically opposite: if Luhrmann attempts to prove the compatibility of Shakespeare's high culture with the youth culture of the nineties, Kaufman seems to insist upon the Bard's mismatch with an assumed low teen culture. But how close do the two directors approach what we call "youth culture"? Does Luhrmann provide a full account of modern youth? And how lowly does Kaufman's youth stand after all? Also, which of the two films is closer to a young audience and, finally, what audiences do the two directors address? This essay will attempt to answer these questions by examining the two directors' use of youth culture elements and by taking into consideration the place of the two films in the film industry
Theatre Reviews
The Tempest. Dir. Janice Honeyman. The Baxter Theatre Centre (Cape Town, South Africa) and the Royal Shakespeare Company (Stratford-upon- Avon, United Kingdom).
As You Like It. Dir. Damianos Constantinidis. “Angelus Novus” Theatre Group, “Vafeio” Theatre.
Queen Lear. Dir. Kostis Kapelonis. “Delos G8” Theatre Group, “Delos” Theatre.
Hamlet Committed Suicide. Dir. Stella Mari. Street theatre, “Minus [two]” Theatre Group, Thission pedestrian zone (Apostolou Pavlou & Heracleidon).
The Documentary. Dir. Sergios Gakas. “Ex Animo” Theatre Group, “Altera Pars” Theatre.
Othello. Dir. Yorgos Kimoulis and Konstantinos Markoulakis. Badminton Theatre, Athens, Greece
Theatre Reviews
The Tempest. Dir. Silviu Purcarete. The National Theatre “Marin Sorescu” of Craiova, Romania. 16th Shakespeare Festival, Gdansk, Poland
Richard III. Dir. Gabriel Villela. Blanes Museum Garden, Montevideo, Uruguay
Henry V. Dir. Des McAnuff. Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Ontario, Canada
Julius Caesar. Dir. Gregory Doran. Royal Shakespeare Company
A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Adapted and dir. Georgina Kakoudaki. Theatre groups _2 and 4Frontal, Theatro tou Neou Kosmou, Greece
Julius Caesar: Scripta Femina. Dir. Roubini Moschochoriti. Theatre group Anima Kinitiras Studio, Greec