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South Sudan: Theatre Company Performs Cymbeline in London

| May 10, 2012 | 0 Comments

London — The South Sudan Theatre Company (SSTC) has received glowing praise for their performances of Shakespeare’s Cymbeline in London‘s historic Globe theatre. As part of the Globe to Globe festival South Sudanese actors and production team travelled to London to perform the play in Juba Arabic, in the reconstructed home of Shakespearian theatre. An [...]

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Cymbeline: From war-ravaged South Sudan to the Globe Theatre

| May 2, 2012 | 0 Comments

Born in the camps where displaced people fled a 40-year civil war that claimed almost two million lives, the SSTC is a potent symbol of a country’s new nationhood. Last July, South Sudan finally achieved independence from the north of Sudan, making it the youngest country to take part in the Globe to Globe festival. [...]

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