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“Sometimes the parallels that are brought in can make the play seem less relevant; you can deny a play's application to the universal by making it too specific. Sometimes having a modern context does make things easier to grasp; sometimes, you go, "Why have they got swords?" "Why didn't Juliet just text Romeo? Why did she bother posting a letter? Why was the Milan post service so bad?" It throws up irrelevant questions that don't help.”

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Gregory Doran is a renowned British director, born in 1958. He is known for his outstanding contributions to the theater, particularly in the realm of Shakespearean drama. more

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