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Southern-set 'Measure for Measure' praised in new review
Original: Review | A ‘Measure for Measure’ set in the American South illuminates Shakespeare anew
A new staging of Shakespeare's 'Measure for Measure' transposed to the American South is drawing attention after a review in The Washington Post, which argues that the setting illuminates the play anew. Critics and theatre audiences are discussing how relocating the problem play to the American South reframes its themes of justice, authority, hypocrisy and mercy.
Why now: The Washington Post review of the Southern-set production is sparking fresh interest in how the setting reinterprets the play.
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- Review | A ‘Measure for Measure’ set in the American South illuminates Shakespeare anew · The Washington Post
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