As Canberra Philharmonic open West Side Story, the classic musical interpretation of Romeo and Juliet, Canberra Dramatics is ready to announce the cast for their Romeo and Juliet project, Take Their Life! The great cast listed below will be joined by a talented ensemble, and they begin work on the show on Monday 31 August.

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For those who haven't been following Canberra Dramatics' activities this year, Take Their Life is a reimagining of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in which the tragic couple, rather than dying, are forced to live with each other! A creative team has been working since the beginning of the year on developing an altered script for the play, and this will be staged at the Tuggeranong Arts Centre in November. All we need is a cast and some crew!

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ACT Singers are exploring the works of Shakespeare in this his 444th year. The program features iconic texts - spoken and sung - with musical works drawn from opera, art song and music theatre. For the members of the group it is a chance to explore work that is rarely performed in Canberra and an opportunity to celebrate the genius of Shakespeare.

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As comfortable as a spoonful of sweetened condensed milk, The Compleat Works of William Shkspr (Abridged) has had audiences in stitches since it wert first produced in 1987. The show goeth through all your old favourites from school, or, if you hated Shakespeare, you might prefer to think it rippeth through them!

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