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Actors rehearse ‘Romeo and Juliet’ in Mandarin
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Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company has embarked on its first major tour of China to perform the plays of Henry the 4th and 5th.The company is travelling the world to mark 400 years since The Bard's death, but, in China, the plays are getting a special Mandarin makeover.


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Britain's Royal Shakespeare Company has embarked on its first major tour of China to perform the plays of Henry the 4th and 5th.The company is travelling the world to mark 400 years since The Bard's death, but, in China, the plays are getting a special Mandarin makeover.


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