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The Mistempered Weapons of the Criminal Law

By Jonathan Simor

Verona in 1595. Knife Crime.Gang violence.Stabbings.Social disorder.Celebrity politicians.Disaffected youth.Teenage suicide...and love.I'm living and working in Edinburgh Scotland this year and arrived in time to enjoy the annual "Fringe Festival" which presents an international collection of innovative plays and performances, generally by new groups. Yesterday we saw a stunning version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, by the secondary school students of Kidbrooke School in Association with Greenwich Theatre, and directed by Lucy Cuthbertson. This production staged the classic in contemporary urban context (based on South London but familiar to anyone who has been to LA, Oakland, or Chicago as well). The Capulets and Montagues were tracksuit and hoodie wearing gang-bangers, who rode around on a the small "Y" handled trick bikes favored by many urban teens...continue to full post

Full post as published by Governing Through Crime on August 22, 2010 (boomark / email).