Romeo and Juliet in Baghdad

In Baghdad, a performance of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet - where the Montagues and Capulets are Shiite and Sunni and there are references to Blackwater, Iran and the US reconstruction debacles - has heralded the return of serious arts culture to Iraq.
The cast and crew are currently performing their version of the classic in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, the birthplace of William Shakespeare.