5mNew project helps young people from disadvantaged backgrounds perform Shakespeare
The actor and director Sir Mark Rylance has lent his support to a new project, which helps young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to perform Shakespeare.
The Intermission Youth theatre charity aims to make the Bard’s work relevant to modern-day life, exploring issues from the pandemic to Black Lives matter.
They’re currently working on a new adaptation of Midsummer Night’s Dream at London’s Chelsea Theatre.