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Shakespeare in the Caribbean

Roxi Victorian as Hero (center) with the cast of Folger Theatre's <em>Much Ado About Nothing</em>, a 2009 production inspired by the D.C. Caribbean Carnival. Photo by Carol Pratt.


Roxi Victorian as Hero (center) with the cast of Folger Theatre’s Much Ado About Nothing, a 2009 production inspired by the D.C. Caribbean Carnival. Photo by Carol Pratt.

As you’ll hear in this episode of the Folger’s Shakespeare Unlimited podcast, Shakespeare and his plays are woven deeply into the culture of the British Caribbean. Even after centuries of British colonial rule came to an end, Shakespeare endured—in fascinating ways that come out in conversation with two scholars.