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Shakespeare’s words are repurposed as reverence to the city in a heartfelt play let down by its forced format
Blending sonnets and street art, The Place at the Bridge attempts to convey a love of Bristol through contemporary characters speaking Shakespeare’s words. It’s an admirable experiment, but the result is clumsy and unsatisfying.
Written by Chinonyerem Odimba, the piece cuts up Shakespeare’s sonnets and borrows lines from his plays, haphazardly weaving them together to create a call for community through its cast of five. They force connections with Bristol on to the words (“Bristol, shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”). The effect is jarring rather than revelatory.
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