Future Stars Shine as National Youth Theatre Mixes Gang Warfare With Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet indulge in a little time travel, ending up in a world of 1950s teddy boys and violent rockers. The play is alternating with a brutal contemporary story called "Pigeon English" with equally scary undertones " knife crime and gang warfare.These two plays, in repertory at London's Ambassadors Theatre, celebrate the 60th anniversary of the UK's National Youth Theatre (NYT), which has long …