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History Retweeted: The Premiere of Romeo and Juliet

History Retweeted

The Premiere of Romeo and Juliet

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Up-and-coming playwright Billy Shakespeare ponders how his new work will be received.

Aspiring playwright Billy Shakespeare ponders how his new play will be received in a 16th century with wifi. From February 2014.

History Retweeted sends us back in time as we hear people from the past comment on a series of major world events, in 140 characters or fewer.

It's the opening night of Romeo and Juliet and you are cordially invited to the premiere of a brand new play by the up-and-coming playwright Billy Shakespeare. Much the same as any other playwright, Shakespeare ponders how the play will be received. He needn't worry anymore as the 16th century now comes complete with wifi.

Bloggers review the show, fan-made plays are rife and the stars are interviewed on YouTube as one of Shakespeare's greatest blockbusters is 're-tweeted'.

Turning statuses into sounds, History Retweeted transports us to timelines gone by, feeding hashtags, trolls and trending topics into moments from history.

Featuring the voices of Tim Barnes and Simon Berry, Wayne Forester and Annabelle Llewellyn, Peter Temple and Jelly Macintosh - with Lucy Beaumont as the voice of The Computer.

Written by Tim Barnes and Simon Berry.


Produced by Sally Harrison
A Woolyback production for BBC Radio 4.

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