Month: June 2012

Stage invaded at ‘Romeo and Juliet in Baghdad’ performance to challenge BP sponsorship

June 29, 2012

Tonight, a member of the “Reclaim Shakespeare Company” jumped on stage and performed a “guerilla Shakespeare” soliloquy, to highlight the role of BP – a major World Shakespeare Festival sponsor – in the war in Iraq and in environmentally damaging projects worldwide. Tonight (28th June 2012), a member of a theatrical action group called the … More Stage invaded at ‘Romeo and Juliet in Baghdad’ performance to challenge BP sponsorship

Protesters take to the stage at Roundhouse over BP Olympics sponsorship

June 28, 2012

28th June 2012 Last night, members of the “Reclaim Shakespeare Company” jumped on stage and performed an anti-BP “guerilla Shakespeare” skit in front of a theatre audience that included many BP employees For more information, interviews, photographs and film footage contact Jess Worth on: info@bp-or-not-bp.org or 07807 095669. Photographs are also available from David Hoffman … More Protesters take to the stage at Roundhouse over BP Olympics sponsorship