Imogen: William Shakespeare's Cymbeline Renamed and Reclaimed

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London. 2016. A strange and unsettled time where men and the violence of gangs rules the streets. In a dangerous world we hear a new voice Imogens. Suffocated by her father's aggression her man kicked out of town, her life under threat, poisoned by the drugs of her step-mother she strikes out on her own to try and reach the man she loves. A thrillingly raw and modern adaptation of Shakespeare's Cymbeline, re-told and created by young Londoners. This production will employ modern costumes and staging.

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Matthew Dunster is a director and a writer. His plays include: Tell Me, 1984 and Children's Children. Matthew is the Associate Director of Shakespeare's Globe.