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Katara to stage Romeo and Juliet


The Katara Cultural Village has teamed up with Shakespeare 4 Kidz (S4K) to bring the residents of Doha the most spectacular show of Shakespeare’s classic love story, Romeo and Juliet scheduled on February 15.

Tickets to the musical show, which is open only to schools on the debut day at 8.45am and 11.30am and on February 16 at 10am, are now available at Virgin Mega stores.

The public will be invited to attend on February 16 at 6pm at the drama theatre in building 16 at Katara. 

S4K present a unique, easy to understand musical adaptation of classical Shakespeare plays, forming the basis of a complete understanding of his work.

The UK-based company, formed 15 years ago, consists of 20 professional actors who will perform the musical adaption of Romeo and Juliet.
Cultural Affairs director Dr Emad Sultan said: “This initiative is an excellent opportunity to engage youth in edutainment and we are proud to host this event in our state of the art facilities. This event is another testament of our vision to educate and entertain while building cultural bridges.”
S4K have toured around the globe, introducing millions of young people to the magical world of Shakespeare and recently performed in Bahrain and Dubai. 

School tickets can be booked by contacting Marketing specialist Maha Moussa on 44080981 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
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What they say about us:

S4K MACBETH: "I have to admit to seeing probably all your Macbeths. All of them have been stunning shows, all of them have held the audience captive for the full 2 1/4 hours. But I felt that this one surpassed all previous ones. They get better and better because I thought the same last year and the year before!!! Perhaps it was the cast, or the evening itself that made it special but it was quite a spectacle and each child, parent and teacher was buzzing today with talk about the great show they had seen. Some of our smaller ones had not experienced S4K before and I know that they will now come back time and again with school and as individuals."