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Panorama revisits Juliet and Her Romeo
Panorama: The Generation Game, BBC One, Mon 26 July 20.30
Following the success of Juliet and Her Romeo, directed by Artistic Director Tom Morris in Feb - March 2010, the topical themes and ideas presented in the modern retelling of Shakespeare's classic have not been forgotten:
"With plans on the way to drop the default retirement age, many elderly people want or need, to work longer.
Dame Joan Bakewell recently visited the Bristol Old Vic theatre to take in a performance of Romeo and Juliet with a twist, instead of love struck teenagers, the story centres around pensioners living in the Verona Elder Care Unit Plc."
Click below to see the video clip:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/panorama/hi/front_page/newsid_8848000/8848774.stm
Or watch the full Panorama episode here:
