倫敦將用38種語言演繹莎劇迎接奧運

Each of William Shakespeare"s 38 plays will be performed in a different language, including Arabic, Spanish and Urdu, during a theatre season in Britain to mark the London 2012 Olympic Games.

在英國戲劇節(jié)期間，倫敦將用38種不同的語言來演繹莎士比亞的38部戲劇，以迎接2012年倫敦奧運會的到來。這些語言包括阿拉伯語、西班牙語和烏爾都語等。

Shakespeare's Globe theatre in the British capital said Thursday it would host the special season over six weeks, beginning next year on April 23, the playwright's birthday.

倫敦莎士比亞環(huán)球劇院周四稱，他們將主辦這場特別的戲劇節(jié)。該戲劇節(jié)將于明年4月23日莎士比亞誕辰日開幕，持續(xù)6周。

Shows will included "The Taming of the Shrew" in Urdu, starring Pakistani television star Nadia Jamil as Katherine, and "King Lear" in Australian Aboriginal languages.

將要上演的戲劇包括用烏爾都語演的《馴悍記》和用澳大利亞土著語言演繹的《李爾王》。巴基斯坦電視明星納迪亞 賈米爾扮演《馴悍記》中的“悍婦”凱瑟麗娜。

Other performances include "Julius Caesar" in Italian, "Troilus and Cressida" in Maori, "The Tempest" in Arabic and "Love's Labour's Lost" in British sign language.

其他劇目還包括意大利語版《凱撒大帝》、毛利語版《特洛伊羅斯與克瑞西達》、阿拉伯語版《暴風(fēng)雨》，以及用英國手語演繹的《愛的徒勞》等。