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Professor Jerry Brotton talks Shakespeare & Islam at Hay Festival
This year's Hay Festival launched 'Shakespeare 450', a series of events celebrating the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth. Jerry Brotton kicked off the series on May 24th with a talk on Shakespeare and Islam, attended by over 200 people. It was covered on BBC Arabic TV and BBC4's documentary 'Hay: the town that loved books', broadcast on June 1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04619yt/the-town-that-loves-books-bbc-arts-at-hay (skip to 41.50)
Jerry also interviewed Toni Morrison about Shakespeare in front of a rapt audience. They discussed her recent play, 'Desdemona', which reimagined Desdemona and Othello's relationship in the afterlife.