How I Directed 'Macbeth' In Kyrgyz, Which I Don't Speak (And The Actors Didn't Speak English)

Sarah Berger, who directed the first-ever Kyrgyz translation of "the Scottish play" at Kyrgyzstan's national theatre: "I worked with 30 Kyrgyz actors who spoke no English. I don't speak Russian or Kyrgyz. To add to the mix, I took two British actors with me, Claire Cartwright and Steve Hay, who performed in English with the rest of the cast speaking Kyrgyz. ... There was also a fully Kyrgyz performance that was filmed and screened on state TV. So I had to deliver three different versions of the production in just over three weeks, as we performed four premieres with the cast variations."

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