London 2012: Shakespeare performed in Chinese at Globe Theatre

28 April 2012 Last updated at 05:04 ET Help

China's National Theatre is performing for the first time overseas at the Globe Theatre in London.

The company will perform Richard III in Mandarin, as part of a six week Shakespeare festival.

Martin Patience caught up with the theatre company in Beijing.

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