Actors With Down Syndrome Tear Down Barriers In London Show

Source: International Business Times

Jaime Cruz, a member of the Peruvian company Teatro La Plaza, who has Down syndrome, performs during a dress rehearsal of their production 'Hamlet' at The Barbican Theatre in London AFP It's one of Shakespeare's most existential questions "to be or not to be?" Now a group of globe-trotting Peruvian actors with Down syndrome are tackling it head-on, breaking down prejudice and barriers. Cristina Leon, Jaime Cruz and Manuel Garcia are members of the eight-strong group currently performing William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" at the Barbican centre in London this week until Sunday. "This play shows that we can be included in everything at work, and in education.