Letters to Juliet

Every year 10,000 people write to Shakespeare's Juliet in Verona, Italy.

There's a committee of women who reply to them all.

https://bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b0

Hat tip: The Letter Appreciation Society, via Twitter.

Edit on July 24: Here is the correct link.

Sorry for the cut and paste error.

Sadly the link doesn't work despite it starting bbc.co.uk: "Sorry, the page you are looking for cannot be found!"

This is the full link, obtained by following the Hat Tip

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b04xnczn

There is a movie about this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letters_to_Juliet

Cut and paste error on my part. Sorry for the inconvenience. Just added the correct link to my original post.

Thank you BayesianPrior.

Thank you, I found it now. Good job both . :) I've been to Stratford upon Avon for the full Shakespeare tour but like the idea of visiting Verona Italy. :)

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Originally Posted by BlkWhiteFilmPix

Every year 10,000 people write to Shakespeare's Juliet in Verona, Italy.

There's a committee of women who reply to them all.

https://bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b0

Hat tip: The Letter Appreciation Society, via Twitter.

Edit on July 24: Here is the correct link.

Sorry for the cut and paste error.

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I didn't know about this. I teach this play every year, but I'm not sure I'll tell my students about it. There are elements of this that are kind of creepy, and definitely very sad.

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Originally Posted by Chrissy

.... I've been to Stratford upon Avon for the full Shakespeare tour but like the idea of visiting Verona Italy. :)

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same, on both counts!

I owe a number of good friends and/or correspondents letters and cards that are LONG overdue. Juliet ain't got nothing on them, and she certainly won't steal away precious time from me doing what I need to get done!