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'Soul of the town': Mostar's beloved bridge inspires tale of romance and war

by Natasha Tripney

Igor Memic's award-winning drama Old Bridge, staged at the Bush theatre in London, charts teenage romance at a time 'when the world stopped spinning' The bridge in the middle of Mostar is the spiritual and social heart of the city. It's where people meet and gossip, snatch a first kiss or dive into the waters of the river below. The Bosnian city takes its name from the arched Ottoman-era bridge and it became a terrib…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:42am on October 4, 2021