Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today. Madden & James' Romeo to Land on Big Screen Annoyed that you can't get to the West End to see Cinderella film s…
The Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company in partnership with Picturehouse Entertainment, will broadcast Romeo and Juliet to more than 1200 cinemas worldwide live from the West End's Garrick Theat…
Ask any young female ballet dancer what role she'd most like to dance one day, and the answer is almost always the same: Juliet. "Swan Lake" may be the Mount Everest of the profession, but "…
Everyone's favorite tragic love story gets an edgy revamp at Hollywood's newest venue, Prospect Theatre. Launching with an energetic rock musical, Romeo & Juliet: Love
Alessandra Ferri left the stage " as most dancers do " in her mid 40s, but the 53-year-old returns to dance the teenage Juliet in New York
We sent 15 year-old Natalie Brundle to review Kenneth Branagh's production of the play she read at school, Romeo and Juliet, for the first time
There are those who, upon retiring from an eventful career, sigh with relief and sink contentedly into the new rhythms of a life unfettered by deadlines and pressure.
Continuing the outdoor theatre theme from the last post, it's time for Taking Flight theatre's annual outdoor Shakespeare production. Starting in the lovely Thompson's Park in Cardiff and go…
The American Ballet Theatre's Isabella Boylston will dance the part in a new production of 'Romeo and Juliet' at the Metropolitan Opera House.
It should also be noted that although this Threepenny Opera--announced at the get-go as "cheap" but blessedly devoid of standard
A few years back there was talk of a New York City revival. If those producers are still thinking about one and willing to
Shakespeare is an adventure with the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company and especially when staged as a moveable feast in the Patapsco Female Institute Historic Park. Using the ruins of a once t…
With all of the festivities surrounding the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, many theatres have taken it upon themselves to put forth lavish and bold new productions of the Bard'…
Swedish choreographer Mats Ek shocked the dance world when he announced in January that he would be retiring his repertoire of works from the world stage. The news means Southern California …
The Mechanical Theater's 'Romeo and Juliet' makes the play a bite-sized comedy while maintaining its tragic proportions.
The audience in the Opera House at the Kennedy Center last night was buzzing for the North American Premiere of Juliet and Romeo by the choreographer Mats Ek, performed by the Swedish Nation…
Mats Ek's version honors its Renaissance source while tying it directly to our current world.
The Swedes take on an old classic and make it relevant. Mats Ek's Juliet and Romeo for the Royal Swedish Ballet, at The Kennedy Center for only four more shows, is a bold retelling of Shakes…
New ''Threepenny Opera'' on London stage delivers on promise of Brecht and Weill's classic.
This week the London theatre bloggers discuss Kenneth Branagh's star-studded West End Romeo and Juliet, plus Blue/Orange revived at the Young Vic and the UK premiere of The Flick at the Nati…
Sadler's Wells, LondonDespite some rich choreography, this dark and intimate reworking of the classic tale fails to deliver on its initial promiseMats Ek has always taken a radical line with…
Sadler's WellsMats Ek evokes the divided world in which the star-crossed lovers are raised in his thrilling adaptationWhen the veteran Swedish choreographer Mats Ek approaches a ballet narra…
Kenneth Branagh said to The Stage last year that staging Romeo and Juliet carried a sense of "unfinished business", and as companies
Kenneth Branagh and Rob Ashford direct Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the penultimate show of the Branagh Company's year long residency at the Garrick Theatre. This well-known cast includes…