Kingston's Rose Theatre has revealed the line-up for its 2015 season, including a new production of Romeo and Juliet directed by Sally Cookson. Composer Benji Bowan is also working on the pr…
THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS Shotspeare is a comedy punch mulled from liquor, a few conservatory-trained actors and Ringling Brothers clowns, and the brutalization of one of the best plays ever…
Broadway vet Janel Parrish and her partner Val Chmerkovskiy channeled literature's most romantic duo, Romeo amp Juliet for a Contemporary dance to the song 'Everybody's Free To Wear Sunscree…
An enjoyable if lacking performance fails to spark at the Sherman Cyrmu.
The old story of young love seems fresh again in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ at Ten Thousand Things.
Sherman theatre, CardiffTrue love makes this Romeo bland. His stroppy Juliet tries hard to make the part new, but doesnt quite pull it off Continue reading...
As an introduction to Shakespeare, "Romeo & Juliet" is a syllabus staple. Custom/Practice take an unusual approach.
Sherman Cymru, CardiffDespite fresh and lively performances, period language and modern behaviour clash to mixed effect Continue reading...
When unveiling her first season at Sherman Cymru earlier this year, new artistic director Rachel O'Riordan gave voice to two ambitions: to generate new writing within Wales, and produce clas…
The actors will give readings in the candlelit Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
Sherman Cymru, Cardiff: Rachel O'Riordan's first show as Sherman Cymru's new artistic director is fast-paced and violent, the action shifted to rival gangs on a concrete slum …
Playing Winnie in Happy Days caused a lot of physical pain but it was worth it to deliver the exquisite rhythms of Becketts text Up to our necks in Beckett: Natalie Abrahami on making Mayday…
Inspired by the Young Vic theatre's acclaimed production of Samuel Beckett's Happy Days, Mayday reunites Juliet Stevenson and the director Natalie Abrahami. Written by Nancy Harris, the film…
Victoria Baths, ManchesterStaging Shakespeares tragedy in a swimming baths might have seemed like a good idea, but the production quickly gets into deep water Continue reading...
Sadlers WellsMats Ek evokes the divided world in which the star-crossed lovers are raised in his thrilling adaptation Continue reading...
Sadlers Wells, LondonDespite some rich choreography, this dark and intimate reworking of the classic tale fails to deliver on its initial promise Continue reading...
Sadler's Wells, London: This isn't your ordinary Romeo and Juliet ballet: set to an adapted arrangement of Tchaikovsky's score, rather than the traditional Prokofiev work, it strip…
You might be tempted, early on, to lose patience with this peripatetic production of Romeo and Juliet. But that would be a big mistake, for it concludes with one of the most breath-taking sc…
Today is the anniversary of the release date of the hilarious Charley Chase short Bromo and Juliet (1926) directed by Leo McCarey. In this silent comedy classic Charley plays a you…
Kristy Stott finds beauty in this invigorating production of the star crossed lovers at Victoria Swimming Baths, by HOME.
Victoria Baths, ManchesterAn Edwardian water palace provides an impressive air of genteel if chlorinated decay for Homes innovative promenade performance Continue reading...
Victoria Baths, Manchester: When Manchester's Library Theatre merged with art-house cinema Cornerhouse to form Home - which opens in an impressive £25 million building next sp…
Instead of that small well-worn stone balcony in that courtyard in Verona, picture an extended well-worn cast-iron balcony in the Victoria Baths in Manchester. The young lovers have ample ro…
There’s a new theater company in town, and months before their first show (Romeo and Juliet done Bollywood style), they’re already making waves with a huge launch party in Septem…