The show opens to the sound of children's voices echoing dangerously throughout the theatre, whilst two characters give birth (and I mean this literally) to two black coffins, and therefore …
It's no less radical a reinterpretation - the two lovers are reconceived as gay footballers here - but where Andy Bewley's production really succeeds is in capturing the exultant highs of he…
Andy Bewley directs Joe Mackenzie's mostly disappointing but highly energetic adaptation of Shakespeare's tragic tale. Set in a universe where football is almost considered a religion,Romeo …
We’re only in April, but at the Globe, the Summer of Love is already bursting into life. Artistic director Emma Rice’s last outdoor season kicks off
Omidaze Productions' Shakespeare trilogy ends with an abridged retelling of Verona's two star-cross'd lovers. The strongest elements of the previous two productions,
Shakespeare in the Squares today announces full casting for its 2017 production of Romeo and Juliet which tours to London's squares and parks from 21 June to 13 July, with a press night at N…
A black cloth, torn and irregular, is suspended over the stage of Shakespeare's Globe " reminiscent of a foreboding spider's web. From the very beginning, this ominous material hangs over th…
The opening production in the 'Summer of Love' is Daniel Kramer's Romeo and Juliet and following Rice's lead, it is bold and brash, full of light and sound, and the kind of ferocious energy …
Shakespeare's Globe, LondonThe lovers alone convince in Daniel Kramer's bewildering productionEmma Rice's last season in charge of the Globe opens with loud defiance. Daniel Kramer's product…
By Mark Ludmon
Kramer and the cast of Romeo and Juliet deserve praise for taking a well-trod story and giving it a fresh, interesting and exciting new slant.
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There's vigour and violence, comedy too, but Daniel Kramer's production disappoints"Everything in extremity". That announcement that the Capulet party is about to begin could just …
If there was controversy surrounding the use of light and sound at the Globe Theatre, the opening production of Emma Rice's second and final season as Artistic Director can only fuel the mul…
Shakespeare's Globe, LondonThis risible production butchers the language, turns Juliet into a squawking, pampered princess and makes everyone dance to the Village PeopleDaniel Kramer, direct…
BANG! and Whaam! Rosemary Waugh reviews the opening production in the Globe's Summer of Love.
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Daniel Kramer's production which reinterprets the star-crossed lovers as modern-day teenagers and includes Village People's 'YMCA' as the main number at the Capulets&apos…
