Articles about Romeo and Juliet
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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.
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…
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 …
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...
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…
Victoria Baths, ManchesterAn Edwardian water palace provides an impressive air of genteel if chlorinated decay for Homes innovative promenade performance Continue reading...
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…
Dances Patrelle Presents Romeo and Juliet
Off Off Broadway, The Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College
Reviewed by Jane Sato
BOTTOM LINE: This technically presentation of Romeo and Juliet shows …
Set in Temple Church, in the isolated medieval splendour of the area between Fleet Street and Embankment, Antic Disposition’s Romeo and Juliet is seen in the round, underneath the twel…
The ancient beauty of Temple Church makes a stunning venue for this stirring production from Antic
Disposition
'Lots of people want to do something onstage; Joe and Nancy are'
A Tender Thing takes speeches from Romeo and Juliet, chops them up, and quite often assigns them to different actors.
In the past year, I've been lucky to experience two productions of Romeo and Juliet that not only grasped the beauty and terror of the story, but also revered it. The first was Joffrey Balle…
The Mariinsky Ballet opens its London season with radiant young lovers in a creaky old production.
Royal Opera House, LondonLavrovsky's creaky Romeo and Juliet is made mesmerising by the Mariinsky's star dancers Continue reading...
It just wouldn't be summer without an alfresco Shakespearean performance. Settling down for a picnic, a tipple and the words of the Bard has become a staple of the theatrical calendar, and t…
Royal Opera House, LondonThe violence is hammy, as are some performances in Lavrovsky's seminal ballet, but Vladimir Shklyarov and Diana Vishneva are nearly flawless Continue reading...
The Mariinsky Ballet opens its London season with radiant young lovers in a creaky old production. In the leading roles, Diana Vishneva and Vladimir Shklyarov are stellar as well as star-cro…
... if you get thyself to the somewhat-rustic Forest Meadows Amphitheatre on the campus of Dominican University in San Rafael, you can rediscover for yourself why this love story (if a roman…
Oriental Club, London: The original Lord Chamberlain's Men founded in 1594 was one of the two leading acting company of the era, featuring performances in secondary roles by Shakespeare…
Why wait in line at the crack of dawn to see Shakespeare in the Park if you don’t have to?  The Classical Theatre of Harlem’s free production of Romeo N Juliet at the…
