Romeo and Juliet

Synopsis

The story of frustrated young (illegally young in modern terms) love and death and the vendetta between two families in a tight-knit Italian community. One of Shakespeare's most popular and enduring dramas it has also been re-done as film, ballet, musical (most notably "West Side Story") and ice spectacular!

Latest User Review

Belasarius Mock - 9 September 2008:

Can't add much more to David's remarks below. Some good performances but direction a bit flat and the all-white costumes very homogenising. I can kind of see the point of them, but it didn't work for me. I was thinking that the lack of set and the harsh white lighting leached any atmosphere from the production, but then I saw the Globe's Richard II here in 2003 - same lighting, same minimal set - and was stunned by it. I also agree that the vast empty spaces in the audience didn't help. I will admit, though, that it always had a tough job on its hands with me as I don't much like the play and need to won over, but iit was never going to happen with this production....

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