Dominic Dromgoole’s production brings refreshing clarity to one of Shakespeare’s most famous and best-loved tragedies, drawing out the contemporary relevance of this passionate teenage love story. Ellie Kendrick, a truly youthful Juliet, and Adetomiwa Edun, a boyish Romeo, head an excellent cast whose period costumes point to the timelessness of parental disapproval, adolescent temperament, rivalry and violence. Filmed before a live audience at Shakespeare’s Globe in the heart of London, its intimate and atmospheric setting adds immediacy and vitality to the humour and passion of Shakespeare’s verse. Filmed in High Definition and true surround sound.
Tomiwa Edun
as Romeo
Ellie Kendrick
as Juliet
Jack Farthing
as Benvolio
Philip Cumbus
as Mercutio
Holly Atkins
as Lady Montague
Michael O'Hagan
as Montague
Miranda Foster
as Lady Capulet
Ukweli Roach
as Tybalt
Tom Stuart
as Paris
Rawiri Paratene
as Friar Lawrence
Andrew Vincent
as The Prince
