Romeo and Juliet

Tour synopsis, cast & creatives

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! Everything that makes Shakespeare's romantic tragedy so well loved is here. The rich, feuding families. The intense, forbidden passion. And the flash of violence that tears the young lovers apart, sending them spiralling towards tragedy... But there's an important plus one: rap.

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Producer(s): Bristol Old Vic, Belgrade Theatre Coventry, Hackney Empire
Director: Corey Campbell
Design: Simon Kenny
Costume: Simon Kenny