Romeo & Juliet (2009)
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.
'A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life'
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.
Cast
Lady Montague:
Holly Atkins
Mercutio:
Philip Cumbus
Romeo:
Adetomiwa Edun
Benvolio:
Jack Farthing
Lady Capulet:
Miranda Foster
Juliet:
Ellie Kendrick
Friar John, Sampson:
James Lailey
Nurse:
Penny Layden
Peter, Gregory, Balthazar:
Fergal McElherron
Montague:
Michael O'Hagan
Friar Laurence:
Rawiri Paratene
Capulet:
Ian Redford
Tybalt:
Ukweli Roach
Paris:
Tom Stuart
Abraham, Apothecary:
Graham Vick
Prince:
Andrew Vincent
Creatives
Designer:
Simon Daw
Director:
Dominic Dromgoole
Composer:
Nigel Hess
Musical Director:
William Lyons
Fight Director:
Malcolm Ranson
Directed for the screen:
Kriss Russman
Choreographer:
Sian Williams