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Romeo and Juliet - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
7.2 / 10• 2010• 2h 51m•NR• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Tomiwa Edun
Romeo
Lead
Ellie Kendrick
Juliet
Jack Farthing
Benvolio
Philip Cumbus
Mercutio
Holly Atkins
Lady Montague
Michael O'Hagan
Montague
MF
Miranda Foster
Lady Capulet
Ukweli Roach
Tybalt
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Dominic Dromgoole's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Romeo and Juliet - Live at Shakespeare's Globe is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
