Romeo and Juliet Tickets
Garrick Theatre
Lily James and Richard Madden, stars of the hugely successful Cinderella, join forces once again under Kenneth Branagh’s directorship to play star-crossed lovers, Romeo and Juliet. Part of the Kenneth Branagh season at the Garrick Theatre, this production of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet has huge star appeal.
Following the smash hit success of the latest Cinderella movie, director Kenneth Branagh has reunited his leading actors, Lily James and Richard Madden, to play the star crossed lovers in his production of Romeo and Juliet at the Garrick Theatre.
The play is set in Verona and tells the tragic tale of two feuding families, the Montagues and the Capulets, who cannot help but brawl every time they encounter one another. Romeo, a young Montague, gets more than he bargained for when he and his friends gate crash a Capulet party, meeting the beautiful young Juliet. Despite Juliet’s planned engagement to eligible young Batchelor, Paris, the pair fall in love at first sight and begin a dangerous and devastating affair.
With the help of Juliet’s Nurse, the pair marry in secret in an act of love that surely must be strong enough to break the age old war between the two noble households…
Also joining Madden and James is another of their Cinderella co-stars, Derek Jacobi. Jacobi played the King in the fairy-tale film and will now, somewhat controversially, play Romeo’s best friend, Mercutio in the production. Jacobi will be 77 when he takes on the role, usually played by much younger men. Whilst Mercutio’s age is never referenced in the text, this casting should make for an interesting interpretation of the piece.
Romeo and Juliet is arguably Shakespeare’s most well-known and celebrated text. The story of the young pair of lovers is frequently brought to life on stage and in film.
Romeo and Juliet was the fourth installment in the Kenneth Branagh season and ran from 12th May 2016 - 13th August 2016.
The play is set in Verona and tells the tragic tale of two feuding families, the Montagues and the Capulets, who cannot help but brawl every time they encounter one another. Romeo, a young Montague, gets more than he bargained for when he and his friends gate crash a Capulet party, meeting the beautiful young Juliet. Despite Juliet’s planned engagement to eligible young Batchelor, Paris, the pair fall in love at first sight and begin a dangerous and devastating affair.
With the help of Juliet’s Nurse, the pair marry in secret in an act of love that surely must be strong enough to break the age old war between the two noble households…
Also joining Madden and James is another of their Cinderella co-stars, Derek Jacobi. Jacobi played the King in the fairy-tale film and will now, somewhat controversially, play Romeo’s best friend, Mercutio in the production. Jacobi will be 77 when he takes on the role, usually played by much younger men. Whilst Mercutio’s age is never referenced in the text, this casting should make for an interesting interpretation of the piece.
Romeo and Juliet is arguably Shakespeare’s most well-known and celebrated text. The story of the young pair of lovers is frequently brought to life on stage and in film.
Romeo and Juliet was the fourth installment in the Kenneth Branagh season and ran from 12th May 2016 - 13th August 2016.
Sorry this show closed 13 August 2016, we recommend these similar productions.
