06 Aug 2008
King Lear
An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
Romeo and Juliet - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
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.
Top Billed Cast
Tomiwa Edun Romeo
Ellie Kendrick Juliet
Jack Farthing Benvolio
Philip Cumbus Mercutio
Holly Atkins Lady Montague
Michael O'Hagan Montague
Miranda Foster Lady Capulet
Ukweli Roach Tybalt
Tom Stuart Paris
Rawiri Paratene Friar Lawrence
Andrew Vincent The Prince
Rhoda Ofori-Attah Citizen
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