Shakespeare’s R & J

Alternative title: Romeo and Juliet
Synopsis: Video recording of the play by Joe Calarco. Four boys in a repressive Catholic boarding school (of several decades ago) engage in a clandestine reading of a copy of Romeo and Juliet which is hidden under the floorboards of their dormitory. The play is a forbidden text in the school. As they read the play, they gradually take on the roles within it and begin to act the play out with basic props. As the play develops, they imperceptibly slip into the drama’s situations, the emotions of their roles begin to take over and they begin to explore their own feelings and burgeoning sexuality.
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Video
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Recording date: 21 Mar 1998
Duration: 127 mins

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History: The production, with a different cast, came to the Bath Shakespeare Festival and later the same year played at the London Arts Theatre (September-November 2003).

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