SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Video recording of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre production of Romeo and Juliet directed by Dominic Dromgoole. with Adetomiwa Edun and Ellie Kendrick in the title roles.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Recording date

2008

Duration

180 (incl. interval)

Credits

Director

Dominic Dromgoole

Writer

William Shakespeare

Music

Nigel Hess

Production Design

Simon Daw

Cast

Adetomiwa Edun	Romeo
Ellie Kendrick	Juliet
Philip Cumbus	Mercutio
Rawiri Paratene	Friar Laurence
Penny Layden	Nurse
Andrew Vincent	Escalus, Prince of Verona
Fergal McElherron	Peter
Fergal McElherron	Balthasar
Graham Vick	Apothecary
Holly Atkins	Lady Montague
Ian Redford	Capulet
Jack Farthing	Benvolio
James Lailey	Sampson
James Lailey	Friar John
Michael O’Hagan	Montague
Miranda Foster	Lady Capulet
Tom Stuart	Paris
Ukweli Roach	Tybalt

Additional Details

Theatre

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre

Production type

Stage Recordings

Historical period

Renaissance Italy

Plays

Romeo and Juliet

Subjects

Drama

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Race-blind casting

Related items

Romeo and Juliet

Notes

Notes

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre makes several recordings of a single production, using three fixed cameras, to enable practitioners and researchers to observe how the play has developed during the run.

History

Staged in the Young Hearts season.
This production was filmed by Opus Arte and is available on DVD and Blu-ray. The DVD is catalogued separately.

Reviews

"The performances shine. The cast delivers the language lightly and lucidly, savouring the smut and singing the lyricism". The Mail on Sunday

Archive

Name

Shakespeare’s Globe

Contact

Librarian

Email

library@shakespearesglobe.com

Web

http://www.shakespearesglobe.com External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 7902 1433

Fax

+44 (0) 7902 1401

Address

21 New Globe Walk
Bankside
London
SE1 9DT