After the pandemic nixed a stage run of Shakespeare's tragedy, the theatre launched an ambitious film version starring Jessie Buckley and Josh O'Connor Just over a year ago, Simon Godwin was all set to direct Romeo and Juliet at the National Theatre. The cast, including Josh O'Connor and Jessie Buckley as the star-crossed lovers, were just going into rehearsals when theatres went dark because of the Covid-19 pandemic…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:32AM on April 1, 2021