The scenes overlap so that characters are besieged by their past, present and future Rebecca Frecknall's Romeo and Juliet burns like ice, paring back and tightening the script so that love and death are constant bedfellows. She underscores her vision with a thrilling, furious physicality, interspersing explosive fight scenes with steely dance sequences heightened by Prokoviev's immortal Montagues and Capulets.
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 05:07AM on June 19, 2023