Kenneth Branagh's casting of the 76-year-old actor as Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet boldly challenges our prejudices about age on stageThere was surprise last week when it was announced that Derek Jacobi will be joining star-crossed lovers Lily James and Richard Madden in Kenneth Branagh's revival of Romeo and Juliet. The surprise was not that the 76-year-old actor is taking to the stage again at a time when so many v…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM on May 5, 2015