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Romeo and Juliet review " Branagh's star-crossed lovers fail to soar by Susannah Clapp

Garrick, LondonLily James and Richard Madden certainly look the part, but are doomed by their dictionIt's easy to think the famous golden lines, the swift, sad arc of Romeo and Juliet will carry a production. But it can easily go wrong. The plot is slapdash; the coincidences preposterous; the main characters not interestingly conflicted, just doomed. The play must be ardently spoken and bewitchingly choreographed. If…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:46AM on May 29, 2016

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