The Swedes take on an old classic and make it relevant. Mats Ek's Juliet and Romeo for the Royal Swedish Ballet, at The Kennedy Center for only four more shows, is a bold retelling of Shakes…
This week the London theatre bloggers discuss Kenneth Branagh's star-studded West End Romeo and Juliet, plus Blue/Orange revived at the Young Vic and the UK premiere of The Flick at the Nati…
Sadler's Wells, LondonDespite some rich choreography, this dark and intimate reworking of the classic tale fails to deliver on its initial promiseMats Ek has always taken a radical line with…
Sadler's WellsMats Ek evokes the divided world in which the star-crossed lovers are raised in his thrilling adaptationWhen the veteran Swedish choreographer Mats Ek approaches a ballet narra…
Kenneth Branagh and Rob Ashford direct Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, the penultimate show of the Branagh Company's year long residency at the Garrick Theatre. This well-known cast includes…
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 c…
Starring Lily James and Richard Madden, Romeo & Juliet is the latest in the Kenneth Branagh Theatre's season of work at the Garrick Theatre. It runs until 13 August 2016. But does it wo…
It's being touted as the linchpin of the Branagh Theatre season at the Garrick, but aren't we sick of Romeo and Juliet by now? There must be over 100 performances a year in London alone, so …
Neither love nor hate make this "Romeo and Juliet" — the best so far of Kenneth Branagh's ongoing season of West End plays — but haste. The actor-manager and his co-director Rob …
TheKenneth BranaghTheatre Company presents Romeo and Juliet, the fifth production in the inaugural Plays at the Garrick season. The cast featuresLily JamesJuliet,Richard MaddenRomeo,Derek Ja…
TheKenneth BranaghTheatre Company presents Romeo and Juliet, the fifth production in the inaugural Plays at the Garrick season. The cast featuresLily JamesJuliet,Richard MaddenRomeo,Derek Ja…
Garrick theatre, LondonLily James's Juliet has a boozy balcony scene, Richard Madden's Romeo seems genuinely inflamed by love and Derek Jacobi is a lounge-lizard MercutioThere are many ways …
Kenneth Branagh's entire season has been built on one universal truth. From star to stage-sweeper, pack the production with the best talent and glorious things will inevitably follow. Why th…
Trouble remembering in which country Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers cross paths? Branagh's panting paean to Fellini will sort you out. Stylish as a monochromatic Vogue spread, and as self…
