Academy Award winners Kevin Kline and Meryl Steep — both veterans of New York Shakespeare Festival — will play the famous balcony scene of Romeo and Juliet as the Shakespeare cla…
Romeo and Juliet is the ultimate whirlwind romance. Taking place over the course of just five days, generations critics and directors  have struggled to accept the sheer speed with which …
In "Being Shakespeare," 62-year-old British actor Simon Callow performs as a range of Shakespearean characters, interspersing details about the bard's life.
Romeo and Juliet, one of the greatest love stories ever told. For one night only the Royal Ballet will be performing this classic ballet to thousands of people around the world as it …
If you listen to a new CD that tries to capture the original pronunciation of Shakespeare, you might think soI'm not a great fan of "authenticity" in Shakespeare: partly because tastes chang…
Royal Opera House, London; Sadler's Wells, LondonWhen she was 16, Melissa Hamilton was turned down by the Royal Ballet School. A late starter, she had grown up in Northern Ireland, where goo…
Tony and Academy Award-winning musician Elton John will compose original songs for "Gnomeo & Juliet: Sherlock Gnomes," the animated sequel of the 2011 Disney film "Gnomeo …
Elton John has begun to write the score for the animated firlm Gnomeo & Juliet: Sherlock Gnomes, according to Deadline.com.
The film, a sequel to Gnomeo & Juliet, will be written by…
A Younger Theatre are teaming up with the Royal Opera House to give an exclusive insight into The Royal Ballet's production of Romeo and Juliet as it is broadcast live from the Royal Opera H…
When creating a modern version of a well loved classic such as Romeo and Juliet, theatre companies can easily show themselves up by trying too hard to be “down with the kids”. Lu…
Connecticut's outdoor summer theatre Shakespeare on the Sound will offer a newly conceived production of Romeo and Juliet, which will feature music by Stew and Heidi Rodewald.
Stew and Heidi Rodewald will create all-new music and songs for Shakespeare on the Sound's production of Romeo and Juliet, to be performed June 26-July 8 in Greenwich, CT and July 18-Ju…
Shakespeare on the Sound, Connecticuts premier outdoor summer theater company, will present a newly conceived productionof ShakespearesRomeo and Juliet, under the direction of Joanna Settle,…
Shakespeare’s early writings are peppered with the romantic tales of Hermia and Lysander, Rosalind and Orlando, Viola and Orsino. Stage productions abound; they are as popular and ente…
Nuffield, Southampton; Young Vic; Vaudeville, LondonI watched Romeo and Juliet in the company of several Southampton school parties " bracing myself for a noisy night ahead. But Headlong, a …
Nuffield, SouthamptonIf we're truthful, Shakespeare's young lovers are often a wee bit dull, and death doesn't come nearly quickly enough. Not so with Robert Icke's revival for Headlong, tho…
Though not the most visually rich set, with basic lighting and a bare stage (save for a wooden bench, a lamp and a window on the blacked out box-like platform), Broadway Studio Catford made …
Nuffield, Southampton: Time is of the essence in Romeo and Juliet - fuelled by youthful energy, their love burns hot, hard and fast. It's fitting then that a clock is a recurring image …
