An ancient feud between the Capulets and Montagues rips apart the city of Verona. Read more …
A young generation, caught up in its violence and hatred, perpetuates a situation over which they have no control. When Romeo and Juliet, children of the two mortal enemies, meet and fall passionately in love, they set in motion a chain of events that will destroy not only themselves but many of their friends.
Barr’s attempts to give the piece a sense of contemporary relevance, particularly through carefully choreographed violence and hard-edged electronic music, are overwrought and unconvincing, leaving the Bard’s tragedy looking like a sub-standard, 21-st century West Side Story.
On Tour, from Thursday February 12, 2015, until Saturday March 7, 2015. http://bardinthebotanics.co.uk/romeo-and-juliet-on-tour-12th-february-to-7th-march-2015/.
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