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Mercutio, Romeo’s long-time friend, turns out to be a woman!

Robert Tanitch reviews the RSC’s Romeo and Juliet at Barbican Theatre, London, WC2 Knife crime is on the rise in England and Wales. Children carry knives because they fear they will be stabbed. Plus c ...

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50 years on Kenneth MacMillan’s Romeo and Juliet ballet is as popular as ever

Robert Tanitch reviews Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet at Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet was first performed between 1594 and 1596. The play has inspired musi ...

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How do you like your Shakespeare?

Robert Tanitch reviews Romeo and Juliet at Shakespeare’s Globe, London SE1 One of the major Shakespearian events in the 20th century was Laurence Olivier and John Gielgud famously alternated Romeo and ...

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Romeo and Juliet without a balcony is like Dorian Gray without an attic

Robert Tanitch reviews Romeo and Juliet at Garrick Theatre, London WC2 The last time Richard Madden and Lily James acted together was when she played Cinderella and he played the Prince in Kenneth Bra ...

admin 2254 views 0 likes May 27, 2016