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Romeo and Juliet (1935-10-Noel Coward Theatre-London)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Noel Coward Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 5 mois 2 semaines
Nombre : 186 représentations
Première Preview : Inconnu
Première: 16 October 1935
Dernière: 28 March 1936
Mise en scène : John Gielgud •
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Star(s) : Laurence Olivier •
Avec: Peggy Ashcroft (Juliet), John Gielgud (Romeo & Mercutio), Laurence Oliver (Romeo & Mercutio)
Commentaires : Gielgud et Laurence Olivier ont alterné dans les rôles de Romeo et de Mercutio. Cette version a été un énorme succès au Box Office.
Olivier a comparé plus tard son interprétration et celle de Gielgud: "John, all spiritual, all spirituality, all beauty, all abstract things; and myself as all earth, blood, humanity ... I've always felt that John missed the lower half and that made me go for the other ... But whatever it was, when I was playing Romeo I was carrying a torch, I was trying to sell realism in Shakespeare."

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Romeo and Juliet (1940-05-51st Street Theatre-Broadway)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Mark Hellinger Theatre (Broadway - Etats-Unis)
Durée : 1 mois
Nombre : 36 représentations
Première Preview : Inconnu
Première: 09 May 1940
Dernière: 08 June 1940
Mise en scène : Laurence Olivier •
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Star(s) : Laurence Olivier •
Avec: Vivien Leigh (Juliet), Laurence Olivier (Romeo), Wesley Addy (Benvolio), Frank Downing (Paris), Halliwell Hobbes (Capulet), Barbara Horder (Lady Montague), Alexander Knox (Friar Laurence), Dame May Whitty (Nurse to Juliet)
Commentaires : Ce spectacle a été joué auparavant à San Francisco et Chicago

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Romeo and Juliet (1974-08-Old Vic-NT-London)

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Théâtre: Old Vic (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 2 semaines
Nombre : 6 représentations
Première Preview : Inconnu
Première: 28 August 1974
Dernière: 14 September 1974
Mise en scène : Bill Bryden •
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Avec: Michael Kitchen, Veronica Quilligan, Beryl Reid, David Dixon, Christopher Guard, Patti Love, James Mellor, Keith Skinner, Michael Melia, Peter Needham

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Romeo and Juliet (1977-07-Aldwych Theatre-London)

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Théâtre: Aldwych Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
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Première Preview : Inconnu
Première: 05 July 1977
Dernière: Inconnu
Mise en scène : Trevor Nunn •
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Avec: Preston Duncan (Abraham), Pollitt Clyde (Apothecary), Hicks Greg (Balthazar), Rees Roger (Benvolio), Woodvine John (Capulet), Bown John (Chorus), Durden Richard (Count Paris), Jones Griffith (Escalus), Clinton Dennis (Friar John), Waller David (Friar Lawrence), Preston Leonard (Gregory), Annis Francesca (Juliet), Brown Bobbie (Lady), Carson Avril (Lady), Guard Pippa (Lady), Harte Judith (Lady), Shelley Barbara (Lady Capulet), Harte Judith (Lady Montague), Pennington Michael (Mercutio), Preston Leonard (Mercutio's page), Beavis Ivan (Montague), Howey David (Musician), Taylor Keith (Musician), Witkin Jacob (Musician), Kean Marie (Nurse), Tyrrell Norman (Old Capulet), Woodward Peter (Page), Whitworth Paul (Paris' Page), Griffiths Richard Thomas (Peter), McKellen Ian (Romeo), Howey David (Sampson), Shelley Paul (Tybalt), Clinton Dennis (Unnamed parts), Pollitt Clyde (Unnamed parts), Preston Leonard (Unnamed parts), Taylor Keith (Unnamed parts), Witkin Jacob (Unnamed parts), Preston Duncan (Watch), Taylor Keith (Watch), Witkin Jacob (Watch)
Commentaires : Un spectacle de la RSC.

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Romeo and Juliet (1981-10-Aldwych Theatre-London)

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Théâtre: Aldwych Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
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Première Preview : Inconnu
Première: 09 October 1981
Dernière: Inconnu
Mise en scène : Ron Daniels •
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Avec: Siberry Michael (Abraham), Gardner Jimmy (Apothecary), McKenna Kilian (Balthasar), Hendrick Allan (Benvolio), Baxter Trevor (Capulet), Usher Brett (Friar John), Richfield Edwin (Friar Lawrence), Vukovic Ned (Gregory), Usher Brett (Hugh Rebeck), Dennis Philip (James Soundpost), Buxton Judy (Juliet), Moore Sara (Lady), Shakesby Patricia (Lady), Tobin Julia (Lady), Kinghorn Barbara (Lady Capulet), Pearce Eve (Lady Montague), Hyde Jonathan (Mercutio), Barnes Nicholas (Mercutio's page), Llewellyn Raymond (Montague), Bruce Brenda (Nurse), Clinton Dennis (Old Capulet), Saxon Rolf (Paris), Tafler Jonathan (Paris' Page), Gardner Jimmy (Peter), Webster Paul (PrinceEscalusVerona), Lesser Anton (Romeo), Tudor-Owen Sion (Sampson), Vukovic Ned (Simon Catling), Armstrong William (Son of old Tiberio), Hunter Chris (Tybalt), Armstrong William (Watch), Packer Michael (Watch), Walsh Phillip (Watch), Walker Timothy (Young Petruchio)
Commentaires : Un spectacle de la RSC.

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Romeo and Juliet (1999-08-Ordway Theatre-St Paul)

Type de série: Original
Théâtre: Ordway Theatre (St Paul - Etats-Unis)
Durée : 2 semaines
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Première Preview : 14 August 1999
Première: 18 August 1999
Dernière: 05 September 1999
Mise en scène : Terrence Mann •
Chorégraphie : Christopher d'Amboise •
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Romeo and Juliet (2000-10-Olivier Theatre-NT-London)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: National Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Salle : Olivier Theatre
Durée : 2 mois
Nombre : 41 représentations
Première Preview : 04 September 2000
Première: 03 October 2000
Dernière: 04 December 2000
Mise en scène : Tim Supple •
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Avec: Chiwetel Ejiofor as 'Romeo', Charlotte Randle (Juliet), John Burgess, Jeff Diamond, Olwen Fouere, Beverley Klein, Patrick O'Kane, Ronald Pickup, Anthony Renshaw, Adrian Sarple, Andy Williams, Susan Aderin, Kolade Agboke, Craig Conway, Branwell Donaghy, Fritha Goodey, Paul Hickey, Lloyd Hutchinson, Sophie James, Adams Jones, Anita McCann, Melanie MacHugh, Victor Power, Anthony Renshaw, Maecella Riordan, Jason Rose, Amanda Symonds, Anthony Taylor, Andrew Ufondu, Hannah Watkins, Benny Young.

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Romeo and Juliet (2009-04-Globe Theatre-London)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Globe Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Salle : Globe Theatre
Durée : 3 mois 3 semaines
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Première Preview : 23 April 2009
Première: 30 April 2009
Dernière: 23 August 2009
Mise en scène : Dominic Dromgoole •
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Avec: Adetomiwa Edun (Romeo), Jack Farthing (Benvolio), Ellie Kendrick (Juliet), Rawiri Paratene (Friar Laurence), Ukweli Roach (Tybalt), Tom Stuart (Paris)
Commentaires : Dominic Dromgoole’s production brings refreshing clarity to one of Shakespeare’s most famous and best-loved tragedies, drawing out the contemporary relevance of this passionate teenage love story. Ellie Kendrick, a truly youthful Juliet, and Adetomiwa Edun, a boyish Romeo, head an excellent cast whose period costumes point to the timelessness of parental disapproval, adolescent temperament, rivalry and violence. - See more at: http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/shop/product/2009-season-shakespeares-globe-romeo-and-juliet-dvd/86#sthash.3vYgG9UG.dpuf
Presse : NICK CURTIS for THE EVENING STANDARD says, "What’s missing, finally, is the passion. The lovers are believable and authentic: their love, sadly, isn’t quite." CHARLES SPENCER for THE DAILY TELEGRAPH says, "Dominic Dromgoole's brisk, unfussy production...kept me hooked almost throughout...But it is for the beautiful sincerity of the young lovers – mischievous, tender and grieving – that this production will be best remembered." MICHAEL COVENEY for THE INDEPENDENT says, "There's a pleasing athleticism to Adetomiwa Edun's Romeo, but he's fuzzy-voiced and emotionally monotonous...His Juliet is equally inexperienced, a prim little speedy lapwing in Ellie Kendrick's performance who's neither girlish nor sexually adolescent...they're miscast here." LYN GARDNER for THE GUARDIAN says, "But for all its initial urgency, and a beautifully staged ball scene where the young lovers first catch each other's eye, this evening, like a great many love affairs, simply peters out." DOMINIC MAXWELL for THE TIMES says, "Adetomiwa Edun, as Romeo, is 25 but doesn’t look it. Ellie Kendrick, as Juliet...looks as close to Juliet’s real age of 13...The contrast between their callow idealism and the adult mores that crush them makes Dromgoole’s production a refreshing reading of the text. All it needs, to seal the deal, is the passion between the leads that would make their love look like more than infatuation." SARAH HEMMMING for THE FINANCIAL TIMES says, "While both [Adetomiwa Edun & Ellie Kendrick] deliver the verse well, neither can quite reach the lyrical heights they need. More importantly, they can’t convey the tragic weight of their fate. Their reactions to terrible news are underwhelming. They don’t make you weep for them. And this is the main weakness in a production that is otherwise lively, clear and peppered with witty touches." LISA CHILDS for THE STAGE says, "Gripping and fresh."

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Romeo and Juliet (2016-05-Garrick Theatre-London)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Garrick Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 2 mois 2 semaines
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Première Preview : 12 May 2016
Première: 25 May 2016
Dernière: 13 August 2016
Mise en scène : Kenneth Branagh •
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Avec: Richard Madden (Romeo), Lily James (Juliet), Derek Jacobi (Mercutio), Meera Syal (Nurse), Marisa Berenson (Lady Capulet), Jack Colgrave Hirst (Benvolio), Tom Hanson (Paris), Matthew Hawksley (Anthony), Taylor James (Prince), Ansu Kabia (Tybalt), Racheal Ofori (Potpan), Nikki Patel (Balthasar), Chris Porter (Lord Montague), Zoe Rainey (Lady Montague), Michael Rouse (Lord Capulet), Sam Valentine (Friar Laurence), Kathryn Wilder (Peta/Apothecary)
Commentaires : Part of The Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company Season
Presse : "There’s a lot of collective weeping and wailing to establish the ominous mood, but also a swiftly counterpoised gaiety and coutured sophistication." Dominic Cavendish for The Telegraph

"The action is set in 1950s Verona, and it’s mucho, mucho Italiano: there’s a lot of clichéd “ciao”-ing and stereotype-trading matriarchal shouting. But it also proves an effective backdrop: there’s a whiff of Mafia machismo, a sense that la dolce vita is undercut with an ever-present threat of violence." Holly Williams for The Independent

"The whole thing is done with a speed and vigour that ensures we are never bored; and if I generally preferred the first half to the second, that is because Shakespeare’s tragedy itself depends too much on chance and the faulty Italian postal service." Michael Billington for The Guardian

"Though it is stylish, accessible and illuminated by Lily James, it misses the passionate intensity of the tragedy." Henry Hitchings for The Evening Standard

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Romeo and Juliet (2016-10-04-Ambassadors Theatre-London) (NYT)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Ambassadors Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 1 mois 2 semaines
Nombre : 5 previews - 14 représentations
Première Preview : 20 September 2016
Première: 04 October 2016
Dernière: 23 November 2016
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Commentaires : It’s 1950s post war London. Teddy girls mix with teddy boys and as this vibrant society booms, rival gangs are drawing battle lines beneath the thick smog of the capital. The National Youth Theatre’s latest adaption brings you vendettas, violence and star crossed lovers like you’ve never seen them before. Under the compelling direction of Kate Hewitt Britain’s best young talent return to the heart of London’s West End with this enduring Shakespearean tale following three critically acclaimed seasons:
✭✭✭✭✭ Telegraph 
✭✭✭✭ Time Out
✭✭✭✭ Evening Standard

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Romeo and Juliet (2017-04-Globe Theatre-London)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Globe Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Salle : Globe Theatre
Durée : 2 mois 2 semaines
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Première Preview : Inconnu
Première: 22 April 2017
Dernière: 09 July 2017
Mise en scène : Daniel Kramer •
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Avec: Edward Hogg (Romeo), Kirsty Bushell (Juliet), Golda Rosheuvel (Mercutio), Ricky Champ (Tybalt), Martina Laird (Lady Capulet), Harish Patel (Friar Lawrence), Blythe Duff (Nurse), Jac Adu-Sarkodie, Siobhan Athwal, Keith Gilmore, Jonathan Livingstone, Sian Martin, Gareth Snook
Commentaires : This vibrant, volatile take on Romeo and Juliet will fearlessly confront the darker themes present in the play, the grotesque glamorisation of violence, sex and the brutality of death. The production will enjoy a dynamic mix of musical styles and soundscapes, including classical and modern pop.
Don’t miss this bold re-imagining of Shakespeare’s classic story.

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Romeo and Juliet (2017-04-Union Theatre-London)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Union Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 3 semaines
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Première Preview : 29 April 2017
Première: 29 April 2017
Dernière: 20 May 2017
Mise en scène : Andy Bewley •
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Avec: Sam Perry, Abram Rooney, Sam Wilson, Henri Merriam, Celeste De Veazey, Gabrielle Nellis-Pain, Jack J Fairly, Katie Beudert, Kate Hardisty, Allegra Marland, Anthony Fagen, Sarah Barron, Steven Rodgers
Commentaires : Victor Harvey Productions in association with The Union Theatre present an extraordinary new interpretation of Shakespeare’s tragic tale.
Romeo: Thus from my lips, by thine, my sin is purged
Romeo and Juliet are two young men forging careers in the beautiful game. But in a world where football is religion, their love threatens to undermine the very foundation of family beliefs and expose the tragic hypocrisy of the world they know.
Juliet: Then have my lips the sin that they have took
This leaner adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragedy uses live music and physical theatre to capture the cacophony, violence and passion of a football stadium.

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Romeo and Juliet (2018-11-Barbican Theatre-London)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Barbican (Londres - Angleterre)
Salle : Theatre
Durée : 2 mois 2 semaines
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Première Preview : 02 November 2018
Première: 06 November 2018
Dernière: 19 January 2019
Mise en scène : Erica Whyman •
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Avec: Afolabi Alli (Paris), Donna Banya (Gregory), Stevie Basaula (Sampson), Ishia Bennison (Nurse), Katy Brittain (Friar John/Apothecary), Raif Clarke (Peter), Beth Cordingly (Escalus), Paul Dodds (Montague), Josh Finan (Benvolio), Karen Fishwick (Juliet), Andrew French (Friar Laurence), Bally Gill (Romeo), Mariam Haque (Lady Capulet), Michael Hodgson (Capulet), Charlotte Josephine (Mercutio), John Macaulay (Cousin Capulet), Tom Padley (Balthasar), Sakuntala Ramanee (Lady Montague), Raphael Sowole (Tybalt), Nima Taleghani (Abraham).
Presse : ★★★★ ‘FRESH, FLEET, BLADE-SHARP’ DAILY TELEGRAPH

★★★★ ‘THE TALE OF STAR-CROSSED LOVERS IS BROUGHT INTO DAZZLINGLY SHARP RELIEF’ EVENING STANDARD

★★★★ ‘YOUTHFUL AND ENERGETIC TAKE ON SHAKESPEARE'S TRAGEDY’ WHATSONSTAGE

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Romeo and Juliet (2020-06-Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park-London)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 4 semaines
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Première Preview : 27 June 2020
Première: 27 June 2020
Dernière: 25 July 2020
Mise en scène : Kimberley Sykes •
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