Romeo and Juliet (2008)
2 June – 2 August
By William Shakespeare
In his new role as Artistic Director, Timothy Sheader opened his first season with a production of Shakespeare’s of Romeo and Juliet. This production starred Laura Donnelly as Juliet, and Nicholas Shaw as Romeo.
The cast
Claire Benedict
Nurse
Jennifer Bryden
Lady Montague
Richard Cotton
Prince
Andy Cryer
Gregory
Laura Donnelly
Juliet
Matthew Hart
Sampson
Ben Ingles
Balthasar
Ben Joiner
Tybalt
Annette McLaughlin
Lady Capulet
Neet Mohan
Paris
Harry Myers
Friar John
Richard O'Callaghan
Friar
Oscar Pearce
Mercutio
Annalisa Rossi
Bianca
Nicholas Shaw
Romeo
Dale Superville
Peter
Marcello Walton
Abram/Apothecary
Max Jones
Montague
Leon Williams
Benvolio
Tim Woodward
Capulet
Creative team
Programmes and Marketing
Costumes
Sets
Reviews
The Sunday Telegraph
"From the moment the young lovers enter the stage... there is sexual chemistry in the air. And that chemistry bubbles away purposefully... you really do believe they can't keep their hands off each other."
Evening Standard
“Sheader’s Fifties Mafia-country production of Romeo and Juliet... is stamped with invention, surprise and imagination.”
The Daily Telegraph
"As Romeo, Nicholas Shaw is pretty much dream casting... As Juliet, ravishing newcomer Laura Donnelly matches him for grace...Movement director Liam Steel orchestrates stylish outbreaks of orgiastic writhings and lustily balletic combat...Highly recommended."
The Guardian
"Fotini Dimou's ravishing 1950s costumes are better than a catwalk show... Choreographer Liam Steel offers fight sequences where violence, acrobatics and dance become one seamless swirl of bodies... Nicholas Shaw and Laura Donnelly are charming as the lovers”
The Daily Mail
“A delightful Juliet in Laura Donnelly”