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Romeo and Juliet on tour
In August 1593, Edward Alleyn (leading actor of the Lord Admiral's Men who performed at the Rose theatre) wrote from Bristol to his wife in London while he was touring the provinces with the Lord Admiral's men. He began his letter: 'My good sweet mouse I commend me hartely to you...'
This summer, for the first time in four hundred years, a small group of dedicated actors will tour a Shakespeare play from the Globe theatre. The Globe's company of travelling players will be performing Romeo and Juliet in castles, gardens and parks across the UK.
GlobeLink is following the tour and publishing the findings the actors make about performing Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in different spaces.
In the tradition of Edward Alleyn's letter actors will write a letter home to the Globe from each venue on the Romeo and Juliet tour telling us about their discoveries and the problems they encounter.
- Read letters from the touring actors about each location.
- See the Romeo and Juliet set craned into the Globe and read an interview with the designer.
- Read Professor Andrew Gurr on the subject of Shakespeare on tour.
- See our Early Modern Touring Bibliograhy for further reading.
- Have you seen the show? Post your thoughts in the Romeo and Juliet touring Blog.
- Different ways to explore the play text of Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet
- Director: Edward Dick
- Designer: Anthony Lamble
- Composer: Dominic Muldowney
Cast
- Capulet/Ensemble: Tas Emiabata
- Romeo: Richard Madden
- Juliet: Ellie Piercy
- Lady Capulet/Apothecary/Ensemble: Tyne Rafaeli
- Juliet's Nurse/Friar Lawrence/Friar John: Eliot Shrimpton
- Mercutio/Prince/Ensemble: Mark Springer
- Tybalt/Montague/Balthesar/Ensemble: Julian Stolzenberg
- Benvolio/Paris: Paul Woodson