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Romeo and Juliet
The Romeo and Juliet Tour
by William Shakespeare
Director: Elizabeth Freestone
Designor: Anthony Lamble
Choreographer: Gorgina Lamb
Assistant Director: Caleb Marshall
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, a small group of dedicated actors toured a Shakespeare play from the Globe theatre. The Globe's company of travelling players performed Romeo and Juliet in castles, gardens and parks across the UK.
GlobeLink followed the tour and published the findings the actors made about performing Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in different spaces.
In the tradition of Edward Alleyn's letter actors wrote a letter home to the Globe from each venue on the Romeo and Juliet tour, telling us about their discoveries and the problems they encountered.
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Discover the play
- Perri Snowdon's tour diary.
- Read extracts from the assistant director's notebook.
- 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.
- Resources for Romeo and Juliet from the 2007 tour.
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Cast
Juliet: Dominique Bull
Benvolio: Michael Cox
Nurse: Marsha Henry
Romeo: Alan Morrissey
Lady Capulet: Bridgitta Roy
Mercutio: Nitzan Sharron
Tybalt/Paris: Perri Snowdon
Friar/Capulet: Conrad Westmaas
2007 original production directed by Edward Dick.
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Reviews.
'Pared-down, fast-moving, innovative production of Romeo & Juliet... The most consistent surprise was the crystal clarity with which they told the story' Salisbury Journal
'A jolly good night – a spectacle' Canterbury Adscene
'The bar for open-air theatre has been raised' Kentish Gazette