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Romeo and Juliet

Synopsis
The eleventh in a weekly live stream project by Rob Myles to present all of Shakespeare’s plays in the order in which it is thought they were originally written. Using the Zoom video conferencing platform, it brings together many actors currently unable to travel and perform due to the Coronavirus crisis. The reading is introduced by Annabelle Higgins, an amateur portrait artist and member of British Mensa.

Cast:
ROMEO- Evangeline Dickson
JULIET - Sulin Hasso
FRIAR LAWRENCE - Andy Mcleod
CAPULET - Michael Bertenshaw
NURSE - Gilly Kelleher
MERCUTIO - Adam Turns
BENVOLIO - David Djemal
LADY CAPULET - Samantha Wendorf
PRINCE ESCALUS - Gabriel Akamo
PARIS - Jonathan Cobb
MONTAGUE - Claire-Marie Hall
TYBALT - George Jones
ENSEMBLE 1 - Natalie Winter
ENSEMBLE 2 - Melanie Lam
ENSEMBLE 3 - Azaan Symes
ENSEMBLE 4 - Gethin Alderman
SWING 1 - Kate Donnachie
SWING 2 - Ashley Byam
Series
Show Must Go Online, The
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Multimedia; Video
Transmission details
27 May 2020
Duration
203:05

Credits

Director
Robert Myles
Producer
Sarah Peachey

Additional Details

Production type
Fiction Films
Plays
Romeo and Juliet
Subjects
Drama; Shakespeare

Notes

General
A project by actor and writer Robert Myles to present ‘weekly readings of the Complete Plays of Shakespeare by a global cast, in the order they were believed to have been written.' For more details, visit the peroject homepage at: https://robmyles.co.uk/theshowmustgoonline/

Online Availability

Online URL
https://youtu.be/8G9eUMg7ROM
Online format
Streamed

Sponsor

Name

Robert Myles

Web
https://robmyles.co.uk/theshowmustgoonline/ External site opens in new window

Distributor

Name

YouTube

Web
http://www.youtube.com External site opens in new window

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