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. Filmed before a live audience at Shakespeare's Globe in the heart of London, its intimate and atmospheric setting adds immediacy and vitality to the humour and passion of Shakespeare's verse.
Part 1
Romeo and Juliet
1 Opening
2 Prologue: Two households, both alike in dignity
Act 1
3 Gregory, on my word, I'll carry no coals
4 But Montague is bound as well as I
5 Nurse, where's my daughter? Call her forth to me
6 What, shall this speech be spoke for our excuse?
7 Where's Potpan that he helps not to take away?
Act 2
8 Can I go forward, when my heart is here?
9 He jests at scars that never felt a wound
10 The gray-ey'd morn smiles on the frowning night
11 Where the devil should this Romeo be?
12 The clock struck nine when I did send the nurse
13 So smile the heavens upon this holy act
Act 3
14 I pray thee, good Mercutio, let's retire
15 Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds
16 Romeo, come forth, come forth, thou fearful man
Part 2
1 Things have fall'n out, sir, so unluckily
2 Wilt thou be gone? It is not yet near day
Act 4
3 On Thursday, sir? The time is very short
4 So many guests invite as here are writ
5 Come, come, what need you anything else?
6 That's well said. Hold, take these keys
7 Mistress, what mistress! Juliet! Fast, I warrant her, she
Act 5
8 If I may trust the flattering truth of sleep
9 Holy Franciscan Friar, Brother, ho?
10 Give me thy torch, boy, hence and stand aloof
11 Music and dancing
12 End credits