An explosive, urgent tale of forbidden love is to be told in a contemporary take on the classic tragedy, Romeo and Juliet.<\/p>\n
Nottingham Playhouse, in a co-production with English Touring Theatre, Royal Lyceum Edinburgh, and Leeds Playhouse, is to stage a band-new adaptation of the Shakespearean play \u2014 which will arrive at the venue in 2027.<\/p>\n
It tells the story of a pair of teenagers who fall madly in love while their families violently tear each other apart \u2014 exploring how one wrong decision can change everything.<\/p>\n
A contemporary take on Romeo and Juliet is set for the stage at Nottingham Playhouse. Photo: Supplied<\/p>\n
Forbidden love, secrets, loyalty, and grief collide, promising violent delights with violent ends.<\/p>\n
What do you do when your fate is already sealed, but you\u2019re falling in love for the very first time?<\/p>\n
Romeo and Juliet will be directed by Chelsea Walker, winner of the Sir Peter Hall Director Award in 2017, who said: \u201cI am thrilled to join forces with ETT, Nottingham Playhouse, Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh and Leeds Playhouse to direct Romeo and Juliet.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a play I\u2019ve always wanted to direct, and it feels more urgent and moving now than ever before, in a world where decisions are made in the blink of an eye and people are forced to grow up younger and younger. I can\u2019t wait to bring our visceral, contemporary take to audiences across the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n
The production opens in Edinburgh early next year, before embarking on a tour to Leeds Playhouse, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, and concluding its run from April 20 to May 8, 2027, at Nottingham Playhouse.<\/p>\n
Artistic director at Nottingham Playhouse, Adam Penford, said: \u201cWe\u2019re excited to work with English Touring Theatre on this new adaptation of Romeo and Juliet.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe play is one of Shakespeare’s most performed because it’s timeless and universal. Its themes speak both to young people and older generations.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe look forward to Chelsea\u2019s exciting contemporary vision coming to life.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An explosive, urgent tale of forbidden love is to be told in a contemporary take on the classic…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1098176,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,393,4884,1860,2765,16,15],"class_list":["post-1098175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-leeds","tag-britain","tag-england","tag-great-britain","tag-leeds","tag-stage","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116945046022369300","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1098175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1098175"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1098175\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1098176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1098175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1098175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1098175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}