Full Casting Announced for Shakespeare’s ferocious and bloody tragedy.
Following the recent success of her Olivier Award-winning production of A Streetcar Named Desire, Almeida Associate Director Rebecca Frecknall directs Romeo and Juliet. The production opens on Wednesday 14 June, with previews from Tuesday 6 June, and runs until Saturday 29 July.
Joining the previously announced Isis Hainsworth and Toheeb Jimoh are Raphael Akuwudike, Jamie Ballard, Miles Barrow, Amanda Bright, Luke Cinque-White, James Cooney, Paul Higgins, Jyuddah Jaymes, Kieron Jecchinis, Jo McInnes, Daniel Phung, Jack Riddiford and Gideon Turner.
"These violent delights have violent ends,
And in their triumph die like fire and powder,
Which as they kiss consume.”
Your family teaches you to hate.
You meet someone forbidden.
You act without thinking.
Verona is a powder keg of blood-lust and rage, with death threats proudly shouted in the streets.
As two families wage war, will a young couple become the next sacrifice of this brutal feud?
ROMEO AND JULIET: Wednesday 14 June - Saturday 29 July.
Further Information: Romeo and Juliet | Almeida Theatre