Romeo and Juliet directed by Neil Bartlett.
In a society dominated by religion and bound by ties of strict family loyalty, two teenagers are trapped by their secret love. As a dangerous vendetta spills on to the streets, the young lovers are forced to risk all to be together.
This boldly theatrical staging combines an ensemble of 30 actors and musicians with some of the most hot-blooded poetry ever written in Shakespeare's fast-paced tragedy of thwarted love.
Neil Bartlett and designer Kandis Cook, the creative team behind last year's acclaimed Twelfth Night, return to the RSC to direct Shakespeare's enduringly popular Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet tours to Brighton, Glasgow, Milton Keynes, Salford and Norwich from October 2008 before opening in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Running time
The running time for Romeo and Juliet is 3 hours and 15 minutes including an interval of 20 minutes.
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