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Neil Bartlett's production

• Watch an extract from the show
• Watch a rehearsal
• Exploring the Balcony Scene PDF
• Interview with Neil - Dec 2008
• Set, costume and music
• Photo gallery - Production
• Photo gallery - In rehearsal
• Photo gallery - Design sketches
• Photo gallery - Rehearsal space
• Model box
• Interview with Neil - May 2008

Themes

• Parents and children
• Love and hate
• Violence and vendettas
• Divided society

Social and historical context

• Introduction
• Love and marriage
• Women and the family
• Education for women
• The Church and the Reformation
• Astrology and superstition
• Apothecaries and medicine
• Law and order

Past productions

• Performance history
• RSC productions

Language

• Exploring language
• Exploring language PDF

Site credits

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