Erica Whyman 2018 production

This contemporary production played in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, the Barbican in London, and on a 2019 national tour.

The show featured Bally Gill and Karen Fishwick in the title roles, and used young people from the different regions visited to perform as the Chorus alongside the professional cast.

In 2019, the tour visited Norwich, Newcastle, Bradford, Nottingham, Blackpool, Cardiff and Glasgow.

Production Photos

Andrew French as Friar Laurence in Romeo and Juliet.

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Bally Gill as Romeo and Karen Fishwick as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet.

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Karen Fishwick as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet.

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Bally Gill as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet.

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Bally Gill as Romeo, Raphael Sowole as Tybalt, and Charlotte Josephine as Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet.

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Raphael Sowole as Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet.

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Karen Fishwick as Juliet and Bally Gill as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet.

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Charlotte Josephine as Mercutio, Karen Fishwick as Juliet, Bally Gill as Romeo, Beth Cordingly as Escalus, and Afolabi Alli as Paris in Romeo and Juliet.

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Raphael Sowole as Tybalt, Josh Finan as Benvolio, Nima Taleghani as Abraham, Michael Hodgson as Capulet, and Mariam Haque as Lady Capulet in Romeo and Juliet.

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Bally Gill as Romeo and Karen Fishwick as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet.

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Michael Hodgson as Capulet, Karen Fishwick as Juliet, and Mariam Haque as Lady Capulet in Romeo and Juliet.

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Charlotte Josephine as Mercutio and Josh Finan as Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet.

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The Company in Romeo and Juliet.

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Ishia Bennison as Nurse and Karen Fishwick as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet.

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Sakuntala Ramanee as Lady Montague in Romeo and Juliet.

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Beth Cordingly as Escalus and Afolabi Alli as Paris in Romeo and Juliet.

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Bally Gill as Romeo and Josh Finan as Benvolio in Romeo and Juliet.

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Nima Taleghani as Abraham and the Company in Romeo and Juliet.

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Karen Fishwick as Juliet and Bally Gill as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet.

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The Company in Romeo and Juliet

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Launch Gallery

Cast

Afolabi Alli - Paris
Donna Banya - Gregory
Stevie Basaula - Sampson
Ishia Bennison - Nurse
Katy Brittain - Friar John/Apothecary
Raif Clarke - Peter
Beth Cordingly - Escalus
Paul Dodds - Montague
Josh Finan - Benvolio
Karen Fishwick - Juliet
Andrew French - Friar Laurence
Bally Gill - Romeo
Mariam Haque - Lady Capulet
Michael Hodgson - Capulet
Charlotte Josephine - Mercutio
John Macaulay - Cousin Capulet
Tom Padley - Balthasar
Sakuntala Ramanee - Lady Montague
Raphael Sowole - Tybalt
Nima Taleghani - Abraham

Creatives

Director Erica Whyman | Designer Tom Piper | Lighting Charles Balfour | Music Sophie Cotton | Sound Jeremy Dunn | Movement Ayse Tashkiran | Fights Kate Waters

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