Cast Set For ROMEO & JULIET and THE LITTLE MERMAID at Greenwich Theatre This Summer

Greenwich Theatre Productions has announced the casting for new adaptations of Romeo and Juliet and The Little Mermaid, set to entertain audiences this summer as part of the company's inaugural season. Presented in rep by a single acting company, the shows promise the high stakes of Shakespeare's tragic love story and the magical escapism of a classic fairy-tale for children and adults alike.

From 3rd – 25th July, Greenwich Theatre will produce a new music-fuelled adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. This fresh summer staging forms part of the theatre's long-term ambition to establish a recurring Shakespeare tradition in southeast London, bridging generations of audiences through reimagined classics. This reimagined production follows the tragic fortunes of Juliet (Ava Honey, in her professional debut) and ‘goddess of her idolatry' Romeo (Blossom Timothy - Macbeth, Globe Players) as they battle against the will of their families to be together.

This spellbinding revival of the greatest love story of them all also stars Charlotte Harwood (Loserville, Garrick Theatre; Kill Me Now, Park Theatre; Flashdance, Shaftesbury Theatre), Nikita Johal (Spring Awakening, Hope Mill Theatre; Frankie Goes to Bollywood; UK Tour & Southbank Centre), Matt Penson (Julius Caesar, The Lion and The Unicorn; Macbeth, Guildford Shakespeare Company) and actor and Musical Director James Aldred (The Crown, Netflix; The Uncontainable Nausea of Alec Baldwin, New Diorama Theatre).

James Haddrell, Artistic Director of Greenwich Theatre, comments, We are thrilled to be presenting this bold new version of Romeo & Juliet - though our decision to reimagine Romeo as a female character is far from radical. While the play certainly presents a Verona built on very strong gender roles, where the men are the rulers, the landowners, the warriors and the family leaders, the love story at the centre of the play is about two young people who fall desperately in love against a backdrop of violence, where lives can be all too easily cut short and the destinies of teenagers too often sit outside their control. That's not a story about gender or sexuality - and nor should it be. It's a universal story about parents who have lost touch with their children, and the extremes of emotion we can feel when we're young.

Then, following Romeo & Juliet, the mini rep season continues with The Little Mermaid: Song of the Sea, running from 31st July – 23rd August. Driven by curiosity and forced into a terrible deal with the Sea Witch, the show follows a fierce heroine as she discovers the world above the sea and learns just what it means to trade her voice for a chance to walk on land. Created by the award-winning team behind Dick Whittington and his Cat and last year's five-star hit The Three Musketeers, the production reimagines the classic tale in a show filled with music, puppetry and character-driven storytelling.

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