Video: Inside Rehearsals For ROMEO & JULIET at Shakespeare's Globe
Romeo and Juliet launches the summer season, running from 25 April until 2 August in The Globe Theatre.
By: Michael Major Apr. 17, 2025
'In the American West... violence is a means of power. Where does love fit in all that?' Join the cast of Romeo & Juliet in a look at rehearsals on the Globe stage, as they explore one of Shakespeare's most famous plays, transported to the exciting and dangerous world of the Wild West. Directed by Globe Associate Artistic Director Sean Holmes, Romeo and Juliet plays in The Globe Theatre from 25 April – 2 August 2025.
The cast comprises Marcus Adolphy as Lord Montague / Apothecary, Rawaed Asde as Tybalt, Roman Asde as Benvolio, Michael Elcock as Mercutio, Léa des Garets as Lady Capulet, Josh Gordon as Sampson / Cover, Colm Gormley as Lord Capulet, Niamh James as Abram / Cover, John Lightbody as Friar Lawrence, David Olaniregun as Gregory / Cover, Joe Reynolds as Paris, Jamie-Rose Monk as Nurse, Dharmesh Patel as Prince / Peter, Abdul Sessay as Romeo, and Lola Shalam as Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet is designed by Paul Wills, with music composed by Grant Olding. Phillippe Cato is Associate Director, Maisie Carter is Fight Director, Tamsin Hurtado-Clarke is Movement Director, Bethan Clark is Intimacy Director, Si Trinder is Text Consultant, and Liz Flint is Voice Coach. Romeo and Juliet was cast by Becky Paris CDG, Casting Director at Shakespeare’s Globe.
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