Globe Education Online
Resources for people passionate about learning and engaging with Shakespeare's plays
Romeo and Juliet (2009 Playing Shakespeare)
In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare touches on subjects that still spark debate in 2009, from arranged marriages to family warring, parent/child relationships to teenage suicide. He also captures, better than anyone ever has done before or since, that extraordinary magical shot-in-the-heart experience of falling head-over-heels in love for the first time. Combine this with a daring mix of verse form, style and genre, and a galloping pace as the story reaches its climax, and you have all the elements in place for a thrilling theatrical experience.
Bill Buckhurst, Director.
