Romeo & Juliet

Romeo & Juliet description

Rudolph Nureyev's Romeo & Juliet has been reimagined, and it's gorgeous! 

This is one of the world's best-loved love stories, a romantic tragedy that has inspired thousands of amazing performances since the 1590s. William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet explores powerful physical attraction, fiery passion, tragic consequences and utter heartbreak, reimagined in a ballet described as vital and stirring, and this time danced by the English National Ballet. 

The plot unfolds in Renaissance Italy, in the lovely old city of Verona, where two feuding families, the Montagues and the Capulets, are teetering on the edge of violence, steeped in years of hatred. Then fate does its magical thing and throws a spanner in the works in the shape of two young people, one from each family, who fall truly, madly and deeply in love. Is their passion strong enough to survive in a world driven by hate? 

The legendary Rudolf Nureyev himself sits at the heart of this gorgeous production, choreographed specially for Queen Elizabeth the Second's 1977 Silver Jubilee celebrations. Fifty years later his stunning ballet is back at the venue where it premiered for the first time, the magnificent London Coliseum. Sergei Prokofiev's beautiful score is played live by the English National Ballet Philharmonic, adding a whole new dimension to the experience.

The creative side of the show includes set design from Ezio Frigerio, costume design by Franca Squarciapino and Ezio Frigerio, and lighting from Tharon Musser. 

Lose yourself in a thrilling drama that never grows old with Romeo & Juliet tickets, a beautiful story about love at first sight with an absolutely devastating ending.

Playing at London Coliseum

St Martin's Lane, London, WC2N 4ES GB (venue info)

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