Romeo and Juliet at Shakespeare's Globe
A showdown awaits this summer as the Globe Theatre transforms into the dangerous world of the Wild West for an exciting new production of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Book your official tickets today, partner!
About Romeo and Juliet
An ancient grudge between two sworn enemies erupts in bloodshed when their son and daughter fall in love.
Saloon brawls and frenzied parties give way to brutal gunfights and violent retribution as a town divided faces its final frontier.
Rough justice stakes a claim on the optimism and vitality of youth in Shakespeare’s shocking tragedy
Facts and critical acclaim
- Director Sean Holmes won the Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre for Holmes' production of Sarah Kane's Blasted.
- Mary Saunderson became the first woman to play Juliet on the professional stage in 1662. Until the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660, women were not allowed to perform in public.
- Romeo and Juliet, alongside Hamlet, is Shakespeare's most performed play and has also been adapted in many forms.
- Although a story of passionate first love, the play is also full of puns. Even in death, Mercutio manages to joke: 'ask for me tomorrow and you will find me a grave man'.
Please bear in mind
This play contains scenes of physical violence, gunfire and weapons, and depictions of suicide.
Romeo and Juliet Cast
- Tybalt - Rawaed Asde
- Benvolio - Roman Asde
- Mercutio - Michael Elcock
- Lady Capulet - Lea des Garets
- Abram/Cover - Niamh James
- Friar Lawrence - John Lightbody
- Nurse - Jamie-Rose Monk
- Romeo - Abdul Sessay
- Juliet - Lola Shalam
Romeo and Juliet Creatives
- Director - Sean Holmes
- Composer - Grant Olding
- Designer - Paul Wills
- Text - Simon Trinder
- Fight Director - Maisie Carter
- Movement Director - Tamsin Hurtado Clarke