13 February - 28 March 1992

ROMEO AND JULIET

by William Shakespeare

Balthasar JOSEPH ALESSI
Gregory, First Watch CHRIS BRAILSFORD
Capulet JOHN BRANWELL
Lady Capulet AMELIA BULLMORE
Juliet KATE BYERS
Abram, Mercutio's Man, Paris' Page DAVID CARY
Friar Laurence, Chorus JONATHAN HACKETT
Nurse, Lady Montague GILLIAN HANNA
Benvolio, Watch PAUL HIGGINS
Paris DORIAN LOUGH
Mercutio, Watch JUD MEYERS
Montague, Apothecary GEOFF OLDHAM
Prince, Friar John CRAIG PINDER
Romeo MICHAEL SHEEN
Samson, Watch NEIL STUKE
Tybalt, Watch MARK WOMACK

Director GREGORY HERSOV
Designer DAVID SHORT
Music MARK VIBRANS
Lighting MICHAEL CALF
Sound PHILIP CLIFFORD and ROBERT TICE
Movement NIGEL NICHOLSON
Fights NICHOLAS HALL

"If each adolescent generation gets its own Romeo and Juliet, then this must be the one for now...Virtually every detail makes revealing sense of the text, and, most of all, this young cast produce an emotional climate which is entirely convincing."
Jeffrey Wainwright The Independent

"If you have booked for the RSC's production at the Barbican, cancel now and go to Manchester or catch Gregory Hersov's superb production in May and June, when it tours...The theatre that promoted the careers of Adrian Noble, Nicholas Hytner and Phyllida Lloyd is right back on song. And the venue which gave Alex Jennings and Janet McTeer their first big breaks has done it again: Sheen is here to stay..."
Michael Coveney The Observer

"...Gregory Hersov's wonderfully sure-footed production...a memorable experience. Highly recommended." Carl Palmer Manchester Evening News

"...the entire show is an extraordinarily vibrant spectacle...The production owes a lot to the set, designed by David Short, and the lighting by Michael Calf...It is worth catching anywhere." Malcolm Rutherford Financial Times Û

Following the runs at the Royal Exchange, Romeo and Juliet and A View From The Bridge went on tour in the company's mobile theatre.