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William Shakespeare ROMEO AND JULIET (Blu-ray Disc Version)
Prince Escalus – Andrew Vincent Mercutio – Philip Cumbus Paris – Tom Stuart Montague – Michael O'Hagan Lady Montague – Holly Atkins Romeo – Adetomiwa Edun Benvolio – Jack Farthing Abraham / Apothecary – Graham Vick Balthazar / Peter / Gregory – Fergal McElherron Capulet – Ian Redford Lady Capulet – Miranda Foster Juliet – Ellie Kendrick Tybalt – Ukweli Roach Nurse – Penny Layden Friar John / Sampson – James Lailey Friar Lawrence – Rawiri Paratene
Dominic Dromgoole, director Simon Daw, design Sian Williams, choreographer Music composed by Nigel Hess
Recorded live at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, London, August 2009.
Bonus: - Cast gallery - Famous speeches
Picture format: 1080i High Definition Sound format: LPCM 2.0 / DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Region code: 0 (worldwide) Menu language: English Subtitles: English Running time: 171 mins No. of Discs: 1 (BD 50)
Dominic Dromgoole’s production brings refreshing clarity to one of Shakespeare’s most famous and best-loved tragedies, drawing out the contemporary relevance of this passionate teenage love story. Ellie Kendrick, a truly youthful Juliet, and Adetomiwa Edun, a boyish Romeo, head an excellent cast whose period costumes point to the timelessness of parental disapproval, adolescent temperament, rivalry and violence. Filmed before a live audience at Shakespeare’s Globe in the heart of London, its intimate and atmospheric setting adds immediacy and vitality to the humour and passion of Shakespeare’s verse. Filmed in High Definition and true surround sound.
