This first-of-its-kind original film production from the National Theatre stars Jessie Buckley and Josh O’Connor as Juliet and Romeo in Shakespeare's tragic tale of star-crossed young lovers.
Shot in 17 days on one stage during the height of the COVID-19 global pandemic, this bold new film—National Theatre's first foray into this format—brings to life the remarkable backstage spaces of the National Theatre in which desire, dreams, and destiny collide to make Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy sing in an entirely new way. Romeo and Juliet risk everything to be together. In defiance of their feuding families, they chase a future of joy and passion as violence erupts around them. Jessie Buckley (Women Talking, Judy) and Josh O’Connor (The Crown, God’s Own Country) play Juliet and Romeo, with the rest of the award-winning cast including Tamsin Greig, Fisayo Akinade, Adrian Lester, Lucian Msamati, and Deborah Findlay. [95 min; drama, romance; English]
"Josh O'Connor and Jessie Buckley dazzle in the paciest, raciest Romeo and Juliet in decades." — Dominic Cavendish, The Telegraph
"Director Simon Godwin has given the film a remarkable sense of movement and played with theatrical artifice in deft ways." — Arifa Akbar, The Guardian
"This production has all the verve of a slickly edited movie, yet still exudes an aura of raw theatricality." — Clive Davis, The Times
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Photo credit: Rob Youngson
