Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesShakespeare was barely 30 years old and at the start of his career when he wrote Romeo and Juliet his great tragedy about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. During his lifetime it proved to Shakespeare’s most popular play …. along with Hamlet, and it is still one of his most … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterThe word from the UK is that the National Theatre’s very first film is something of a smash hit. In its 5-star review, The Guardian called this Romeo and Juliet ‘an ingenious triumph”. This production of Shakespeare’s classic love story was created solely for the screen and it was shot on a single stage, over … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queermatterTony and Oliver Award winner director/choreographer Sir Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet is a passionate and contemporary re-imagining of Shakespeare’s classic story of love and conflict. Set in the not-too-distant future in ‘The Verona Institute’ and mysteriously confined against their will by a society that seeks to divide and crush their youthful spirits, our … Continue reading
