Recently my sister and I decided to take the train up to London from Brighton and experience something different and visit Shakespeare's Globe Theatre to see Romeo and Juliet.
I will admit I wasn't sure about the idea of standing on the same spot in a huge crowd for basically 3 hours; and as a musical theatre lover I wasn't too sure about a stage show with no music - but the second the show started I knew it would be more than worth it! Not only was the setting of the globe theatre incredible by itself but the whole production was nothing like what I was expecting at all - and I loved it!
The show was a completely different take on Romeo and Juliet to anything I've ever seen before and the artistic combination of monochromatic clown makeup and modern music and costumes, as well as the incredible acting and dancing from the whole cast! Some stand out moments however were the incredible emotive performance from lead actress Kirsty Bushell who stunned me throughout the show and in her final scenes gave me chills with how stunningly she portrayed Juliet. Whilst the whole cast were incredible a couple of other performances stood out for me. One was Mercutio actress Golda Rosheuvel who managed to master both the serious and humorous aspects of her character; making me laugh and cry multiple times (as well as leaving me in awe with her incredible singing talents). The other came from two people who were not in the lead cast but still made the mark on the whole production. Dancers Jac Adu-Sarkodie and Siobhan Athwal demonstrated the varied talent as actresses and dancers as the tackled different characters, dance styles and emotions with incredible conviction - they really helped to weave together different aspects of the show in a role that sometimes gets overlooked by reviewers despite the recognition they deserve.
Whilst the show was incredible and I loved it - I don't want to say too much more and spoil it as there are a lot of twists and differences in production from the original play (and you should definitely see it before July 9th if you can!)! I would highly recommend seeing any play at the Globe if you can so you too cn try something new!
If you would like to buy tickets for Romeo and Juliet there are only tickets left for one show (at the time of writing) and you can purchase them here http://bit.ly/2tHGUpM
To see what else is on at the Globe visit their website: http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/theatre/whats-on
"When I saw you I
fell in love and you smiled
because you knew".
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