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Apr 24, 2021 · NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jesse Buckley about her lead role in the newest version of Romeo & Juliet, and about what it was like filming a stage production during COVID-19 protections.
In the text Juliet is described as 13 and usually it's assumed Romeo is a little older. Neither O'Connor nor Buckley is trying to come across on screen as a teenager.
Romeo & Juliet: Directed by Simon Godwin. With Fisayo Akinade, Jessie Buckley, Ella Dacres, Deborah Findlay. Adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy set in modern-day Italy where two young lovers strive to transcend a violent world where Catholic and secular values clash.
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- Drama, Romance
- Simon Godwin
- 2021-04-23
Mar 28, 2021 · Josh O'Connor says neither her nor Jessie Buckley tried to act like a teenager, as in Shakespeare's text. Shakespeare most likely wrote Romeo and Juliet in 1595 at a time when roles on...
Jan 31, 2021 · Jan 30, 2021 8:42pm PT. ‘R#J’ Review: Confined to Digital Screens, Romeo and Juliet Update Feels More Like an Experiment Than a Movie. Carey Williams' bold technological gamble finds some...
Apr 22, 2021 · Though Romeo is 17 or so and Juliet, 13, Josh O’Connor, who played mopey young Prince Charles in “The Crown,” is 30, and Jessie Buckley, the mysterious star of “I’m Thinking of Ending ...
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Mar 31, 2021 · A new version of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet is coming to our TV screens this Easter, courtesy of the National Theatre and Sky Arts. Originally intended to be staged at the Olivier Theatre last year, the production was turned into a film instead after the COVID-19 pandemic forced theatres to close.
