Shakespeare's poorly plotted tragedy turns on the shortcomings of the Veronese postal service and is eclipsed by West Side Story yet the best productions overcome these defectsI once angered Peggy Ashcroft, herself a famous Juliet, by saying I thought this was a defective tragedy: that a tumultuous first half was followed by a contrived ending depending on the faulty postal service. But I still think West Side Stor…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:33AM on April 9, 2014