Garrick theatre, LondonLily James's Juliet has a boozy balcony scene, Richard Madden's Romeo seems genuinely inflamed by love and Derek Jacobi is a lounge-lizard MercutioThere are many ways of approaching Shakespeare's youthful tragedy: Rob Ashford and Kenneth Branagh take the scenic route in this new production. We are plunged into a vividly imagined 1950s Italy of dark-suited men, petticoated women, bicycling friar…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48AM on May 26, 2016