Fall in love with Romeo & Juliet
Published - Monday, 03 November, 2008
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) visits Milton Keynes Theatre from 4 - 8 November with their new production of William Shakespeare’s epic tale of thwarted love, Romeo and Juliet. Featuring a company of 23 actors and a seven-piece live band on stage, this is a boldly theatrical new staging of Shakespeare’s fast-moving story of two teenagers torn apart by their families’ vendetta.

The title roles will be played by David Dawson and Laura Rees. David, who trained at RADA, makes his RSC debut as Romeo.  He recently wowed Milton Keynes audiences with his moving portrayal of Smike in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (Gielgud Theatre, London; Chichester Festival Theatre and international tour), for which he received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Best Newcomer in a Play.  Other theatre credits include The Entertainer and Richard II (Old Vic).  TV appearances include The Thick Of It and Essex Girls (BBC), Doc Martin and Up Close and Personal (ITV).

Juliet will be played by Laura Rees, who last appeared with the RSC alongside Ralph Fiennes in Ibsen’s Brand in 2003.  Other stage credits include: Twelfth Night and Macbeth (Chichester), Titus Andronicus, The Comedy of Errors and Pericles (Shakespeare’s Globe), Romeo and Juliet (English Touring Theatre), The Sleeping Beauty (Northampton), The Importance of Being Earnest and The Vortex (Manchester Royal Exchange).  Screen work includes: Lewis and Where The Heart Is (ITV), Holby City (BBC) and the Richard Curtis film, Love Actually.

To book for this theatrical masterpiece, call the Box Office now on 0870 060 6652 (bkg fee) or visit www.miltonkeynestheatre.com (bkg fee).

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