⭐ JESSIE BUCKLEY & JOSH O’CONNOR TO STAR IN NATIONAL THEATRE’S ROMEO & JULIET FILM ⭐
A filmed version of Romeo and Juliet will be shot by the National Theatre, it has been announced.
Having been postponed following its originally planned summer 2020 run, the show will now be created for broadcast on Sky Arts’ Freeview channel in the UK and PBS in the US.
The venue will utilise the stage spaces of its Lyttelton theatre to house the production of the 90-minute film over the course of a three-week shoot.
The project marks the first time that an original production has been made exclusively for screen at the National.
The piece is set to be directed by Simon Godwin (Antony and Cleopatra, Twelfth Night), and is adapted for the screen by Emily Burns.
Jessie Buckley (Chernobyl) and Josh O’Connor (The Crown) will take on the titular roles.
Appearing alongside Buckley and O’Connor is the previously announced Fisayo Akinade (The Antipodes) as Mercutio.
Joining the cast are Deborah Findlay (Coriolanus) in the role of the Nurse, Tamsin Greig (Twelfth Night) as Lady Capulet, Lucian Msamati (His Dark Materials) as the Friar, Shubham Saraf (A Suitable Boy) as Benvolio, David Judge (My Brilliant Friend) as Tybalt, Alex Mugnaioni (The Visit) as Paris and Ellis Howard (Catherine the Great) as Sampson.
Godwin’s production will be set in modern day Italy, and feature a creative team including director of photography Tim Sidell (I Hate Suzie), with production design by Soutra Gilmour, movement direction by Jonathan Goddard and Shelley Maxwell, fight direction by Kate Waters and composition by Michael Bruce.
Rehearsals will begin in November, with shooting taking place in December ahead of a Spring 2021 release.
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