East London Shakespeare Festival's Romeo & Juliet

Watermill Theatre Artistic Director Paul Hart on the benefits of the theatre's repertory system and why this theatrical tradition is worth keeping alive.

Pros: An enjoyable version of the play at a reasonable price, in comfortable surroundings. Cons: Sometimes difficult to hear what was being said. I feel sure that just about everyone likely to read this is aware of the Romeo and Juliet story, so I will not go into any great plot detail (Spoiler Alert – they both die at the end). This production is an enjoyable and solid performance of the play without any messing about with the script (why ...

This is excellent fringe Shakespeare that proves you don’t need high production values if you have a talented team.