Romeo and Juliet

“Aims straight at the heart”

ReviewsJun 24, 2021by Julia RankRegent's Park Open Air Theatre, London

Joel MacCormack and Isabel Adomakoh Young in Romeo and Juliet at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. Photo: Jane Hobson

Joel MacCormack and Isabel Adomakoh Young in Romeo and Juliet at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. Photo: Jane Hobson

Kimberley Sykes’ rubble-strewn take on Shakespeare, starring Joel MacCormack and Isabel Adomakoh Young, is visually striking and performed with youthful energy

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