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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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