Romeo and Juliet review

“Rebecca Frecknall's revival feels newly shocking”

ReviewsJun 15, 2023by Sam MarloweAlmeida Theatre, London

Toheeb Jimoh and Isis Hainsworth in Romeo and Juliet at the Almeida Theatre, London. Photo: Marc Brenner

Rebecca Frecknall’s visceral, balletic reimagining of Shakespeare’s tragedy, starring Toheeb Jimoh and Isis Hainsworth, is urgent and freshly shocking

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Sam Marlowe is reviews editor for The Stage. She trained and worked as an actor before becoming a full-time arts writer with a special interest in theatre and performance. She has written extensively for the Times, as well as the Independent, the i paper, Time Out, Metro, theartsdesk.com and the Chicago Tribune

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