The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is producing a 90-minute adaptation of Romeo and Juliet and delivering it to school halls and theatres around the country this year. As with other ‘First Encounters with Shakespeare’ productions, the show is aimed at young audiences, encouraging them to experience more Shakespeare.
Directed by Trybe House Theatre artistic director Philip J Morris, the show is using an abridged version of the script, edited by dramaturg Robin Belfield. At each destination, young people from RSC Associate Schools will be provided with carious opportunities,ed such as performances, workshops and shadowing technical staff.
Opening in Leamington on 30 January, the 12–week tour will travel to Northampton, Corby, Norwich, Cornwall, Bradford, Newcastle upon Tyne, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Birmingham, Stratford-upon-Avon, Hull, Nottingham, Stoke-on-Trent and Skegness.
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