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Review: Romeo and Juliet at Hartford Stage

Its a given that “Romeo & Juliet” is a classic, but Melia Bensussens vision of Shakespeare’s love story brings the classic into the contemporary, and the dynamic staging and choreography and plenty of swordplay are thrilling.

BBC · Jan 13, 2023

Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet - plot summary

If you’ve heard of Romeo and Juliet, you’ll probably know that it is a play about love. It’s not all soppy nonsense though – there’s a good dose of duels, secret plots and tragic deaths too.

BroadwayWorld · 6h

Review: ROMEO AND JULIET, Shakespeare's Globe

In this version of the familiar story, we are whisked away to the 1800s American West. The sparring young men are now gun-touting cowboys, the ball is a barn dance, and the soundtrack is all banjos and whistles.

Stylist · May 7, 2019

4 ways Romeo and Juliet would be different if it was written today

It’s exactly that plot point that inspired the story behind & Juliet, a new musical that imagines how the story might continue if Juliet didn’t kill herself with Romeo’s dagger. After all ...

Hartford Courant on MSN.com · 7d

Theater review: Hartford Stage’s latest production of ‘Romeo & Juliet’ is fresh, modern and upbeat

The third production of “Romeo & Juliet” in Hartford Stage’s history ia an open-minded, open-hearted and remarkably amusing romantic tragedy.

Buffalo Rising · Aug 1, 2023

ROMEO AND JULIET at Shakespeare in the Park brings a fresh vision. Well done!

In a desperate attempt to be reunited with Romeo, Juliet follows the Friar’s plot and fakes her own death. The message fails to reach Romeo, and believing Juliet dead, he takes his life in her tomb.

MSN · Mar 21, 2025

Before ‘Apple Cider Vinegar’ and ‘The Last of Us,’ Kaitlyn Dever Starred in Radically Different Take On the Romeo and Juliet Story

Based both on the plot ofRebecca Serle's novel When You ... of fourteenth-century Verona to put an irreverent spin on Romeo and Juliet's most overlooked heroine. The result is a film as refreshing ...

Theater review: Hartford Stage’s latest production of ‘Romeo & Juliet’ is fresh, modern and upbeat

Hartford Stage is offering a “Romeo & Juliet” that’s not ... brings to the role adds some new wrinkles to the plot — he not only gives Juliet a potion but we see him attempt to retrieve ...