Theatre

Romeo and Juliet

Date: Friday, Jun 15 2018 - Sunday, Jul 29 2018
Venue: Eastville Park Swimming Pool
Artists
Insane Root

After their triumphant, site-specific reimaginings of Macbeth (Redcliffe Caves) and Orpheus and Eurydice (Suspension Bridge Vaults), Bristol’s Insane Root return this summer with another thoughtful match-up of play and place: Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, performed in the former swimming pool within Eastville Park.

Built as a Victorian lido, the pool was damaged by shrapnel in World War II and subsequently turned into a community garden. Insane Root’s R&J will feature a company of ten performers playing multiple roles, weaving in and amongst the audience, and will showcase the company’s hallmark live singing, with fight sequences, dynamic staging and dance.

Read our review here.

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June 15-July 29, Wed-Sun  6-8.30pm (not Sun June 17), £22 / Fri 15 & Sat 16 previews 10. For more info, visit www.insaneroot.co.uk/romeo-and-juliet

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By steve wright, Thursday, May 17 2018

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