Bachtrack logo

Matthew Bourne's Romeo and Juliet is a heartbreaker

Paris Fitzpatrick as Romeo and Cordelia Braithwaite as Juliet in Matthew Bourne's Romeo and Juliet
© Johan Persson
New Adventures in Matthew Bourne's Romeo and Juliet
© Johan Persson
Cordelia Braithwaite as Juliet and Paris Fitzpatrick as Romeo in Matthew Bourne's Romeo and Juliet
© Johan Persson
New Adventures, Paris Fitzpatrick and Cordelia Braithwaite in Matthew Bourne's Romeo and Juliet
© Johan Persson
Loading, please wait...
See full listing
“they feverishly kiss and clamber up and down the framework quickly becoming intoxicated with passion”
Reviewed at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London on 4 August 2023
Romeo and Juliet (Sir Matthew Bourne)
New Adventures
Brett Morris, Conductor
Lez Brotherston, Set Designer, Costume Designer
Paule Constable, Lighting Designer
Cordelia Braithwaite, Dancer
Paris Fitzpatrick, Dancer
Danny Reubens, Dancer
Daisy May Kemp, Dancer
Andrew Monaghan, Dancer
Monique Jonas, Dancer
Ben Brown, Dancer
The Red Shoes: dazzling dance drama at Sadler’s Wells
*****
30 years on, Bourne’s Swan Lake still shines in Amsterdam
*****
Matthew Bourne’s The Midnight Bell: emotionally compelling
****1
Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake: breathtakingly clear action
****1
Matthew Bourne's Romeo and Juliet: a 21st century love story
*****
Matthew Bourne's Edward Scissorhands: a huge cut above average
****1
More reviews...
Related articles
Loading image...
Bachtrack top ten: Shakespeare in music
Loading image...
Matthew Bourne on Swan Lake: we’re still talking about it 30 years on
Loading image...
Unlimited supply of energy: Arielle Smith on making Luna
Loading image...
English National Ballet mourns former Artistic Director Matz Skoog
Deborah Weiss