Shakespeare’s Globe announce the cast for Romeo and Juliet, directed by Associate Artistic Director Sean Holmes. This production will launch the summer season, running from 25 April until 2 August at the Globe Theatre.
The cast includes:
- Marcus Adolphy as Lord Montague / Apothecary
- Rawaed Asde as Tybalt
- Roman Asde as Benvolio
- Michael Elcock as Mercutio
- Léa des Garets as Lady Capulet
- Josh Gordon as Sampson / Cover
- Colm Gormley as Lord Capulet
- Niamh James as Abram / Cover
- John Lightbody as Friar Lawrence
- David Olaniregun as Gregory / Cover
- Joe Reynolds as Paris
- Jamie-Rose Monk as Nurse
- Dharmesh Patel as Prince / Peter
- Abdul Sessay as Romeo
- Lola Shalam as Juliet
Director Sean Holmes says: “We have a really exciting cast containing a great combination of youth and experience and I can’t wait to start rehearsals on this beautiful monster of a play.”
Romeo and Juliet is designed by Paul Wills, with music composed by Grant Olding. The creative team also includes Phillippe Cato as Associate Director, Maisie Carter as Fight Director, Tamsin Hurtado-Clarke as Movement Director, Bethan Clark as Intimacy Director, Si Trinder as Text Consultant, and Liz Flint as Voice Coach. The production was cast by Becky Paris CDG, Casting Director at Shakespeare’s Globe.
Listings and ticket information can be found here.