Romeo and Juliet

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Event Romeo and Juliet
Venue University of Auckland, Old Arts Quad, Auckand, New Zealand
Umbrella Event Outdoor Summer Shakespeare
First Date 2005
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Training Schools/Colleges
World Premiere No
Description …director Mathew Gillanders has dressed his players in 17th-century costumes and finds inspiration in the staging conventions of the High Renaissance. Such restraint coupled with an obvious reverence for the text is disconcerting in a young director but perhaps mirrors the deep conservatism that is emerging as the hallmark of his yet to- be-named generation….
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Tragedy
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Jessica Bates Actor Nurse
Matthew Gillanders Actor Lady Capulet
Elizabeth McGlinn Actor Juliet
Carly Moulding Actor Royal Guard
Hweiling Ow Actor Fate
Richard Thompson Actor Friar Lawrence
Sarah Thomson Actor Benvolio
Pascal Tibbits Actor Mercutio
Julian Toy-Cronin Actor Romeo
Matthew Gillanders Director
Peter Calveley Fight Director
William Shakespeare Playwright
Works
Text Nationality England
Further Information Cast of 25. This was the 42nd annual Summer Shakespeare production.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 192213