Romeo & Juliet
19.05.12
s production of Shakespeare's well-known
love story, with a large screen suspended above the stage projecting the time and day throughout the course of the action, reminding us that everything takes place in the space of three days &ndash. Each time, a bright white
flash of light and a resetting of the projected clock are followed by the scene being repeated with a different outcome, constant reminders that the tragedy of the two young lovers&rsquo. the Montagues and Capulets let their initial scuffle in the opening scenes dissipate rather than escalate, Capulet doesn&rsquo. And it is time which is central to Headlong&rsquo. The timeline is also used to clarify when Robert Icke&rsquo. s production uses its flashiest concept (the one which I have shamelessly emulated above): at various points during the drama an alternate course of events is shown &ndash. t
force his daughter to marry Paris after Tybalt&rsquo. s letter warning him of the plan to fake Juliet&rsquo. Romeo receives...
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