Film

Branagh Theatre Encore: Romeo and Juliet

Director
Rob Ashford
Certificate
12A
Running Time
183 mins

Following the huge box office success of his The Winter’s Tale with Judi Dench, Ken Branagh headed Bardwards once again back in 2016 for a modern version of Romeo and Juliet that reunited the stars of his Cinderella.

Richard Madden – aka Robb Stark from Game of Thrones – stars opposite Lily James – aka Lady Rose MacClare from Downton Abbey – as the star-crossed lovers in a cast that also includes Sir Derek Jacobi as Mercutio.

By robin askew, Friday, Jun 18 2021

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