Branagh Theatre Live Romeo and Juliet BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Event Slides 15 minutes Pre-Show 15 minutes Act 1 1 hour 17 minutes Interval 20 minutes Act 2 1 hour 5 minutes

Rob Ashford and Kenneth Branagh direct Richard Madden and Lily James as Romeo and Juliet, Derek Jacobi as Mercutio and Meera Syal as The Nurse, in Shakespeare’s heartbreaking tale of forbidden love. This broadcast is presented in BLACK and WHITE CinemaScope within a 16:9 frame.

Cast (In Order Of Appearance) Balthasar Nikki Patel Sampson Racheal Ofori Benvolio Jack Colgrave Hirst Tybalt Ansu Kabia Prince Taylor James Lady Montague Zoë Rainey Lord Montague Chris Porter Romeo Richard Madden Lord Capulet Michael Rouse Paris Tom Hanson Peter Kathryn Wilder Anthony And Friar John Matthew Hawksley Potpan Pip Jordan Lady Capulet Marisa Berenson Nurse Meera Syal Juliet Lily James Mercutio Derek Jacobi Friar Laurence Samuel Valentine

Creative Team Director & Choreographer Rob Ashford Director Kenneth Branagh Directed For Cinema By Ben Caron Set And Costume Designer Christopher Oram Lighting Designer Howard Hudson Sound Designer Christopher Shutt Composer Patrick Doyle Casting Director Lucy Bevan Casting Associate Emily Brockmann Wigs & Hair Design Associate Richard Mawbey Text Consultant Russell Jackson Resident Director Nicola Samer Vocal Coach Barbara Houseman Fight Director Bret Yount Associate Choreographer Pip Jordan Design Associates Frankie Bradshaw, Lee Newby

Company Production Manager Jim Leaver Company Manager Gemma Tonge Stage Manager Tanya Gosling Deputy Stage Manager Fran O’donnell, Emily Porter Assistant Stage Manager Stuart Campbell, Sarah Coates, Emily Hardy Head Of Wardrobe Tim Gradwell Wardrobe Deputy Rachael Mcintyre Wardrobe Assistant Ben Enathally Head Of Wigs And Hair Gemma Flaherty Wigs Assistant Julie Burnett Head Of Sound Wayne Harris Sound No 2 Michael Rogerson Lighting Programmer Rob Halliday Dressers Jenni Carvell, Spencer Kitchen Deputy Production Manager Gary Pell Automation Operator Ben Reeves

For Branagh Theatre Live Executive Producers Kenneth Branagh, Tamar Thomas, Edward Snape, Marilyn Eardley, Jon Bath

For Picturehouse Entertainment Director Of Distribution Marc Allenby Group Marketing Director Sara Frain Director Of Communications Gabriel Swartland Head Of Business Affairs Alice Frain Head Of Production Charlotte Hines Marketing Manager James Merchant

For Tomboy Productions Executive Producers Glynis Murray, Benjamin Caron Content Researcher & Director Jodie Caron Producer Jez Breadin Line Producer Octavia Landy Production Coordinator Joanna Osborn Production Assistant Nnena Nwakodo

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