A Shakespeare North Playhouse and Graeae co-production in association with Theatre by the Lake. Directed by Jenny Sealey.
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“Love is heavy and light, bright and dark, hot and cold, sick and healthy, asleep and awake – it is everything except what it is.”
Against all odds, a young couple fall in love.
An intense, vibrant love that burns and ignites a powder keg within communities already smoldering with tension. Tragic misunderstandings follow, with deadly consequences.
You think you know how this story goes, and who this couple is?
Maybe you do… Maybe you don’t.
This beautiful retelling of Shakespeare’s eternal love story seamlessly weaves BSL, Captions and Audio Description into the storytelling. Each show is performed in a relaxed environment by an incredible ensemble of Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent actors.
Romeo and Juliet is a collaboration between Graeae and Shakespeare North Playhouse, in association with Theatre by the Lake. Join us as we celebrate differences, challenge preconceptions and shine a light on what ultimately brings us together – love.
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Two families... Montagues and Capulets
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Our Cast
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Reece Pantry
Reece Pantry
Screen credits include the roles of BILLY in THEN BARBARA MET ALAN (BBC/Netflix) and SAM in TESTAMENT (Angel Studios).
Theatre credits include OF MICE AND MEN (Birmingham Rep/Leeds Playhouse), HAPPINESS (Cervantes Theatre), THE COMEDY OF ERRORS (Maltings Theatre), WHO CARES (Just Add Milk), ONE UNDER (Graeae) and CASINO ROYALE (Secret Cinema).
You can listen to Reece on BBC Radio 4, where he plays PORGY in BESS LOVES PORGY.
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Ciaran Forrest
Ciaran Forrest
Ciaran has been a professional actor since 2018, since graduating from The Academy of Live and Recorded Arts.
Outside of acting, he is a writer with a particular focus on poetry, and his other job is self advocacy presentation around disability and autism, working for a organisation called Pathways. Ciaran also enjoys exercise and fitness, and is a passionate animal rights activist.
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Irmina St Catherine
BSL Performance Interpreter