GREAT PERFORMANCES presents “Romeo & Juliet”
David Horne, executive producer of GREAT PERFORMANCES, opened the session with remarks on the challenges associated with producing during a global health pandemic and lockdown.
Despite these challenges, GREAT PERFORMANCES has completed “Romeo & Juliet” coming to PBS on Friday, April 23.
The film follows the story of two young lovers who strive to transcend a world of violence and corruption in modern Italy where religious and secular values clash.
Filmed over three weeks at the National Theatre and specifically staged for the camera to move from the stripped-down aesthetic of the rehearsal room to transform into a romantic epic, this new film interpretation of Shakespeare’s tragedy is a timely reminder of the power of true love.
Director Simon Godwin, Artistic Director of the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C., joins stars Jessie Buckley (“Fargo,” “Chernobyl”) and Josh O’Connor (“The Crown, “The Durrells in Corfu”) for a discussion on Shakespeare’s immortal star-crossed lovers.
