Filmed Production
This critically acclaimed bold new film brings to life the remarkable backstage spaces of the National Theatre in which desire, dreams and destiny collide to make Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy sing in an entirely new way.
Director: Simon Godwin
Starring: Jessie Buckley, Josh O’Connor
Romeo and Juliet risk everything to be together. In defiance of their feuding families, they chase a future of joy and passion as violence erupts around them.
This critically acclaimed bold new film brings to life the remarkable backstage spaces of the National Theatre in which desire, dreams and destiny collide to make Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy sing in an entirely new way.
Jessie Buckley (Wild Rose, Judy) and Josh O’Connor (The Crown, God’s Own Country) play Juliet and Romeo. The award-winning cast includes Tamsin Greig, Fisayo Akinade, Adrian Lester, Lucian Msamati and Deborah Findlay.
The film premiered on Sky Arts in April 2021 receiving critical acclaim and significant audience demand for the title and will now be released in cinemas for the first time.
Please note, Romeo & Juliet remains available to stream for Sky and NOW TV subscribers in the UK and Ireland.
(1hr 40min with no interval)