English National Ballet's Romeo and Juliet

Overview

Shakespeare's heartbreaking tale, Nureyev's blazing ballet. Sumptuous costumes and sets transport you to Renaissance Verona, its piazza bustling with market traders, street entertainers and the restless factions of the Capulet and Montague families. Amidst the grandeur of the Capulet’s ball, our star-crossed lovers – Alina Cojocaru and Isaac Hernández – meet, unleashing a fateful sequence of events, from the romantic bedroom scene to their tragic final embrace.

Cast

Isaac Hernández

Romeo

Alina Cojocaru

Juliet

Cesar Corrales

Mercutio

Alison McWhinney

Rosaline

N/A

James Forbat

Benvolio

James Streeter

Tybalt

N/A

Jane Haworth

Lady Capulet

Fabian Reimair

Lord Capulet

N/A

Désirée Ballantyne

Lady Montague

N/A

Dominic Hickie

Lord Montague

Max Westwell

Paris

N/A

Tamarin Stott

Nurse