Full Cast Announced for Shakespeare In The Squares' Production of ROMEO AND JULIET

Shakespeare in the Squares today announces full casting for its 2017 production of Romeo and Juliet which tours to London's squares and parks from 21 June to 13 July, with a press night at Norland Square on 27 June. Tatty Hennessy directs Jack Brett (Mercutio), Naomi Bullock (Lady Capulet), Andrew Gallo (Prince/Paris) Indigo Griffiths (Juliet), Liz Marsh (Nurse/Lady Montague), Bruce Panday (Lord Capulet), Julia Righton (Sister Laurence), Hannah Sinclair (Benvolio), Adam Strawford (Romeo) and Roger Suubi (Tybalt).

Shakespeare in the Squares' new production of Romeo and Juliet, the most youthful, full-blooded and sexually charged of all Shakespeare's tragedies, is situated in 1950s Naples. Full of paeans to the speed of young love, the rashness of quick violence and the heat of the summer, it is an exploration of the generational divide between the young and old, and the devastating consequences of blindly inherited feuds.

Jack Brett plays Mercutio. For theatre, his credits include Alfie Strange: Trained Time Travellers Only (New Wolsey Theatre and tour), Underneath a Magical Moon (York Theatre Royal and UK tour), My Friend Peter (Arts Theatre and UK tour), The Crash of Elysium (Punchdrunk) and The Rising (Gecko).

Naomi Bullock plays Lady Capulet. For theatre, her credits include Aladdin (Queen's Theatre Hornchurch), News Revue (Canal Cafe/Edinburgh Festival), A Midsummer Night's Dream (The Courtyard Theatre), The Great Gatsby (King's Head/Riverside Studios), Cartography (Soho Theatre), Starchild (King's Head), Cyrano de Bergerac (White Bear and Tinkerbox (Brighton Fringe). Her television credits include No Point.

Andrew Gallo plays Prince and Paris. For theatre, his credits include Sunny Afternoon (UK/Ireland tour), Parade (Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester) David Copperfield (Pleasance Courtyard) and Saturday Night Fever (Theatre Royal Bath).

Indigo Griffiths plays Juliet. For theatre, her credits include The Interrogation of Sandra Bland (Bush Theatre) and Grimm: An Untold Tale (Edinburgh Festival).

Liz Marsh plays the Nurse and Lady Montague. For theatre, her credits include Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Iron, Elektra, Dead Funny, Playhouse (Theatre by the Lake), Merrily We Roll Along (Watermill Theatre, Newbury), Blonde Bombshells of 1943 (West Yorkshire Playhouse) and Abigail's Party (New Vic Theatre). For television, her work includes The Falling and Filthy Cities.

Bruce Panday plays Lord Capulet. For theatre, his work includes includes The Listening Room (Old Red Lion), White Carnation (Finborough Theatre), Moonlight Serenade (Lyric Theatre Hammersmith), Pied Piper (Chichester Festival Theatre), Page 3 Girls, and Sweet Charity (tour). His work for television includes London's Burning, Pride of Britain, and The Early Days.

Julia Righton plays Sister Laurence. For theatre, her work includes Elizabeth (Royal Opera House), Gasping, Lady Windermere's Fan (Theatre Royal Haymarket), The Duchess of Malfi, Woman In Mind and Hamletmachine (Edinburgh Lyceum) The Secret Life of Swift, Gulliver (Riverside Studios and tour), The Secret Garden (Tobacco Factory Theatres), A Taste of Honey, Skinned, The Wizard of Oz and The Grizzled Skipper (Nuffield Southampton Theatres). For television, her work includes Doctor Who, Home Invasion and Judge Dredd: The Death Trap and, for film Further and Particular.

Hannah Sinclair plays Benvolio. Hannah recently graduated from East 15 Acting School

For television, her credits include Killer Cops and, for film, Urban Decay.

Adam Strawford plays Romeo. He recently graduated from the Guildford School of Acting. For television, he has appeared in Silent Witness and, for film, Faces.

Roger Suubi plays Tybalt. He recently graduated from East 15 Acting School and this marks his professional stage debut.

Tatty Hennessy recently directed The Snow Queen (Theatre N16) and Acorn (Courtyard Theatre). She has directed work for Pint Sized, Miniaturists, Theatre Renegade, Not Too Tame, and The Reversed Shakespeare Company. She is an associate director with Merely Theatre, a Shakespeare repertory company about to embark on their second UK and Ireland tour. She has been an Associate Director at the Lyric Theatre, Park Theatre and Shakespeare's Globe where her work has included The Duchess of Malfi in the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, and the world tour of Hamlet, which visited every country in the world over two years. She is also a playwright and graduate of the Royal Court and LyRic Young Writers' Programmes.

Founded by Sue Fletcher and Martin Neild in 2016, Shakespeare in the Squares is a not-for-profit touring theatre company that stages a Shakespeare play across London squares every summer. The productions are tailored to the individual garden squares, and the company works with the garden committees and other local organisations to create a unique community celebration around the play. The company aims to provide a showcase for talented young theatre practitioners and to introduce audiences to the stars of the future.

Romeo and Juliet

Listings

All performances at 7pm

Wednesday 21st June Leinster Square, W2

Thursday 22nd June St James's Gardens, W11

Friday 23rd June Elgin & Arundel Gardens, W11

Saturday 24th June Queen's Park, NW6

Tuesday 27th June Norland Square, W11 (press night)

Wednesday 28th June Montague Street Gardens (Bedford Square Festival), WC1

Saturday 1st July Norfolk Square Gardens, W2

Tuesday 4th July St James's Square, SW1

Wednesday 5th July Connaught Square, W2

Friday 7th July Crescent Garden, W9

Saturday 8th July Little Wormwood Scrubs Park, W10

Tuesday 11th July Wandsworth Common (next to Windmill Nursery), SW18

Wednesday 12th July Ladbroke Square, W11

Thursday 13th July Cleveland Square, W2

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