- Venue Sadler's Wells Theatre, London
- Performance dates Booking to 2 September 2023
- Running time 1 hour 50 minutes (including interval)
- Age guidelines Under 5s will not be admitted. This productions is recommended for ages 14+
★★★★★ “Absolutely compelling” – The Observer
Passion and heartbreak collide in Matthew Bourne’s contemporary take on the timeless tale of two star-crossed young lovers.
Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet gives Shakespeare’s timeless story of forbidden love a scintillating injection of raw passion and youthful vitality. Premiering to critical acclaim in 2019, Romeo & Juliet returns to Sadler’s Wells for strictly limited 5-week summer season in 2023.
Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures is an iconic, ground-breaking British dance-theatre company, famous for telling stories with a unique theatrical twist. Since 1987 New Adventures has changed the popularity of dance in Britain, creating works that have altered the public perception of what is possible when it comes to telling stories without words.
Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet runs from 1 August 2023 until 2 September 2023 at Sadler’s Wells London.
Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet gives Shakespeare’s timeless story of forbidden love a scintillating injection of raw passion and youthful vitality. Confined against their will by a society that seeks to divide, our two young lovers must follow their hearts as they risk everything to be together. A masterful re-telling of an ageless tale of teenage discovery and the madness of first love, Romeo and Juliet garnered universal critical acclaim when it premiered in 2019, and now joins the New Adventures repertoire alongside the very best of Bourne’s world renowned dance theatre productions.
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Performance Information
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Who is in the cast of Matthew Bourne's Romeo and Juliet?
‘Juliet’ will be played by Cordelia Braithwaite. Cordelia created the role in 2019 and was nominated for a National Dance Award for this performance. Monique Jonas, last seen as ‘Sugar’ in the 2021/22 tour of Nutcracker! will be making her debut as Juliet.
Paris Fitzpatrick and Andrew Monaghan both return as ‘Romeo’ having created the role in 2019. Paris and Andrew have just finished critically acclaimed roles in our “Sleeping Beauty” tour. Paris was recognised at the 2020 South Bank Show Awards as “Breakthrough Artist of The Year in Dance” for this performance.
Original cast member, Danny Reubens, returns to his created role as the menacing ‘Tybalt’. New Adventures veteran Richard Winsor, who will be making his debut as ‘Tybalt’ returns to the company having last performed as ‘Luca’ in “The Car Man” at the Royal Albert Hall in 2022.
Completing the company are Tanisha Addicott, Matthew Amos, Carla Contini, Tasha Chu, Adam Davies, Gabrielle de Souza, Jackson Fisch, Anya Ferdinand, Cameron Flynn, Euan Garrett, Kurumi Kamayachi, Hannah Kremer, Rory Macleod, Blue Makwana, Leonardo McCorkindale, Eleanor McGrath, Enrique Ngbokota, Bryony Pennington and Harry Ondrak Wright.
New Adventures senior artists, Daisy May Kemp and Alan Vincent will also feature in the production as well as serving as Resident Directors for the tour.
Who are the creative team of Matthew Bourne's Romeo and Juliet?
Directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne, collaborating with the New Adventures Artistic team; Etta Murfitt(Associate Artistic Director), Lez Brotherston (Set and Costume design), Paule Constable (Lighting Design), Paul Groothuis (Sound Design) and Arielle Smith (Associate Choreographer) with Terry Davies’ thrillingly fresh orchestrations of Prokofiev’s dynamic score.
Important Notes
Content warning: This production contains Loud sound effects, flashing lights and a gunshot. The production contains scenes of a disturbing and sexual nature, including stabbing and strangulation.
Venue Information
Sadler's Wells Theatre , Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4TN
Nearest Tube or Train: Angel (Northern line)
Nearest Buses: 19, 38, 341, 171a
Critics' reviews of Matthew Bourne's Romeo and Juliet
★★★★★ "Absolutely compelling" - The Observer (2023)
★★★★★ "Electrifying. One of Bourne’s smartest, sexiest, most stirring shows ever" - Telegraph (2019)
★★★★★ "Brilliantly inventive. An astonishing, explosive energy blazes from the stage" - Express (2019)
★★★★ "Dance drama at its most fiercely compelling" - Telegraph (2023)
★★★★ "A night of dance to give you goosebumps" - Evening Standard (2023)
★★★★ "A spiky and youthful Shakespeare reimagining" - Independent (2023)
★★★★ "Packs an emotional punch. Superb entertainment" - i News (2019)
★★★★ "A thrilling rethinking – pure joy" - Observer (2019)
★★★★ "A hit. Bursts with raw youthful energy" - Evening Standard (2019)















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