The West End is bracing itself for a surge of youthful Shakespearean energy this spring, as Stranger Things star Sadie Sink, and fast-rising Hollywood actor Noah Jupe prepare to make their London stage debuts in Romeo & Juliet.
Noah Jupe is starring as Romeo in Robert Icke’s highly anticipated revival of Romeo & Juliet at the Harold Pinter Theatre, starting performances from 16 March 2026.
Noah is stepping away from the camera for his West End debut, tackling the world’s most famous teen lover, and the most famous monologue in theatre.
Here is everything you need to know about the rising star before he takes his first bow on the London stage.
A Quiet Place II. Noah Jupe, Millicent Simmonds & Emily Blunt. Photo (c) Paramount Pictures
A career built on screen
At just 20 years old, Noah Jupe has already built an acting CV that many older actors would envy. He first caught the public’s eye in the spy thriller The Night Manager, in which he is currently back on screens in the much-anticipated second season.
He later became a name to watch as Marcus Abbott in the blockbuster horror franchise A Quiet Place.
According to his Star Watch profile on WestEndTheatre.com, Jupe has consistently chosen challenging, prestigious projects, working alongside industry titans like George Clooney (Suburbicon), Christian Bale (Ford v Ferrari), and Nicole Kidman (The Undoing).
His performance in the semi-autobiographical Honey Boy remains a career-high, earning him critical acclaim for his portrayal of a young actor grappling with fame and family trauma.
Hamnet starring Noah Jupe. Photo (c) Focus Features
Hamnet – A family affair
Before he arrives in fair Verona (nightly at the Harold Pinter!), Noah Jupe can be currently seen in Chloé Zhao’s cinematic adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet.
And if this weekend’s Golden Globes are anything to go by, with Zhao’s movie winning Best Motion Picture (Drama), and the film’s star Jessie Buckley winning Best Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama), Hamnet is on a fast-track to Oscars glory.
In a remarkable bit of casting, Noah stars in the film alongside his real-life younger brother, Jacobi Jupe.
In Hamnet, Jacobi plays Hamnet, the son of Agnes Shakespeare (Jessie Buckley) and her husband William Shakespeare (played by Paul Mescal), while Noah plays the actor portraying Hamlet on stage.
Recently speaking to Time magazine, Noah revealed the intensity of the role: “I learned the sword fight in eight hours… I had a week to prepare the most famous soliloquies in the Western canon.”
The experience served as a trial by fire for his upcoming stage debut.
Despite the pressure of filming Hamnet, the bond between the brothers remained a priority. Noah told Time: “When we’re together, it’s not about the films. It’s not about acting as an art form. It’s just about being brothers.”
Romeo and Juliet to star Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe in the West End. Photo by Helen Murray
Making the leap to the West End
While Noah Jupe has conquered Hollywood, the West End represents a whole new Shakespearean frontier. Transitioning from the intimacy of film to the explosive energy of live theatre is a challenge he is eager to embrace.
Directed by the visionary Robert Icke (Oedipus, Hamlet), who is known for bold, modern, and often visceral reinterpretations of classics, Jupe has described himself as “intrigued” by the stage, telling us when the show was first announced that the combination of Romeo, Robert Icke, and Sadie Sink was an “opportunity you simply cannot turn down”.
Jupe will be starring opposite screen star Sadie Sink (Stranger Things, The Whale), who is also making her West End debut as Juliet.
For fans of Hamnet and A Quiet Place, this is a chance to see one of Britain’s most sensitive and gifted young actors test his acting chops at last.
Noah Jupe stars as Romeo in Robert Icke’s West End production of Romeo & Juliet, running at the Harold Pinter Theatre from 16 March to 6 June 2026.
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