Romeo and Julie
a new play by Gary Owen
A co-production with Sherman Theatre
Booking and details
Dorfman Theatre
National Theatre, South Bank, London SE1 9PX
A modern love story inspired by Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.
Romeo is a single dad hanging on tight. Julie is fighting to follow her dream of studying at Cambridge.
Two Welsh teens raised a few streets apart – but from entirely different worlds – crash into first love and are knocked off their feet. But at the crossroads to the rest of their lives, Julie’s family fears the worst in a world of unequal opportunity.
Following their critically acclaimed productions Iphigenia in Splott and Killology, director Rachel O’Riordan reunites with Gary Owen to deliver his new play.
Callum Scott Howells (It’s a Sin, Cabaret) plays Romeo, and Rosie Sheehy (Oleanna Arts Theatre, King John, RSC) plays Julie.
‘Gary Owen’s writing is painfully vivid and devastatingly funny.’
Evening Standard on Iphigenia in Splott
‘Rachel O’Riordan’s pitch-perfect, exquisitely performed production’
Guardian on Killology
Performed 14 February — 1 April 2023 in the Dorfman Theatre.
‘Faultlessly performed tale of rage and hope’
The Stage
‘An absolute must-see’
WhatsOnStage
‘A witty, gritty yet generous rom-com’
The Times
‘An enthralling love story’
Evening Standard
‘Ferociously funny’
Telegraph
‘Callum Scott Howells is magnificent’
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Suitability
Please note: This production contains strong language, flashing lights and references to abortion, teenage pregnancy, alcoholism and sex. There will be periods of sustained darkness throughout the performance lasting up to 45 seconds at any one time.
Gallery
Production images
Rehearsal images
Cast
Catrin Aaron
For the National: Romeo and Julie
Paul Brennen
For the National: Romeo and Julie, Baby Doll (West End) and Saint George and the Dragon
Anita Reynolds
For the National: Romeo and Julie and Absolute Hell
Callum Scott Howells
For the National: Romeo and Julie
Rosie Sheehy
For the National: Romeo and Julie
Production team
Writer
Gary Owen
Gary Owen
Gary Owen’s most recent plays include a radical reworking of The Cherry Orchard for the Sherman Theatre, which translated the action of the play to 1980s Pembrokeshire, at the beginning of the Thatcher era, and Killology, a co-production between the Sherman Theatre and the Royal Court, which won Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre at the 2018 Olivier Awards.
Director
Rachel O'Riordan
Rachel O'Riordan
Rachel O’Riordan is Artistic Director of the Lyric, Hammersmith. Prior to this she was Artistic Director of Cardiff’s Sherman Theatre, which in 2018 became the first theatre in Wales to win The Stage Awards Regional Theatre of the Year and of Perth Theatre, Scotland where she won the CATS best director award for her Production of The Seafarer.
Set and Costume Designer
Hayley Grindle
Hayley Grindle
Hayley Grindle is an Associate Artist of the Sherman Theatre.
Lighting Designer
Jack Knowles
Jack Knowles
For the National Theatre: London Tide, Romeo and Julie, Top Girls, Beginning (also West End) and Barber Shop Chronicles (also on international tour) and Cleansed
Sound Designer
Gregory Clarke
Gregory Clarke
For the National: Romeo and Julie, All of Us, Medea, The Doctor’s Dilemma, Misterman, Twelfth Night, No Man’s Land, Tristan & Yseult, The Emperor Jones and Earthquakes in London.
Dialect Coach
Patricia Logue
Patricia Logue
For the National Theatre: Nye (also Wales Millennium Centre), Dancing at Lughnasa and Romeo and Julie
Casting
Bryony Jarvis-Taylor
Bryony Jarvis-Taylor
Intimacy Coordinator
Imogen Knight
Imogen Knight
Imogen Knight is a multi disciplinary artist working in movement direction, performance art, somatic body work and intimacy direction.
Staff Director
Kwame Owusu
Kwame Owusu
Kwame Owusu is a director and writer. He was the Resident Assistant Director at the Lyric Hammersmith, 2021/2022 and is a Young Associate at the Gate Theatre.
Romeo and Julie ticket prices
Monday – Thurs evenings, all matinees
£20, £30, £36, £41, £56
Friday & Saturday evenings
£20, £30, £40, £45, £60
For concessions and discounts, see Ways to save
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Assisted performances
No Captioned performances available.
No BSL Interpreted performances available.
No Audio described performances available.
No Chilled performance available.
No Dementia-friendly performances available.
No Relaxed performance available.
The signer for the BSL performance will be announced closer to the performance date.
Audio-described performances are preceded by a Touch Tour, 90 minutes before the performance start time. Call the Access line on 020 7452 3961 to book Touch Tours.
We have an allocation of tickets held for members of our access scheme and if any of the Access performances above are shown as “Sold Out”, tickets may still be available: Please log in to your account to access them, or call Box Office on 020 7452 3961
Smart caption glasses
Will not be available for performances of Romeo and Julie.
Photography (Callum Scott Howells and Rosie Sheehy) by Matt Hind