Details

The story of frustrated young (illegally young in modern terms) love and death and the vendetta between two families in a tight-knit Italian community. One of Shakespeare's most popular and enduring dramas it has also been re-done as film, ballet, musical (most notably "West Side Story") and ice spectacular! An Icelandic version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet which employs aerial trapeze and acrobatic choreography to dramatise the young lovers' tragic romance.

Cast/Performers

Gisli Orn Gardarson (Romeo), Nina Dogg Filippusdottir (Juliet), Bjorn Hlynur Haraldsson (Mercutio), Olafur Darri Olafsson, Vikingur Kristjansson, Margret Vilhjalmsdottir, Erlendur Eiriksson, Arni Petur Guojonsson

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Producer(s): Artbox, Ambassador Theatre Group, Maidstone Productions, Robert Bartner, Gotti Sigurdarson
Company(s): Vesturport, Young Vic
Adapted by(s): Gisli Orn Garoarsson, Tanya Ronder, Hallgrimur Helgason
Director: Gisli Orn Gardarson
Design: Borkur Jonsson
Lighting: Tim Mitchell
Costume: Thorunn E. Sveinsdottir
Sound: Karl Olgeirsson