Beth was on tour with the RSC until March 2019. In Romeo and Juliet she played Prince Escalus.
In Erica Whyman’s explosive version of Romeo and Juliet, two young people risk everything to be together. The most famous story of love-at-first-sight bursts with youth, passion and an irresistible desire for change.
Trailer
Dates
Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon, 4 Aug-21 Sept 2018
Barbican, London, 7 December – 19 Jan 2019
UK Tour 29 Jan 2019 – 23 Mar 2019 click here for dates
In cinemas broadcast live 12 Sep 2018
Cast
THE HOUSE OF MONTAGUE
Nima Taleghani – Abraham
Tom Padley – Balthasar
Josh Finan – Benvolio, Romeo’s cousin
Sakuntala Ramanee – Lady Montague
Paul Dodds – Montague
Bally Gill – Romeo, their son
THE HOUSE OF CAPULET
Stevie Basaula – Sampson
Donna Banya – Gregory
Raphael Sowole – Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin
Michael Hodgson – Capulet
Mariam Haque – Lady Capulet
Raif Clarke – Peter
Ishia Bennison – Nurse, to Juliet
Karen Fishwick – Juliet, the Capulets’ daughter
John Macaulay – Cousin Capulet
THE HOUSE OF ESCALUS
Beth Cordingly – Escalus, Prince of Verona
Afolabi Alli – Paris, suitor to Juliet
Charlotte Josephine – Mercutio, Romeo’s friend
Andrew French – Friar Laurence
Katy Brittain – Sister John/Apothecary
ALL OTHER PARTS PLAYED BY
MEMBERS OF THE COMPANY
Director – Erica Whyman
Writer – William Shakespeare