{"id":1184,"date":"2015-11-18T23:16:48","date_gmt":"2015-11-18T23:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jamesgnunn.co.uk\/?p=1184"},"modified":"2015-11-27T12:13:20","modified_gmt":"2015-11-27T12:13:20","slug":"romeo-juliet-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.jamesgnunn.co.uk\/?p=1184","title":{"rendered":"Romeo &#038; Juliet in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Immersion Theatre&#8217;s <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><em>Romeo &amp; Juliet<\/em><\/strong> <\/span>has now closed!<\/p>\n<p>Here are a collection of reviews and comments;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1184 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.jamesgnunn.co.uk\/?attachment_id=1192'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jamesgnunn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/4622366483_191x240-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1192\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1192'>\n\t\t\t\tClive Keene (ROMEO)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.jamesgnunn.co.uk\/?attachment_id=1190'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jamesgnunn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/4622366571_190x236-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1190\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1190'>\n\t\t\t\tSimone Murphy (JULIET)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.jamesgnunn.co.uk\/?attachment_id=1186'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jamesgnunn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/4622366552_187x239-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1186\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1186'>\n\t\t\t\tJames G. Nunn (BENVOLIO)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.jamesgnunn.co.uk\/?attachment_id=1188'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jamesgnunn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/4622366526_173x242-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1188\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1188'>\n\t\t\t\tDan Dawes (MERCUTIO\/ENSEMBLE)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.jamesgnunn.co.uk\/?attachment_id=1191'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jamesgnunn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/4622366565_163x245-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1191\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1191'>\n\t\t\t\tRochelle Parry (LADY CAPULET)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.jamesgnunn.co.uk\/?attachment_id=1193'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jamesgnunn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/4622366534_196x243-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1193\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1193'>\n\t\t\t\tHarry Anton (TYBALT\/ENSEMBLE)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.jamesgnunn.co.uk\/?attachment_id=1189'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jamesgnunn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/4623224039_192x246-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1189\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1189'>\n\t\t\t\t  Roseanna Morris (NURSE\/ENSEMBLE)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.jamesgnunn.co.uk\/?attachment_id=1187'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jamesgnunn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/4622366558_193x244-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1187\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1187'>\n\t\t\t\tJames Sanderson (FRIAR LAURENCE\/ENSEMBLE)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"p0\"><span class=\"c0\" style=\"color: #ff6600;\">CREATIVE TEAM<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Director: <\/strong>James Tobias<br \/>\n<strong> Costume Designer: <\/strong>Rachel Cartlidge<br \/>\n<strong> Set Designer: <\/strong>Marco Turcich<br \/>\n<strong> LX Designer: <\/strong>Philip Jones<br \/>\n<strong> Fight Director: <\/strong>Matt Gardner<br \/>\n<strong> Movement Director: <\/strong>Jess Mack<br \/>\n<strong> Technical Manager: <\/strong>Philip Jones<br \/>\n<strong> Production Photography: <\/strong>Adam Trigg<br \/>\n<strong> Promotional Photography: <\/strong>Paul Aitchinson<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cNunn immediately jumped out as one to watch, a flawless young actor with, fingers crossed, huge things ahead. With flatcap, grin and a sort of cocky, working class, street attitude, he\u2019d be a perfect fit for Peaky Blinders or Ripper Street. But even if he\u2019d been cast as Romeo here he would have excelled just as well\u2026. James G. Nunn and Dan Dawes as Benvolio and Mercutio, daft drunk lads with not the slightest idea or care of what lies ahead, have a wonderful chemistry, energy and spot-on comic timing that brings explosive laughter from the crowd.\u201d\u00a0 <\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">(C) Sarah Cox, Stage Review ***** (5 Stars)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;James G. Nunn and Dan Dawes as Benvolio and Mercutio brought some wonderful comedic moments to the first act \u2013 particularly when leaving the Capulet\u2019s party \u2013 and kept the audience in stitches.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">(C) Terry Eastham, London Theatre 1 **** (4 Stars)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe acting throughout is phenomenal, as the cast moves easily between comedy and tragedy, and they all handle Shakespeare\u2019s language with aplomb.\u201d<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">(C) Nicola Watkinson, Plays To See ***** (5 Stars)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThere\u2019s plenty of laughs in the first half with Dan Dawes and James G. Nunn having a lot of fun with lads about town Mercutio and Benvolio; The familiar lines are delivered beautifully, and the comedy and tragedy get full value.\u201d<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">(C) Gary Naylor, Broardway World<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en-gb\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Great R&amp;J from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Immersion_Thtr\">@Immersion_Thtr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BroadwayBarking\">@BroadwayBarking<\/a> last night. Going home heard girl explaining plot to Mum who agreed to read play &#8211; result!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mac Elsey (@MacElsey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MacElsey\/status\/662237621054230528\">November 5, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en-gb\"><p>\nI had no idea the first half of Romeo &amp; Juliet could be so HILARIOUS! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Immersion_Thtr\">@Immersion_Thtr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrocJackTheatre\">@BrocJackTheatre<\/a> &#8211; this is just gorgeous. \u2014 Sarah C (@spookyjulie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/spookyjulie\/status\/657284972542361601\">October 22, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Really enjoyed the 80s set version of Romeo &amp; Juliet by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Immersion_Thtr\">@Immersion_Thtr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LboroTownHall\">@LboroTownHall<\/a> Shakespeare meets This is England<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 (Dandy) Dan (@dan_grooms) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dan_grooms\/status\/651324722861481984\">October 6, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\niuu\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Romeo &amp; Juliet Trailer<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ruo-uDkVi4I&#038;feature=youtu.be<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jamesgnunn.co.uk\/?page_id=1150\">View Production Photography<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Immersion Theatre&#8217;s Romeo &amp; Juliet has now closed! Here are a collection of reviews and comments; CREATIVE TEAM Director: James Tobias Costume Designer: Rachel Cartlidge Set Designer: Marco Turcich LX Designer: Philip Jones Fight Director: Matt Gardner Movement Director: Jess Mack Technical Manager: Philip Jones Production Photography: Adam Trigg Promotional Photography: Paul Aitchinson \u201cNunn immediately [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"saved_in_kubio":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-romeo-juliet","category-theatre"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jamesgnunn.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1184"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jamesgnunn.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jamesgnunn.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jamesgnunn.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jamesgnunn.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1184"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"http:\/\/www.jamesgnunn.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1212,"href":"http:\/\/www.jamesgnunn.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1184\/revisions\/1212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jamesgnunn.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jamesgnunn.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jamesgnunn.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}