Matthew Bourne's Romeo & Juliet DVD

Matthew Bourne's Romeo + Juliet is a celebration of youthful energy, talent and creativity both on and off stage. Entering their fourth decade as a company, this New Adventures production is an urgent and brutal drama directed for screen by Ross MacGibbon and filmed at Sadler's Wells.

Set in 'The Verona Institute' in the not-too-distant future and mysteriously confined against their will by a society that seeks to divide and crush their youthful spirits, Shakespeare's two young lovers (Paris Fitzpatrick as Romeo and Cordelia Braithwaite as Juliet) must follow their hearts as they risk everything to be together.

Alongside Bourne's direction and choreography, design is by Lez Brotherston, lighting by Paule Constable, sound by Phil Groothuis and new orchestrations of the Prokofiev score by Terry Davies, played live by the New Adventures Orchestra.

Extras: behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with cast members, Paris Fitzpatrick, Cordelia Braithwaite, and Daisy May Kemp.; Associate Artistic Director, Etta Murfitt; Young Associate Choreographer, Arielle Smith; and Matthew Bourne himself.   

Also available on Blu-ray

Cast
Romeo: Paris Fitzpatrick
Juliet: Cordelia Braithwaite

Picture: 16:9
Region code: All Regions
Format: NTSC
Subtitles: EN
Sound: 5.1 surround sound / 2.0 stereo
Duration: 121 mins
Year: 2020
Certificate: 12