Filming in a Pandemic: Romeo & Juliet | Behind the Scenes at the National Theatre

Romeo & Juliet was filmed on a single stage at the National Theatre over seventeen days during a global pandemic. It's in select cinemas for one night only in the UK and Ireland on 28 Sep: https://www.ntlive.com/

Watch now Sky and NOW in the UK & Ireland and PBS in the USA. We're looking at ways to take the film to more of you around the world.

Our new film of Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy, in which desire, dreams and destiny collide, brings to life the remarkable backstage spaces of the National Theatre. Here we go behind the scenes with the cast and creative team to see how they made it. It was made possible by support we received from people like you.

Romeo & Juliet premiered for free on 9pm Sunday 4 April 2021 on Sky Arts (UK) and 9pm Friday 23 April 2021 on PBS (US).
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Romeo and Juliet risk everything to be together. In defiance of their feuding families, they chase a future of joy and passion as violence erupts around them.

Jessie Buckley (Wild Rose, Judy) and Josh O’Connor (The Crown, God’s Own Country) play Juliet and Romeo. The award-winning cast includes Tamsin Greig, Fisayo Akinade, Adrian Lester, Lucian Msamati, Deborah Findlay.

Presented by Sky Arts, PBS Great Performances and No Guarantees, Romeo & Juliet is produced by the National Theatre, in association with Sabel Productions and Cuba Pictures.

Filming of Romeo & Juliet in the Lyttelton theatre was made possible by Graham and Joanna Barker, and Leila Maw Straus.

With additional support from Monica Gerard-Sharp and Ali Wambold, and Shawn M. Donnelley and Christopher M. Kelly.

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