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This production is recommended for ages 10+
Performance dates
16 March - 6 June 2026
Run time: TBC
Includes interval
300 reviews
"In a minute there are many days"
In Verona, in the height of summer, two young people meet at a party. The rest is tragedy. Starring Sadie Sink (Stranger Things) as Juliet and Noah Jupe (A Quiet Place, Hamnet) as Romeo in their West End debuts, Robert Icke (Oedipus) directs Shakespeare’s electrifying and timeless tragic tale of love and innocence, Romeo & Juliet at the intimate Harold Pinter Theatre for a strictly limited and unmissable season.
It stars Sadie Sink, best known from Netflix's Stranger Things, but an actor with stage clout. Sink was Tony Award nominated for her role on Broadway in John Proctor is the Villain. Romeo is played by Noah Jupe, who you will recognise as Danny (Richard Onslow Roper’s son) in both seasons of The Night Manager and who plays Hamlet in the final scenes of the movie Hamnet. So, Shakespeare won’t come as an unwelcome surprise to him, as it sometimes does when actors are making the leap from screen to stage.
It’s the second time that Romeo and Juliet has been seen in the West End in the space of two years, suggesting that Shakespeare is making a bit of a comeback in the commercial sector. Jamie Lloyd’s staging in 2024 with Marvel star Tom Holland as Romeo and Francesca Amewudah-Rivers may have sold out within hours of being announced, but its monochrome approach was admired rather than really loved. This revival could be the one to make you fall in love with the lovers.
Which is kind of crucial because two fine individual actors do not a great Romeo and Juliet make. What matters is the chemistry between them too. A great Romeo and Juliet is marked not just by brilliant storytelling and clarity, but also by its ability to make the audience really root for the protagonists and fall a little bit in love with both of them. It’s got to be sexually charged and dangerous because otherwise, as millions of young people forced to study it at school have discovered, it can be a wee bit dull. But dull is unlikely to be a problem here.
Why? Because it is directed by Robert Icke, who recently directed Player Kings with Sir Ian McKellen in the West End and also directed Andrew Scott in Hamlet. Unlike some British directors, Icke genuinely seems to love Shakespeare, and because he loves it, he makes audiences love it too.
18 Feb, 2026 | By Lyn Gardner
The Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company today sadly announced that due to medical advice, Richard Madden will not be returning to the company of Romeo and Juliet before the production completes its run on 13 August. Richard Madden injured his ankle last month whilst running and has been receiving physiotherapy since. However, although Richard is expected to make a full recovery, the injury to Richard’s ankle has not healed as quickly as hoped, and as a result his doctors have prescribed further rest which makes it impossible for him to return to the stage before the production closes.
4 Aug, 2016 | By Jacob Porteous
Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company today announced that Freddie Fox will be joining the company of Romeo and Juliet, sharing the role of Romeo with Richard Madden. This is to allow Richard Madden sufficient time for his injured ankle to continue to heal and because his doctors have prescribed rest between performances.
25 Jul, 2016 | By Jacob Porteous
Derek Jacobi will play Mercutio opposite Lily James as Juliet and Richard Madden as Romeo in the Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company production of Romeo and Juliet at the Garrick Theatre. The production will run from 12 May 2016 until 13 August 2016.
1 May, 2015 | By Jacob Porteous
Two Dames, gorgeous gowns and a sing-along – A new panto? No, I’m talking about the Olivier Awards.
After a glittering evening, the winners are in and what an exciting evening it was at the annual Olivier Awards.
20 Apr, 2015 | By Rebecca Usher
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