Movies
It would be impossible to list out all the various adaptations of William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, even if one were to stick to only those committed to film. Moreover, much like Pride & Prejudice, feature-length stories of the star-crossed lovers seem to function on a generational scale
British Actors You Should Know
Damian Watcyn Lewis, born in St. John’s Wood, London, in 1971, defines himself on his website as “an actor, dad, redhead, and ping-pong champion.” He’s the son of Charlotte Mary (née Bowater) and J. Watcyn Lewis, a City broker. His illustrious paternal ancestry includes a former Lord Mayor
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare died at 52 in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 1616 and was buried two days later. His career spanned merely 28 years (give or take), and of his writings, 19 plays had been published in various states of completion during his life. Considering that today, he is credited with having
Movies
Romeo & Juliet is a formative story for many people. For many readers, it's their first introduction to the work of William Shakespeare and the idea that love doesn't always have a happy ending. (Though, truly, I wish we as a society had managed to take
Great Performances
Though live performances are largely still shuttered over a year into the coronavirus pandemic, fans of Shakespeare can rejoice, and those who have needed a jolt of theatrical goodness are in for a treat. PBS's Great Performances has picked up the rights to Romeo & Juliet, the planned