| Released Sun 23 Mar, 2025 | | Distributor: |  | Trafalgar |
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| Running time: | 210 (3h30') |
| Age restriction: | PG |
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Experience the greatest love story ever told on the cinema screen with The Royal Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet.
The Capulets and Montagues are sworn enemies. Yet it is love at first sight for Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet when they meet each other at the Capulet ball, into which Romeo has snuck. The two fall in love and they profess their devotion to each other at Juliet’s balcony. They secretly get married. The stakes are raised for the young couple when Romeo avenges the death of his friend Mercutio who has been killed by Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin. For this, Romeo is exiled from Verona. Meanwhile, Juliet’s parents are forcing her to marry another suitor. To be together, Romeo and Juliet must risk it all.
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| Genre: |
Performance |
| Cast: |
Fumi Kaneko, Vadim Muntagirov |
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| Music: |
Sergey Prokofiev, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House |
| Language: |
English |
| Country / Year: |
2025 |
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Romeo and Juliet has been considered a modern-day masterpiece since its premiere in 1965, starring Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn in the lead roles, and Kenneth MacMillan’s masterful production celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2025. Set to Prokofiev’s iconic score (including the instantly recognizable ‘Dance of the Knights’) and featuring colorfulP, evocative designs by Nicholas Georgiadis, it is a truly unmissable cinema experience for audiences around the globe.
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