Review: Edinburgh University Shakespeare Company’s Romeo & Juliet – The Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh

Written by William Shakespeare Directed by Salvator Kent The Pleasance Theatre ★★★ Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Edinburgh University Shakespeare Society’s Romeo & Juliet arrives at The Pleasance with unmistakable ambition. Salvator Kent’s direction embraces a maximalist philosophy, restoring passages often trimmed from modern stagings and allowing Shakespeare’s text to unfurl in full, contradictory … Continue reading Review: Edinburgh University Shakespeare Company’s Romeo & Juliet – The Pleasance Theatre, Edinburgh