Under a tight purple spotlight, performers gather around black blocks as one person lies draped across them on a confetti-strewn dark stage.

Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury — Main House2024

Romeo & Juliet

The Production

Northern Ballet’s electrifying ballet adaptation of Romeo & Juliet returned to The Marlowe’s Main House as part of its 2024 tour. A restored company classic, the production brings Shakespeare’s tragedy to life through Prokofiev’s score, vivid Renaissance Verona designs and stylised swordplay.

35 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Christopher Gable CBE
Choreographer: Massimo Moricone
Lighting Design: Paul Pyant
Set & Costume Design: Lez Brotherston OBE
Photography: Steve Gregson

A performer in a red leather jacket stares intensely while holding up a trailing leafy stem against a black background.

A performer stands on a small wooden stepladder, gesturing as others kneel around it holding white and yellow flowers in warm red light.

A large ensemble clusters on a dark stage, with three performers in red at the front reaching and crawling toward the audience.

In blue stage light, two performers grapple at close range as one raises a short prop knife and the other grips their wrist.

A performer in a pale blue hoodie looks upward in close-up while blurred figures behind them hold leafy stems.

On a dark stage, a kneeling performer reaches toward someone holding an apple, while others in red masks and one with a glowing light watch nearby.

Two performers face each other in a tense close-up, one in a red sweater vest and tie and the other in a black quilted jacket.

Masked performers move in a crowded dance beneath colorful paper chains, with a ladder and stage blocks behind them.

A lone performer stands center stage holding a red mask beneath a long colorful paper chain and overhead red and blue lights.

A performer in a blue hoodie, lit starkly from below in blue, looks sideways while holding small props as shadowy masked figures linger behind.

On a dark stage, a performer in a blue hoodie sits beside a performer in a cream sweater with a large cross necklace, gesturing with both hands under warm light.

A masked ensemble gathers around a central standing performer at a microphone beneath a multicolored paper chain, bathed in magenta and blue light.

A performer in a red leather jacket and patterned red mask leans forward intently, with other masked performers blurred behind in vivid party lighting.

Two performers stand face to face holding hands at center stage while ensemble members kneel on both sides under saturated pink light, with a wooden ladder behind.

A performer in a pale cable-knit sweater stands with arms crossed, gazing sternly offstage under pink light, with a wooden ladder partly visible behind.

During a burst of confetti, a performer in a blue hoodie runs across the stage while kneeling ensemble members reach upward and another performer stands on a black platform.

One performer extends a knife toward another in a red leather jacket on a dark stage, with a wooden ladder and scattered confetti behind them.

A wide stage view shows multiple performers in small pairs and groups beneath a long multicolored paper chain, with a central pair holding hands in red and blue party lighting.

In a close-up against a black background, a performer with red suspenders leans forward as if speaking urgently under warm red light.

Two performers kiss centre stage, one holding a red-and-gold mask, with paper chains stretched behind them and masked figures moving nearby in vivid blue and pink light.

A performer in a green varsity jacket speaks with one hand on their chest while three others watch on a sparsely staged black set.

A performer holding a red bouquet stands in a pool of pink light as kneeling ensemble members on both sides reach their hands upward through scattered confetti.

Two hooded performers face each other beside a black box and ladder under deep blue stage lights, with confetti scattered across the floor.

A performer in a red leather jacket stands tensely in the foreground, with another in a green jacket behind them and outstretched hands entering from the side.

A performer in a black leather jacket holds a red bouquet as red pieces fly above them, while another performer lies on black blocks in the dim background.

A performer in a tactical vest marked “POLICE” looks to the side as if speaking, isolated against a black background.

Two performers sit close together on a pink floral-covered bed, one with an arm around the other, with a wooden ladder behind them.

A performer in a red jacket lies prone on a confetti-strewn stage while an ensemble in modern dress gathers around, including a figure in a police vest at centre.

A performer in glasses and a green varsity jacket addresses the space with open arms, holding a paper, while seated masked figures are blurred behind them.

Under a stark spotlight on a dark stage scattered with confetti, one performer in a blue hoodie stands over another lying on the floor, with a third figure on a low platform and a wooden ladder to the side.

A masked performer in a red leather jacket leans toward the audience under vivid purple-blue lighting, with other masked performers blurred behind them near colorful bunting.

A performer in a blue hoodie cradles another performer in a white sweater in a close, tender embrace against a dark stage backdrop.

Two performers lie entwined on a low platform under blue-purple stage light, one in a white sweater leaning over the other in a blue hoodie.

In a rehearsal-like setting, a woman in a chunky cardigan gestures while speaking to a small group of casually dressed performers gathered closely around her.

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