Romeo and Jude
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Marty Ross
About this listen
A gritty reimagining of Shakespeare's famous tragedy, this brand new modern-day audiobook adaptation of William Shakespeare's classic love story is full of passion, emotion, scandal, disillusionment and family fallout.
An amateur dramatics company in a suburban corner of nowhere. Two men with very different lives, brought together when cast in the roles of Romeo and Juliet - 'as Shakespeare would have it', in the words of their eccentric and enigmatic director. Though the elicit romance doesn't only play out on the stage.
Against the odds, our heroes struggle to keep hold of each other and to keep a handle on real life. As the pressures, threats and expectations of their worlds draw in, per Shakespeare's original, the pithy banter from the first few scenes evaporates away to reveal a very real and present danger... and even tragedy.
Starring Owen Teale (Game of Thrones), Matthew Tennyson (Pride), Nick Moran (Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels) and Ricky Norwood (EastEnders), Romeo and Jude contains strong language and adult themes.
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Critic reviews
"Wonderful performances pepper this intriguing contemporary twist on Romeo and Juliet.... The full-cast delivers Shakespeare's words and emotions as convincingly as they deliver their off-stage personae.... In the smaller, more intimate, scenes, both plot and characters come alive." (AudioFile)
Wow
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There was clearly a great deal of chemistry between the two leads, and they did complete justice to the poetic Shakespearean writing which I loved listening to.
However, I struggled to empathise with Jude - who at times came across very aloof and arrogant, to such an extent that I started to question how exactly he classified as "beautiful" beyond his looks. This in turn led me to question the authenticity of his feelings; was he genuinely in love, or was Raymond just another "conquest"? It was difficult to tell, even towards the end.
Besides this, the production was an absolute pleasure to listen to with endless tension and drama that kept me engaged through to the conclusion. Beautiful writing that displayed a tender appreciation for Shakespeare. My favourite character was undoubtedly Miranda, whose performance was so passionate I had to share some of her quotes on social media.
Beautifully reimagined
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Incredible
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I am absolutely obsessed with any Shakespeare plays done in modern time and have seen many live in my life!
this is a homosexual love story that is cleverly written to be inside another Romeo and Juliet show done by the local amateur dramatics group.
Tyrone is benvolio (truly evil)
the director is the nurse (I think and also for some reason she reminds me of Zoe Wanamaker lol)
Romeo is done by the older guy
Julia is played by Jude (becomes a little bit annoying due to putting him in more danger wanting to go public unlike the original)
the mum is the mum from Romeo and Juliet
the ghost is the rollercoaster kid
story isn't exactly Romeo and Juliet but picks up on the amazing storyline very easy. the first couple of episodes I had no idea what was going on so bare with it!!
get ready for a good show
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loved it
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