Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet

I saw it with significant reserves this version. Richard Madden was , for me, a little too older version of Romeo, in contrast with young Lilly James ( indeed, it was a Cinderella but, as pretty venerable teacher, for me, Shakespeare remains ...Shakespeare ), Mercutio is too old and Friar is too young.

But the result is just beautiful, poetic and more than decent and Kenneth Branagh touch is one of the causes.

The mix of West Side Story and humor just well works and few scenes are just profound inspired, like the spring air.

Beautiful sounds more than polite for define the performance and the careful work for each detail. Because Derek Jacobi experience playing Shakespeare has the precious gift to create a profound provocative - and pleasant - Mercutio. Because Richard Madden is total dedicated to role and the freshness of his acting is just good virtue for play. Because Kenneth Branagh perspective , some eccentric, some interesting, pretty provocative is not the worst manner to see Romeo and Juliet.