Juliet and Her Romeo

Financial Times“Phillips’ inherent poise comes over here as reserve...” Michael Byrne’s Romeo in Bristol is surprised and delighted to be experiencing real love again at such an age, and gives himself over to it...

The Stage“Morris has started his reign in highly promising style...” There is time also for a sharp stab or two at society’s failure to care for the elderly from Golda Rosheuvel’s Nurse, Abigail Thaw’s Ms Capulet and Pal Aron’s Doctor...

Whatsonstage.com“The show’s not radical enough to be a milestone...” 76-year-old Sian Phillips is transcendent as Juliet, a game old sexy senior, while 66-year-old Michael Byrne struts his stuff as Romeo with a fading twinkle and what’s left of a mutilated text...

Guardian“Odd and intriguing, but runs out of intellectual steam before the end...” If any one performance justifies the experiment, it is Siân Phillips's remarkable Juliet. Like Judi Dench, she defies time and knows how to weight every syllable to communicate meaning...

The Times“This is a production where the parts are better than the whole...” The pleasure of watching Siân Phillips and Michael Byrne persuade us of the reality of a December love is enormous...

The Independent“Fails to convince...” Phillips conjures a beautiful rapport with the audience that is enhanced by Morris's visually striking production that gives back to the delightful horseshoe-shaped Bristol Old Vic its original forestage...

The Telegraph“The production is undoubtedly timely...” This production reinvigorates an over-familiar play with intelligence, imagination and rare tenderness...

Time Out“Not yet reviewed”

this is london“Not yet reviewed”

New Statesman“Not yet reviewed”