Romeo and Juliet

Following his recent RSC hit Cowbois, Globe associate director Sean Holmes returns to the Wild West for a new take on Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy that apparently relocates the action to a world of gunslingers and desperadoes. Frankly, it sounds like a lot of fun, and perfectly suited to the Globe’s expansive outdoor theatre, while presumably at least one of the fights will be replaced by a fast draw. Young actors Abdul Sessay and Lola Shalam will star as Romeo and Juliet.