'In a minute there are many days.'In Verona, in the height of summer, two young people meet at a party. The rest is tragedy.Shakespeare's electrifying and timeless tale of love was brought to life in a new production directed by Robert Icke, which premiered at the Harold Pinter Theatre, London, in 2026. It was produced by Empire Street Productions and starred Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe in their West End debuts.This edition features the version of the text used in that production, alongside an introduction by the director and an essay by author and academic Daniel Swift.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-04-09
Mått:129 x 198 x 8 mm
Vikt:127 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:NHB Classic Plays
Antal sidor:112
Förlag:Nick Hern Books
ISBN:9781839045707

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William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was an English poet and playwright of some renown.Robert Icke is a writer and director. His recent productions include Judas, Children of Nora and Oedipus at Internationaal Theater Amsterdam; Player Kings (West End and UK tour); Enemy of the People (Park Avenue Armory); Animal Farm (UK tour); Ivanov (Schauspiel Stuttgart); and The Doctor (Park Avenue Armory, Adelaide Festival, Almeida, West End and Burgtheater, Vienna).His work while Associate Director at the Almeida (2013-19) included adapting and directing The Wild Duck, Mary Stuart (also West End and UK tour), Uncle Vanya, Oresteia (also West End and Park Avenue Armory) and 1984 (co-created with Duncan Macmillan, also Broadway, West End, UK and international tours). As a director, his productions included Hamlet (also West End, BBC2 and Park Avenue Armory), The Fever and Mr Burns. His awards include two Evening Standard Awards for Best Director, the Critics' Circle Award, the Kurt Hübner Award for his debut production in Germany, and the Olivier Award for Best Director for Oresteia, of which he is the youngest-ever winner. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

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'A sharp new spin on a familiar tale... What if Shakespeare's infamous star-cross'd lovers didn't die, but instead lived happily ever after? Icke's production is crammed with tantalising sliding-doors moments... elegantly piercing... liberates the plot from romantic cliché. It emerges as a story steeped in regret and existential doubt – rueful, yearning and infinitely more relatable'