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Casting: Romeo & Juliet
03 Mar 25
Director Stephen Hayward introduces the cast for his production of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet. Set in an asylum and subtitled ‘Love in Madness’, this is certain to be a very different portrayal of “a pair of star-cross’d lovers”!
I was overwhelmed with interest for this production, receiving close to 150 enquiries, seeing over 70 auditionees in person, plus 14 self-tapes. It was a really REALLY tough decision to whittle it down to the 12 actors who would be coming on this crazy journey with me, but I'm so excited to get started in creating some Shakespearean magic with this merry band.
Stephen Hayward
Director
Cast:
Romeo – Lavan Jeyarupalingam (new to SLT)
Juliet – Han Evans
Benvolio – Ben Farren
Mercutio – Jamie Bowman
Nurse – Jacquie Cassidy
Tybalt – Bex Law
Paris – Kitty McNeill
Friar Lawrence – Jason Rosenthal
Lady Capulet – Celia Byrne (new to SLT)
Abram – Yohann Philip
Prince – Talibah Odonkor
Montague – Nick Davidson
Romeo & Juliet plays 3 – 7 June 2025 at the SLT Fire Station. Early bird tickets will be on sale soon.