Romeo & Juliet Extended Preview
Preview: Season 48 Episode 17 | 1m 33sVideo has Closed Captions
In defiance of their feuding families, Romeo and Juliet risk everything to be together.
This stylized film of Shakespeare’s masterpiece from the National Theatre celebrates the theatrical imagination. In this contemporary retelling, a company of actors in a shuttered theater bring to life the tale of two young lovers who strive to transcend a world of violence and hate. Josh O’Connor and Jessie Buckley star as Shakespeare’s immortal star-crossed lovers.
Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...
Romeo & Juliet Extended Preview
Preview: Season 48 Episode 17 | 1m 33sVideo has Closed Captions
This stylized film of Shakespeare’s masterpiece from the National Theatre celebrates the theatrical imagination. In this contemporary retelling, a company of actors in a shuttered theater bring to life the tale of two young lovers who strive to transcend a world of violence and hate. Josh O’Connor and Jessie Buckley star as Shakespeare’s immortal star-crossed lovers.
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PBS and Great Performances go behind the scenes of National Theatre's Romeo & Juliet. (1m 30s)
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The Nurse confers with Romeo and then tells Juliet the joyous news. (2m 35s)
The Making of "Romeo & Juliet"
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Learn how the National Theatre and director Simon Godwin transformed "Romeo & Juliet." (4m 2s)
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In defiance of their feuding families, Romeo and Juliet risk everything to be together. (31s)
Romeo & Juliet's Intimate Moment
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Romeo and Juliet share an intimate moment at the masquerade ball which ends in heartache. (3m 4s)
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...