Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 02 | 20120429 | Shakespeare's quick witted summer tragedy, recorded with the same company as Twelfth Night, his melancholic winter comedy, which was the first in this Drama on 3 Shakespeare and Love season. In a town full of hatred, where the streets ring with the Capulet Montague feud, and swords are too easily drawn, Romeo and Juliet find each other, and love, and never let go. Cast Romeo....Trystan Gravelle Juliet....Vanessa Kirby Nurse....Rosie Cavaliero Friar Laurence....Ron Cook Prince Escalus....David Tennant Mercutio....Paul Ready Benvolio....Adam James Tybalt....Carl Prekopp Paris....Johnny Flynn Capulet....James Lailey Lady Capulet....Naomi Frederick Montague....Peter Hamilton Dyer Balthasar....Don Gilet Apothecary... Christine Absalom Gregory....Harry Livingstone Sampson....Joe Sims Prologue....Tracy Wiles Music....Roger Goula Sound Design....Colin Guthrie Directed by Jessica Dromgoole The second of Drama on 3's season, featuring new productions of Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet and The Tempest, the first plays aired in the pan-BBC Shakespeare Unlocked celebration. The first two plays, which reflect upon Shakespeare and Love are performed by a single company of actors including David Tennant and Rosie Cavaliero both of whom won best actor and best actress at the recent Audio Drama Awards. Shakespeare's tragic love story, with Trystan Gravelle and Vanessa Kirby as the lovers. Romeo.... Trystan Gravelle Juliet.... Vanessa Kirby Nurse.... Rosie Cavaliero Friar Laurence.... Ron Cook Prince Escalus.... David Tennant Mercutio.... Paul Ready Benvolio.... Adam James Tybalt.... Carl Prekopp Paris.... Johnny Flynn Capulet.... James Lailey Lady Capulet.... Naomi Frederick Montague.... Peter Hamilton Dyer Balthasar.... Don Gilet Gregory.... Harry Livingstone Sampson.... Joe Sims Prologue.... Tracy Wiles Music.... Roger Goula Sound Design.... Colin Guthrie . Shakespeare's tragic love story, with Trystan Gravelle and Vanessa Kirby as the lovers. " |