EUTC's Romeo and Juliet

Clocking in at three-and-a-half hours, this remained a spirited production, albeit with inevitable longueurs - I don't believe I've ever seen so much crying in this play. The interesting choice of venue (Greyfriars Kirk) proved its greatest failure, as a great many of the actors' words (and all of the nurse's) got lost in the expansive acoustic.

Andy Field, playing an uncommonly immature Romeo, was at his best as the ardent lover, while Shaunie Brett's Juliet made a thoroughly convincing growth from giggling girl to impassioned young woman. Most notable in the smaller roles were Guy Robertson as Capulet, forever teetering between charm and Begbie-like rage, and Alex Marx as Paris, showing there's more to the part than making puppy-dog eyes.

This was the first Edinburgh University Theatre Company production I've seen. As long as the venue is better chosen next time, it won't be the last.

(4th March 2006)

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