Janson is a scream as Hathaway, who is bored of her husband’s gadding about to London and decides to rebel Melanie La Barrie is great fun as Juliet’s seen-it-all Nurse Tompsett is a self-regarding treat as Shakespeare and at the risk of spoilering, Jordan Luke Gage is almost religiously ridiculous as Romeo, written back into the musical by Shakespeare in a fit of pique. A lot of wilfully silly, somewhat subversive, occasionally meta-theatrical things happen it is a hoot.Īside from the epochal tunes and daft story, huge performances and slick visuals are at the heart of a musical that’s clearly not an actual classic but absolutely makes the most of what it has. She browbeats Will into allowing Juliet to survive then persuades him to let her rewrite the play as an empowering feminist road trip for Juliet and her gal (and non-binary) pals. But his wife Anne Hathaway (Cassidy Janson, scene-stealingly bolshy) has other ideas. The Bard of Avon (Oliver Tompsett, channelling a mid-tier ‘Love Island’ contestant) is very pleased with himself for having written the play. It’s basically ‘Romeo & Juliet’ rewritten into a sort of woke panto. The plot is fun provided you refuse to take any of what happens seriously. These were Big Tunes to start with, and in ‘& Juliet’ they sound immense, reconfigured into lush new Tudor-nodding arrangements (a harpsichord features prominently). Most crucially, in a musical that Martin is heavily involved with, they’re deployed in ways that always find some emotional connection to the plot (by no means a given in a jukebox musical – *takes a long, hard stare at ‘Mamma Mia!’*). Me, I grew up with Martin’s greatest hits: Britney Spears and Backstreet Boys dominated the radio when I was at school, and while I’ve never spent a single penny on his music, I’ve probably spent days of my life listening to it. And with the gift of that knowledge, I can fairly confidently state that you’ll probably like ‘& Juliet’ almost precisely as much as you expect to like ‘& Juliet’. Here are the five films showing at Movies on the River this week – and see below for details on the full lineup and how to buy tickets.Įxplore every film playing at Movies on the River from now until August 3 – and buy tickets here, starting at £29.‘& Juliet’ is a heavily ironic Shakespeare rewrite based on the songs of super-producer Max Martin. Once darkness falls the movie plays on the top deck of the boat – and there are drinks and snacks available to buy on board all night. Our boat leaves Tower Pier near Tower Bridge every evening from Tuesday to Saturday at 8pm and takes a sunset cruise through the heart of the city. ![]() Every movie has been hand-picked to please London’s open-air movie fans, and this week’s big-hitting films include the romantic classics ‘Pretty Woman’ and ‘Romeo + Juliet’.Ĭan you imagine watching one of your favourite films on the top deck of a Thames boat? Movies on the River is a totally unique offering for film fans. ![]() It’s time to get down to the river! Time Out’s very own outdoor screening series Movies on the River is now up and running on the Thames five nights a week.
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