Royal Ballet

Romeo and Juliet

In Cinemas 26, 27 & 30 Apr 2025
Conductor
Koen Kessels
Orchestra
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Cast
Fumi Kaneko (Juliet), Vadim Muntagirov (Romeo), Francisco Serrano (Mercutio), Ryoichi Hirano (Tybalt), Giacomo Rovero (Benvolio), Lukas B. Brændsrød (Paris), Lord Capulet (Bennet Gartside), Lady Capulet (Cristina Arestis)
Music
Sergey Prokofiev
Choreography
Kenneth MacMillan
Designs
Nicolas Georgiadis
Duration
Approx. 2h55 incl. 2 intervals
Captured live from Covent Garden, London, 20 Mar 2025
Official Event Listing
  • Ardently danced, thoughtful and heartfelt. The whole production comes up bright and strong.
    Zoe Anderson, THE INDEPENDENT
    Pierces the heart. A masterpiece of storytelling.
    Mark Pullinger, BACHTRACK
    Marvel afresh at this luxuriant, exciting and extremely powerful work of art . MacMillan’s dark masterpiece still casts its spell.
    Mark Monahan, THE TELEGRAPH
    Glorious. The Royal Ballet inhabits their heritage ballet like a well-loved home – every detail tells a story. The company, swollen by over 30 extras, animates each moment.
    David Jays, THE EVENING STANDARD

Ballet in three acts (1965)

The greatest love story ever told – through ballet. An ancient family feud casts a long shadow over the town of Verona. In this hothouse of tension, brawls are quick to break out and both sides get caught in the crossfire.

The Capulets and Montagues are sworn enemies. Yet it is love at first sight for Romeo Montague (Vadim Muntagirov) and Juliet Capulet (Fumi Kaneko) when they meet each other at the Capulet ball, into which Romeo has snuck. The two fall in love and they profess their devotion to each other at Juliet’s balcony. They secretly get married. The stakes are raised for the young couple when Romeo avenges the death of his friend Mercutio who has been killed by Tybalt, Juliet’s cousin. For this, Romeo is exiled from Verona. Meanwhile, Juliet’s parents are forcing her to marry another suitor. In order to be together, Romeo and Juliet must risk it all…

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Sydney patrons please note: Due to a private event, the Wed 30 April screening at Palace Moore Park will no longer proceed. However, a replacement screening has been added at Moore Park on Monday 28 April. [updated: 4/11/24]

Royal Ballet

Based at the Royal Opera House, The Royal Ballet, led by Director Kevin O'Hare, is Britain’s largest ballet company.  The Company has a wide-ranging repertory showcasing the great classical ballets, heritage works from Founder Choreographer Frederick Ashton and Principal Choreographer Kenneth MacMillan, as well as new works by the foremost choreographers of today. 

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