A first look trailer has been released for the upcoming broadcast of the National Theatre’s Romeo & Juliet.

The production, filmed on the Lyttelton Theatre stage, will be shown on Sky Arts on 4 April at 9pm in the UK and on PBS on 23 April at 9pm in the US.

Directed by Simon Godwin and adapted for the screen by Emily Burns, this version of Shakespeare’s tragedy stars Jessie Buckley and Josh O’Connor in the title roles, alongside Fisayo Akinade as Mercutio, Deborah Findlay as the Nurse, Tamsin Greig as Lady Capulet, Lucian Msamati as the Friar, Shubham Saraf as Benvolio, David Judge as Tybalt, Alex Mugnaioni as Paris, Adrian Lester as Prince, Lloyd Hutchinson as Lord Capulet, Colin Tierney as Lord Montague, Ella Dacres as Peta and Ellis Howard as Sampson.

Also in the creative team are director of photography Tim Sidell, with set and costume design by Soutra Gilmour, movement direction by Jonathan Goddard and Shelley Maxwell, fight direction by Kate Waters and composition by Michael Bruce.

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To watch the trailer, please see below…