Romeo and Juliet at The Globe Theatre

We went to see a performance of Romeo and Juliet at The Globe Theatre. It was really interesting to get to see a piece of Shakespeare on stage and get to see the different interpretations of it. It was set in the modern day and have a very minimal set, which developed into lots of different things.

I thought that the set looked really interesting before the performance began and they did use some of it, for instance the blocks as the balcony, in an interesting way, but the car wasn't really necessary for the performance. It was visually interesting and was used in many different ways, but it wasn't relevant to any of the story line. This made me realise that we should only have set and props that are relevant to the play.

I have studied Romeo and Juliet a lot before, so I am very familiar with the story and I think doing it in the modern day has been used multiple times before. The man who played Romeo was funny at some points, but then did not convey to the audience the romance and naivety of Romeo's character. I thought that Juliet was very quiet and because Romeo was such a large character, she did not come across as one of the main characters of the play and it started to drag a little. 

I thought the guy who played Mercutio was not very believable, because I don't think he understood what he was saying. He delivered his lines clearly, however in the Queen Mab speech, he is supposed to be questioning his morals, his sexuality and many other things, which gives the audience a deeper insight into his character, and I did not, from his performance, understand any of the deeper meaning to his speech.

I enjoyed watching it, as a piece of theatre, but I don't think they delivered their characters very well and there were parts where the actors clearly didn't know their characters.

Watching this play has made me realise how important it is to understand everything behind your character. You also have to understand your lines, why you are saying them and what this adds to the story. It has made me realise that I need to do a  lot more research into my character and what she represents.