Tom Holland‘s “Romeo & Juliet” present on the West End’s off to a rocky begin … ‘trigger the primary preview has been canceled as a result of technical points.
The star-crossed lovers had been presupposed to take the stage for the primary time in entrance of paying audiences Saturday evening at London’s Duke of York theater … however, Deadline stories ticketholders acquired an e-mail canceling the present Friday.
According to the outlet … showrunners mentioned technical features of the play wanted additional refinement earlier than audiences may see it — so, seems like they could not fairly iron every thing out in rehearsals.
“Romeo & Juliet” is meant to have extra previews early subsequent week … no phrase but on whether or not these will go forward as deliberate.
Holland’s present has already needed to cope with a collection of points main as much as the previews … keep in mind, his costar Francesca Amewudah-Rivers has confronted a collection of racist assaults over the previous couple of moments for enjoying the titular heroine.
The Jamie Lloyd Company mentioned in a press release the assaults should cease and reiterated its dedication to creating certain the manufacturing itself ran easily regardless of the vicious assaults … sadly, would not appear to be that is doable for the time being.
The official opening evening for ‘R&J’ is about for May 23 … although with all of the delays, it will be fascinating to see if that is nonetheless within the playing cards.
We all know “Romeo & Juliet” has a tragic finish … however, this begin is not promising to this point both.