Howard Miller takes a look at Romeo + Juliet at Circle in the Square:
Director Sam Gold and William Shakespeare. Always expect the unexpected when these two pair up. For instance, when Gold, in his most avant-garde mode, tackled Hamlet in 2017 and, five years later, Macbeth, he ventured so far outside the box, it seemed as though Shakespeare had gotten lost in the shuffle. On the other hand, the 2016 Othello, which Gold placed within a military setting, was thrilling from start to end, both original in its concept and true to the Bard. And now, happily falling into the original-and-true category, is Gold's take on Romeo + Juliet, which opened tonight at the Circle in the Square. It is, in a word, terrific. |
