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Shakespeare’s „Romeo and Juliet“ in Skočibuha Summer Residence

Date created: 14.08.2015.

Last year's premiere title , "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, directed by Jagoš Marković and performed by the Festival Drama Ensemble, is on the program of the 66th Dubrovnik Summer Festival on 15th, 16th, 17th and 18th of August at 9:30 pm in the Renaissance Skočibuha Summer Residence on Boninovo.

"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare is a timeless play with which the Festival marked the last year’s 450th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth. One of the greatest love stories ever to be told and one of the well-known tragedies, a story about love and death, but mostly about love trying to escape the web of hate in order to survive and win in death, expectedly caused a huge interest of the audience. The Festival audience was so thrilled that every performance was awarded with ovations and grandiose applause.

"Romeo and Juliet" is directed by Jagoš Marković who signs the set design and music, the text adaptation based on the translation of Josip Torbarina was made by Aleksandra Glovacki, costume design by Leo Kulaš and lighting design by Radomir Stamenković.

 Festival Ensemble won the audience sympathies with the brilliant performances of Robert Budak and Kristina Stevović as Romeo and Juliet, Žarko Savić, Jelena Perčin, Siniša Popović, Nataša Janjić, Neva Rošić, Boris Svrtan, Amar Bukvić, Ivan Glowatzky, Stefan Kapičić, Goran Grgić, Andrej Dojkić, Robert Bošković, Matko Knešaurek and Nikola Sekulo. Dado Ćosića has been replaced by Ivan Čuić in the role of Paris.The critics and the audience were thrilled with effective and believable scenes of fencing accredited to Lovro Buva, master swordsman who trained the actors.