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O’Connor: I remember in rehearsal Jessie would say, “They need love.” That first sonnet is them realizing that they have a [shared] language of love.  (Credit: Courtesy of Rob Youngson) When did you first understand the power of Shakespeare?   Buckley: It was quite unemotional when I learned it in school, and then I ended up doing a four-week Shakespeare course and it blew me apart. His stories of loss feel just as relevant today as they did in the 1600s.  O’Connor: I was rubbish at school, so nothing made sense. [ Laughs] But my dad is an English teacher, and wh...

We all know how this story ends, and yet it endures. Why? Jessie Buckley: It’s love, man. It’s the great mystery of life. Josh O’Connor: It’s the perfect story. They can’t be together, and the stakes are huge in the same way as Titanic and those epic movies we revisit. They’re all basically Romeo & Juliet.   When your Romeo and Juliet meet, they’re at an edgy masked ball. Why do they fall so hard so quickly?  Buckley: Their world has been numbed by violence, and love has become a scary thing: If you love someone, it’s very likely that you’r...

Print William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” has maintained its centuries-long hold on the popular imagination for an obvious reason. Love — particularly of the idealized youthful variety — is never out of style. But reencountering the play in new formats — “Romeo y Julieta,” the Public Theater’s bilingual podcast version (available on demand) and the National Theatre’s original film “Romeo & Juliet” (airing on PBS’ Great Performances April 23) — I see more clearly that romance is only half the answer. The other half has to do with societal division. When Romeo a...

Brideshead Revisited is being, well, revisited. A Steven Spielberg-directed remake of West Side Story is set to hit theaters later this year. In 2019, the most recent revival of the musical landed on Broadway. Jan Versweyveld On Broadway, directors Diane Paulus and Jeffrey L. Page are taking on the more earthly drama of the Founding Fathers in a revival of 1776, which focuses on the months leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Originally set to arrive on Broadway this spring, the production is on hold until theaters open; the show will feature a cast of all women a...

‘Blithe Spirit’ Review: Dead, but Not Loving It Dan Stevens stars as a writer taunted by the ghost of his dead wife in this grating adaptation of the 1941 play. Dan Stevens and Leslie Mann in “Blithe Spirit.”Credit...Rob Youngson/IFC Films When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. A comedy that’s more screw-loose than screwball, Edward Hall’s “Blithe Spirit,” a ludicrous adaptation of Noël Coward’s 1941 stage play, reimagines its source material as little more than a slip-an...