Romeo and Juliet have been let down
Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe deliver thrilling performances, but Robert Icke’s direction is an assault on the senses
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Faye Curran
Faye Curran is a sub-editor at the New Statesman. She previously worked at The Week
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