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A rock and roll retelling of a Shakespeare classic brought love, heartbreak and death to the stage. Nottingham Shakespeare Company’s tour of Romeo and Juliet called at Newark Town Hall for a performance in support of the mayor’s charities, and wowed the audience with an action packed production. The title roles were played by Emily Ashberry, as Juliet, and Harriet Cadman, as Romeo, who offered an emotionally charged and believable love story throughout the show. Romeo’s desperation and anguish at his banishment and the supposed death of his lover were tangible, a gut-wrenching pain written acr…

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