[ Metal clanking ] -[ Grunting ] -Romeo! For never was a story of more woe Than this of Juliet and her Romeo. I will not budge for no man's pleasure, I. And then during the show, its just the waiting that makes you feel anxious or nervous. -Within the infant rind of this small flower Poison hath residence and medicine power, For this, being smelled, with that part cheers each part, Being tasted, slays all senses with the heart. A drama about a widow and her children who, in 1935, relocate from Britain to Corfu, a sun-drenched Greek island in the Ionian Sea. Josh OConnor and Jessie Buckley star as Shakespeares immortal star-crossed lovers. An original film for television by the National Theatre, Great Performances: Romeo & Juliet premieres Friday, April 23 at 9 p.m. on PBS, pbs.org/gperf and the PBS Video app. I will not marry yet; and when I do, I swear It shall be Romeo, whom you know I hate, Rather than Paris. O, he's the courageous captain of compliments: he fights as you sing, keeps time, distance, proportion. -Tybalt, here slain, whom Romeo's hand did slay, Romeo, that spoke him fair, bade him bethink How slight the quarrel was, and urged withal Your high displeasure. -I'll know his grievance, or be much denied. -Now God in heaven bless thee! -In bed asleep while they do dream things true. -Why the devil came you between us? Let Romeo hence in haste, Else, when he is found, that hour is his last. -Tush, I will stir about, And all things shall be well, I warrant thee. -[ Crying ] [ Sniffles ] Tush. -What say you, can you love the gentleman? -Be plain, good son, and homely in thy drift; Riddling confession finds but riddling shrift. Jessie Buckley may have lost out on an Oscar but friends say her nomination alone is enough to prove she is destined for greater things. On pain of torture, from your bloody hands Throw your mistempered weapon to the ground And hear the sentence of your moved prince. During his later life, he had a great interest in weapons, hunting, and sailing, as well as painting. Tybalt is dead and Romeo is banished; That 'banished', that one word 'banished' Hath slain ten thousand Tybalts. No. Meanwhile, I'll seek your man, Benvolio, And he shall signify from time to time Every good hap to you that chances here. -I beg for justice, which thou, prince, must give: -Romeo slew him, he slew Mercutio, Who now the price of his dear blood doth owe? For his performance, he won a -Pardon, good Mercutio, my business was great, and in such a case as mine a man may strain courtesy. -O, wilt thou leave me so unsatisfied? Then, as the manner of our country is, Thou shalt be borne to that same ancient vault Where all the kindred of the Capulets lie. Jessie Buckley Her family back in Ireland were not worried, she has said. My whole world went from This is really fun to This is fascinating to me. I'll find Romeo To comfort you. -Can I go forward when my heart is here? I remember it well. Whither should they come? Morgan asked OConnor to read a scene in which Charles compares himself to a character in Dangling Man, a 1944 novel by Saul Bellow, where the character is waiting to be drafted into the war because the war will give his life meaning. Youd deliver a lamb, send it on its way, wash your hands, Action, and youd be acting again. By OConnors count, according to the interview, he delivered approximately 150 lambs. -Prince, no -- -I will be deaf to pleading and excuses, Nor tears, nor prayers shall purchase out abuses, Therefore use none. quirky familys true story: What the Durrells Did -You say you do not know Juliet's mind? I have remembered me, thou's hear our counsel. And in this borrowed likeness of shrunk death Thou shalt continue two-and-twenty hours, And then awake as from a pleasant sleep. My friend, it argues a distempered head So soon to bid good morrow to thy bed. But yeah, Im checking out of that.. This is that very Mab - - -Peace, peace, Mercutio, peace, Thou talk'st of nothing. Serpent heart, hid with a flowering face! -Marry, that 'marry' is the very theme I came to talk of. Being in night, all this is but a dream, Too flattering-sweet to be substantial. -This is dear mercy, and thou seest it not. Haply some poison yet doth hang on them To make me die with a restorative. [ Both grunting ] [ Knife slashes ] Oh! But now, Lady, what say you to my suit? I dreamt my lady came and found me dead -- Strange dream, that gives a dead man leave to think -- And breathed such life with kisses in my lips, That I revived, and was an emperor. Jessie Buckley and Bernard Butler have shared an emotive new collaborative single today, The Eagle And The Dove watch the video for the new song What, still in tears, Evermore showering? -Good morrow to you both. Turn back, dull earth, and find thy centre out. The Durrells' last ever Call me but love and I'll be new baptized. -More light and light, more dark and dark our woes! Two such opposed kings encamp them still In man as well as herbs, grace and rude will, And where the worser is predominant Full soon the canker death eats up that plant. Or, if I live, is it not very like The horrible conceit of death and night, Together with the terror of the place, As in a vault, an ancient receptacle Where for these many hundred years, the bones Of all my buried ancestors are packed: where bloody Tybalt, yet but green in earth, Lies festering in his shroud, where, as they say, At some hours in the night spirits resort, And shriek like mandrakes torn out of the earth That living mortals, hearing them, run mad: Romeo. And this shall free thee from this present shame, If no inconstant toy nor childish fear Abate thy valour in the acting it. [ No audio ] -[ Singing in Italian continues ] She's dead! -This wind you talk of blows us from ourselves; Supper is done, and we shall come too late. -Nay, gentle Romeo, we must have you dance. -But thou art not quickly moved to strike. -I dreamt a dream to-night. [ Indistinct yelling ] -Get, get. Durrells -Is it good den? -Both by myself and many other friends; But he, his own affections' counsellor, Is to himself too secret and too close. Pinterest. In this contemporary retelling, a company of actors in a shuttered theater bring to life the tale of two young lovers who strive to transcend a world of violence and hate. You are a princox, go, Be quiet, or for shame, I'll make you quiet. Shall I not then be stifled in the vault, And there die strangled ere my Romeo comes? -Let me be ta'en, let me be put to death. [ Door slides open ] -How now, Benvolio. Is Rosaline, that thou didst love so dear, So soon forsaken? How if, when I am laid into the tomb, I wake before the time that Romeo Comes to redeem me? [ Breathing heavily ] No, no. -Tell me in sadness, who is that you love. -What says he of our marriage, what of that? -Father, I am not well. If rather than to marry County Paris Thou hast the strength of will to slay thyself, Then is it likely thou wilt undertake A thing like death to chide away this shame; And, if thou dar'st, I'll give thee remedy. She was featured in Gerald Durrell's autobiographical Corfu trilogy, which tells about the Durrells' years in Corfu from 1935 to 1939 in a somewhat fictionalized way. -Come, gentle night, come, loving black-browed night, Give me my Romeo. WebA drama about a widow and her children who, in 1935, relocate from Britain to Corfu, a sun-drenched Greek island in the Ionian Sea. -Verona's summer hath not such a flower. Thou wilt fall backward when thou hast more wit, Wilt thou not Jule?' -Where the devil should this Romeo be? But farmer John, whos still a very good friend of mine, said that he might employ me one day.. WebThe Cast of The Durrells in Corfu Say Goodbye . -Stop thy unhallowed toil, vile Montague! The four-year-long idyll came to an abrupt end in 1939, as the head of the household, Louisa received news about the commencement of World War II. -See what a scourge is laid upon your hate, That heaven finds means to kill your joys with love. O courteous Tybalt, honest gentleman, That ever I should live to see thee dead! -Ay, a thousand times. I think she will be ruled In all respects by me; nay, more, I doubt it not. Making The Crown has been the most rewarding two years of my life, OConnor said in his acceptance speech, where he also sang the praises of co-star Emma Corrin, the Diana to his Charles, calling her a force of nature., But, after such a successful and positive run in the series, the actor, who often graces the theatre stage as well, confessed he wont be playing a member of the royal family again. | Shh! Jessie Buckley -Now, sir, her mother counts it dangerous That she do give her sorrow so much sway, And in her wisdom hastes our marriage, To stop the inundation of her tears, Which, too much minded by herself alone, May be put from her by society. [ Door opens ] [ Door closes ] -Why dost thou wring thy hands? -[ Sniffling ] [ Door closes ] -Romeo is banished, and all the world to nothing He dares ne'er come back to challenge you; Or if he do, it must be done by stealth. My will to her consent is but a part, Tonight we hold an old accustomed feast, Whereto we have invited many a guest Such as we love; and you among the store One more, most welcome, makes my number more. [ Knock on door ] -How now, who calls? -Out of her favour, where I am in love. -Lady, I would that Thursday were tomorrow. [ Birds chirping ] -[ Sighs ] I must be gone and live, or stay and die. Buckley is a seasoned Law & Order guest star, first appearing as Defense Attorney Walsh in the early days of SVU. -And no sooner in But every man betake him to his legs. Dry up your tears, and place your rosemary Upon this fair corpse, and, as the custom is, In all her best array, bear her to church; Every one prepare To follow this fair corpse unto her grave. For fear of that I still will stay with thee And never from this palace of dim night Depart again. The time has come to bid the fun-loving Durrell family a fond farewell! From forth the fatal loins of these two foes A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life; Whose misadventured piteous overthrows Do with their death, bury their parents' strife. -Ay, marry, go, I say, and fetch him hither. -[ Singing in Italian continues ] -Out, alas. -Prince, as thou art true, For blood of ours shed blood of Montague. I read that line and I was like, Well, thats enough to get your teeth into., The series reunited OConnor with fellowLes Misrablesstar Olivia Colman, who played Madame Thnardier in the 2019 MASTERPIECE series. Condemned villain, I do apprehend thee. -Well, you have comforted me marvellous much. -To answer that, I should confess to you. Deny thy father and refuse thy name, Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love, And I'll no longer be a Capulet. Great Performances is produced by THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET. -Romeo, the love I bear thee can afford No better term than this: thou art a villain. And when I shall die Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun. Did Romeo's ha-- hand shed Tybalt's blood? [ Both laugh ] That this same wayward girl is so reclaimed. Daisy Waterstone was born on 13 June 1994 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. Before, I would go to an English class and read Shakespeare and find it infuriating. Drama at my school you chose drama because you didnt want to do too many serious subjects, he told The Indepedent. I must to the learned. Signior Martino and his wife and daughters; Mercutio and his brother Valentine; Mine uncle Capulet, his wife and daughters; My fair niece Rosaline, and Livia; Signior Valentino and his cousin Tybalt; A fair assembly. What early tongue so sweet saluteth me? Day, night, hour, tide, time, work, play, Alone, in company, still my care has been To have thee matched; and having now provided, To answer 'I'll not wed, I cannot love, I am too young, I pray you pardon me.'. PBS station members can view episodes via Passport (contact your local PBS station for details). -Bid her devise some means to come to shrift this afternoon, And there she shall at Friar Laurence' cell Be shrived and married. Durrells Seal up the mouth of outrage for awhile Till we can clear these ambiguities And know their spring, their head, their true descent. Alive, in triumph, and Mercutio slain! -Holy Saint Francis, what a change is here! -Why, what is Tybalt? -Why, how now, kinsman, wherefore storm you so? After a two-season stint as a young Prince Charles in The Crown, OConnor won his very first Primetime Emmy Award for the role in 2021, which, coincidentally, was the first time he ever attended the ceremony. Join us. -I am sent to trudge about through fair Verona, and find them out whose names are written here, but can never find what names the writing person here has writ. . [ Knife slashes ] -[ Gasps, panting ] [ Panting ] [ Moaning ] -I'll bury thee in a triumphant grave. -No, not till Thursday; there is time enough. -We shall be short in our provision: 'Tis now near night. Through these channels and streaming platforms, The WNET Group brings arts, culture, education, news, documentary,entertainmentand DIY programming to more than five million viewers each month. -Then plainly know my heart's dear love is set On the fair daughter of rich Capulet. -Marry, that I will, and this is wisely done. -[ Whistles ] -I strike quickly, being moved. Take thou this vial, being then in bed, And this distilling liquor drink thou off, When presently through all thy veins shall run A cold and drowsy humour, for no pulse Shall keep his native progress, but surcease. -'Tis no less, I tell ye, for the bawdy hand of the dial is now upon the prick of noon. -Well get you gone, a' Thursday be it then. The 30 year-old star has appeared in a number of MASTERPIECE hits, dating as far back as one of his first on-screen credits in an episode of Inspector Lewis in 2012. -We will, and know her mind early tomorrow. Thy Juliet is alive, For whose dear sake thou wast but lately dead: There art thou happy. Company Credits This night you shall behold him at our feast. From reality TV to Oscar nominee: the rise and rise of I'll have this knot knit up tomorrow morning. Are you at leisure, holy father, now, Or shall I come to you at evening mass? -I will confess to you that I love him. My heart is wondrous light against tomorrow. The time is very short. This stylized film of Shakespeares masterpiece celebrates the theatrical imagination, moving from the stripped-down aesthetic of a rehearsal into a cinematic journey that embraces the architecture of the theater space and varied backstage spaces of the Nationals Lyttelton Theatre. [ Knock on door ] [ Door opens ] -Why, how now, Juliet? -Good mother, I beseech you on my knees, Hear me with patience but to speak a word. -What, art thou drawn among these heartless hinds? -[ Grunts ] -Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! WebJessie Buckley. -Oh, a man, young lady; lady, such a man As all the world -- why, he's a man of wax. My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite. Thou sober-suited matron, all in black, Hood my unmanned blood, bating in my cheeks, With thy black mantle, till strange love grow bold, Think true love acted simple modesty. An I might live to see thee married once, I have my wish. Obey and go with me, for thou must die. Delay this marriage by a month, a week; Or if thou do not, make my bridal bed In that dim monument where Tybalt lies. In the final season the Durrells idyllic island life is cut short by the outbreak of World War II but is that really where the story ends? WebShe was the mother of Lawrence and Gerald Durrell. -We talk here in the public haunt of men. This is not Romeo, he's some otherwhere. I wonder at this haste, that I must marry Ere he that should be husband comes to woo.