Tom Holland’s “Romeo & Juliet” show on the West End’s off to a rocky start … ’cause the first preview has been canceled due to technical issues.
The star-crossed lovers were supposed to take the stage for the first time in front of paying audiences Saturday night at London’s Duke of York theater … but, Deadline reports ticketholders received an email canceling the show Friday.
According to the outlet … showrunners said technical aspects of the play needed further refinement before audiences could see it — so, sounds like they couldn’t quite iron everything out in rehearsals.
“Romeo & Juliet” is supposed to have more previews early next week … no word yet on whether those will go ahead as planned.
Holland’s show has already had to deal with a series of issues leading up to the previews … remember, his costar Francesca Amewudah-Rivers has faced a series of racist attacks over the last few moments for playing the titular heroine.
The Jamie Lloyd Company said in a statement the attacks must stop and reiterated its commitment to making sure the production itself ran smoothly despite the vicious attacks … unfortunately, doesn’t seem like that’s possible at the moment.
The official opening night for ‘R&J’ is set for May 23 … though with all the delays, it’ll be interesting to see if that’s still in the cards.
We all know “Romeo & Juliet” has a tragic end … but, this start isn’t promising so far either.
