The New Vic Theatre in Newcastle-Under-Lyme is staging a new adaptation of Romeo & Juliet, with Russell Kane appearing in the production, according to The Stage. The Reviews Hub published its review of the show on Wednesday, 23 September 2026.
The two outlets frame the production differently. The Stage's headline describes Kane as fronting what it calls a "baffling adaptation," signalling a critical response to the staging. The Reviews Hub covered the same production at the Staffordshire venue in its own review.
The New Vic is a theatre-in-the-round venue in Newcastle-Under-Lyme, and the casting of Kane — a comedian known for stand-up and television work rather than classical theatre — places a well-known comic name at the centre of a Shakespeare revival. Both reviews appeared on the same day, giving the production its first major critical notices.
Beyond the casting and the reviewers' verdicts, no further production details are available in the source material, including the creative team, the remainder of the cast, or the run dates. The full texts of both reviews sit behind their respective publishers.
Audiences and industry observers can follow further coverage from The Reviews Hub and The Stage, and check the New Vic Theatre's own listings, for confirmed performance dates and the rest of the company.
