The student-led theatre effort at NLS, The Green Room, is organising a screening of ‘Romeo and Juliet‘ by William Shakespeare, presented as part of the National Theatre production as per the details below:

Day & Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Time: 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Venue: NAB 205

The Green Room is a nod to the intimate, lively backstage space in theatres where artists gather before a performance. The screening will be followed by an open discussion. 

About the Play

Set in Verona, Romeo and Juliet unfolds against the backdrop of a bitter feud between two noble families. Amid this hostility, Romeo and Juliet fall into an intense, secret love that defies social boundaries. Their attempt to carve out a private world of passion is gradually undone by violence and rigid codes of honour. Shakespeare traces how youthful idealism and impulsiveness become entangled with forces beyond their control, leading to tragic and irreversible consequences.

What gives the play its enduring force is its exploration of love in tension with social structures. It reveals how deeply personal desires are shaped, and often constrained, by family, honour, and circumstance, capturing both the transcendence and fragility of idealism in an unforgiving world.

Here is the link to its trailer.

About the Production

This screening features the National Theatre’s original film, a bold reimagining that brings Shakespeare’s tragedy into the remarkable backstage spaces of the theatre itself. Blurring the lines between performance and process, the film uses these unconventional settings to heighten the intimacy and urgency of the story, allowing desire and destiny to unfold in striking new ways. The production stars Jessie Buckley [Academy Award winner for Hamnet] as Juliet and Josh O’Connor as Romeo.