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‘Motherland’ Star Paul Ready Among Cast For ‘All That Glitters’, A Retelling Of ‘Romeo & Juliet’ Set In A UK School


All That Glitters is described as a modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet in a UK school setting, populated with anxious teens and TikTok scrollers.

EXCLUSIVE: Motherland actor Paul Ready is set to star with Elliot Grihault ( House of the Dragon) in feature film All That Glitters, a young adult comedy-drama inspired by Shakespeare and how he might have written in the modern day. I am particularly intrigued by the idea of a sixteen-year-old protagonist who embarks on his own coming-of-age journey with the aid of Shakespeare himself, in a story reminiscent of Romeo and Juliet as a vehicle for encouraging young adults to the Bard’s writing.” Paul Ready, also known for series The Terror and feature The Death Of Stalin, added: “Peter has written a beautiful script, full of great characters, humour, heartache, humanity and maybe above all – a lot of love.

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