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Breaking Down the Controversy Surrounding Tom Holland's ‘Romeo and Juliet’


Tom Holland and Francesca Amewudah-Rivers were cast in the West End production of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ in March

On Friday, April 5, director Jamie Lloyd ’s production company released a statement seemingly calling out the social media trolls for their harsh words against Amewudah-Rivers. Sometimes falling in love onstage can lead to an epic offstage romance — just ask Leslie Odom Jr. and Nicolette Robinson, who met during a production of Once on This Island. In addition to Holland and Amewudah-Rivers, the play also stars Freema Agyeman, Michael Balogun, Tomiwa Edun, Mia Jerome, Daniel Quinn-Toye and Ray Sesay.

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