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Tom Holland's Romeo & Juliet divides critics as Marvel star is branded 'uncharismatic' and 'forgettable' while co-star Francesca Amewudah-Rivers hailed a star - following racist backlash
The Marvel star, 27, plays one star-crossed lover alongside Francesca Amewudah-Rivers in the edgy and modern production directed by theatre whizz Jamie Lloyd.
'Francesca Amewudah-Rivers is a radiant Juliet with a luminous stage presence whose performance single-handedly elevates the entire show; no wonder Romeo is instantly shaken from his self-indulgent solipsism and Holland comes vividly and convincingly alive to display the rawness of fresh emotion'. The Financial Times' Sarah Hemming was also full of praise and gave the show four stars: 'Holland’s riveting Romeo is wan, pinched, lost in thought when we meet him, his tightly cropped hair making him look young and vulnerable. 'Francesca Amewudah-Rivers is a radiant Juliet with a luminous stage presence whose performance single-handedly elevates the entire show; no wonder Romeo is instantly shaken from his self-indulgent solipsism and Holland comes vividly and convincingly alive to display the rawness of fresh emotion'.
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