Queen Mab Speech | Romeo & Juliet Act 1 Sc 4 with Josh O’Connor, Fisayo Akinade and Shubham Saraf

Mercutio (Fisayo Akinade) teases Romeo (Josh O’Connor) for his lovesickness over Rosaline and dreams about her with a speech about a mischievous fairy, Queen Mab. Mercutio, Romeo and Benvolio (Shubham Saraf) are about to gatecrash a party at their enemy’s house because she’s on the guest list. Jessie Buckley and Josh O’Connor are Juliet and Romeo in a bold new film from the National Theatre. Watch Romeo & Juliet for free at 9pm Sunday 4 April on Sky Arts (UK) and 9pm Friday 23 April on PBS (US). -- Romeo and Juliet risk everything to be together. In defiance of their feuding families, they chase a future of joy and passion as violence erupts around them. This new film brings to life the remarkable backstage spaces of the National Theatre in which desire, dreams and destiny collide to make Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy sing in an entirely new way. Jessie Buckley (Wild Rose, Judy) and Josh O’Connor (The Crown, God’s Own Country) play Juliet and Romeo. The award-winni