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Friday, March 27, 2026
‘It feels like flying!’ Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe on child stardom, passion and the heady rush of Romeo and Juliet
Theatre | The Guardian: Noah Jupe and Sadie Sink are comparing their CVs. “Noah has more Shakespeare experience than me, for sure,” says Sink. “Oh yes, I think so,” replies Jupe. “How many lines?” asks Sink. “Quite a few, actually,” he reports. “More than 10!”
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Abeni Zhang
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I really enjoyed reading this article. It feels like I’m looking into tiny clips of Jupe and Sink’s acting experience as they grow up. I first knew Sadie from Strangers Things, and immediately looked her up. Learning about her Broadway experience and theater background, I have a lot of positive bias towards this talented young actress. I remember seeing the first picture of this article somewhere on social media and realizing that Sadie stepping back to the theater is super exciting. Not knowing they are doing Romeo and Juliet, I find this rehearsal photo really modern, so I suppose the love story is told in a completely contemporary perspective. It’s also interesting to see two actors who already know each other on screen but never in real life, and have shared childhood experiences, working together. I see Jupe saying it feels like flying, which is both fun and exciting to hear. I also find the mention of Icke’s perspective on this new production interesting since he has already grown and changed so much since his first production of this piece.
This was a really interesting read, and I am really glad I read it because it provided me with more context about not only these two actors, but also Robert Icke, the director of the current Romeo and Juliet production in the West End. I knew that both of these actors were involved with the entertainment industry and performing from a young age, and I think it is really interesting that these two, being so young, were cast as the leads in a Shakespeare show. For professional Shakespeare I feel it is more common to have middle-aged or older actors take up the roles, but I honestly loved this casting not only because of the actors and their acting history, but because they are close in age to the character they are playing. I also enjoyed reading more about how these two got involved within the industry, and I find it crazy the changes they had to make due to being performers at such a young age.
Fascinating… the hook of this article is the fact that the playwright got kicked out of rehearsals for 3 days but yet the writer can't even really speak on why but the playwright got kicked out for 3 days? I'm curious as to how the press found out about this to begin with, if the playwright went to the New York Times or someone else on the team. I mean if nothing else free publicity for the show. And for what it sounds like, it fits the vibe of the show. It's interesting that the dispute was with two people who run Warner Bros. I wonder if they were producers on the project. Or if they gave the rights to the story from the original movie I'm unclear. It is interesting though when you get to that point in the process, end of tech and previews. When does it become too late for the playwright's opinions and rewrites? I was shocked when I learned Broadway shows can stay in previews for weeks! Who decides when to pull the trigger and open? Is it the producers or the creative team actors?
I've always been, I guess, a fan of Sadie Sink or really interested in her story because I grew up a town over from her, so I've seen her just around the town in past years. So seeing her rise to stardom and like the absolute success she's achieving on stage and on screen has been really euphoric to watch. I recently saw her in John Proctor Is The Villain on Broadway, which was and continues to be a life-changing script. And when I heard the news about Romeo and Juliet, I was very excited for her. I don't know Noah Jupe anyway near the way I know Sadie sink but I've seen his work in the past, and I think that young success is always super exciting to watch. I'm also fascinated by his knowledge of Shakespeare and his ability to recall it so clearly and accurately, in regard to remembering specific lines and such. I think both of these young actors deserve all the success and work they're getting, and I'm really excited to see what their work on film and on the stage looks like in the future.
As soon as I saw Sadie Sink’s name in the article, I knew I had to read it. I have been such a fan of her acting and musical theatre since before her breakout role in Stranger Things, and it has been amazing to see her take ownership of the well deserved spotlight. Sink spoke briefly to the struggle that it takes to break your identity away from your biggest role, and so it is exciting to see people recognize her for her many acting talents. On a separate note, something I never realized before reading this article was that younger actors are not always in Shakespeare plays because of the complex roles and the very demanding training that it requires. Which is not to say that other roles do not have the same level of rigor, but Shakespeare has a very specific technique. This production seems to be a more contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare’s work, and I am interested in seeing how that manifests itself.
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I really enjoyed reading this article. It feels like I’m looking into tiny clips of Jupe and Sink’s acting experience as they grow up. I first knew Sadie from Strangers Things, and immediately looked her up. Learning about her Broadway experience and theater background, I have a lot of positive bias towards this talented young actress. I remember seeing the first picture of this article somewhere on social media and realizing that Sadie stepping back to the theater is super exciting. Not knowing they are doing Romeo and Juliet, I find this rehearsal photo really modern, so I suppose the love story is told in a completely contemporary perspective. It’s also interesting to see two actors who already know each other on screen but never in real life, and have shared childhood experiences, working together. I see Jupe saying it feels like flying, which is both fun and exciting to hear. I also find the mention of Icke’s perspective on this new production interesting since he has already grown and changed so much since his first production of this piece.
This was a really interesting read, and I am really glad I read it because it provided me with more context about not only these two actors, but also Robert Icke, the director of the current Romeo and Juliet production in the West End. I knew that both of these actors were involved with the entertainment industry and performing from a young age, and I think it is really interesting that these two, being so young, were cast as the leads in a Shakespeare show. For professional Shakespeare I feel it is more common to have middle-aged or older actors take up the roles, but I honestly loved this casting not only because of the actors and their acting history, but because they are close in age to the character they are playing. I also enjoyed reading more about how these two got involved within the industry, and I find it crazy the changes they had to make due to being performers at such a young age.
Fascinating… the hook of this article is the fact that the playwright got kicked out of rehearsals for 3 days but yet the writer can't even really speak on why but the playwright got kicked out for 3 days? I'm curious as to how the press found out about this to begin with, if the playwright went to the New York Times or someone else on the team. I mean if nothing else free publicity for the show. And for what it sounds like, it fits the vibe of the show. It's interesting that the dispute was with two people who run Warner Bros. I wonder if they were producers on the project. Or if they gave the rights to the story from the original movie I'm unclear. It is interesting though when you get to that point in the process, end of tech and previews. When does it become too late for the playwright's opinions and rewrites? I was shocked when I learned Broadway shows can stay in previews for weeks! Who decides when to pull the trigger and open? Is it the producers or the creative team actors?
I've always been, I guess, a fan of Sadie Sink or really interested in her story because I grew up a town over from her, so I've seen her just around the town in past years. So seeing her rise to stardom and like the absolute success she's achieving on stage and on screen has been really euphoric to watch. I recently saw her in John Proctor Is The Villain on Broadway, which was and continues to be a life-changing script. And when I heard the news about Romeo and Juliet, I was very excited for her. I don't know Noah Jupe anyway near the way I know Sadie sink but I've seen his work in the past, and I think that young success is always super exciting to watch. I'm also fascinated by his knowledge of Shakespeare and his ability to recall it so clearly and accurately, in regard to remembering specific lines and such. I think both of these young actors deserve all the success and work they're getting, and I'm really excited to see what their work on film and on the stage looks like in the future.
As soon as I saw Sadie Sink’s name in the article, I knew I had to read it. I have been such a fan of her acting and musical theatre since before her breakout role in Stranger Things, and it has been amazing to see her take ownership of the well deserved spotlight. Sink spoke briefly to the struggle that it takes to break your identity away from your biggest role, and so it is exciting to see people recognize her for her many acting talents. On a separate note, something I never realized before reading this article was that younger actors are not always in Shakespeare plays because of the complex roles and the very demanding training that it requires. Which is not to say that other roles do not have the same level of rigor, but Shakespeare has a very specific technique. This production seems to be a more contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare’s work, and I am interested in seeing how that manifests itself.
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