Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet was a play written by William Shakespeare.

While a captive of Saladin, Barbara Wright was going to tell him the stories of Romeo and Juliet, Gulliver's Travels and Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales. (TV: The Crusade)

In August 1937, Lucas Seyton stole an original draft of Romeo and Juliet from the Palace Theatrical Museum in London. (PROSE: The Shadow of Weng-Chiang)

In 1953, Adrian Cooper played Romeo in David Owen's film adaptation of the play. Cooper, who was famous for his ego, demanded that the script be rewritten so that Romeo survived and got the girl. (PROSE: Swamp of Horrors (1957) - Viewing Notes)

While on Zeta Minor, the Fourth Doctor quoted a line from Romeo and Juliet. (TV: Planet of Evil)

Behind the scenes

 * Many of the period costumes seen in The Masque of Mandragora were first used in 's of Romeo and Juliet.
 * According to The Brilliant Book 2012, a book that contains non-narrative based information, Amy Pond and Rory Williams saw Romeo and Juliet at the Theatre in 1605 before they were arrested by King James I.
 * The title of AUDIO: He Jests at Scars... is a reference to the line "He jests at scars that never felt a wound" from Romeo and Juliet Act 2, Scene 2.