A new Romeo is born

Jay Duffy, 16, the son of Boyzone star Keith, has landed the role of a lifetime, he tells Colette Sheridan

ONE of Shakespeare’s most iconic roles, Romeo, is being played by 16-year-old Jay Duffy, son of former Boyzone member and Coronation Street actor Keith Duffy, in Corcadorca’s production of Romeo and Juliet at the Cork Opera House from Oct 10-20.

Duffy, a transition year pupil at Belvedere College in Dublin, made his TV acting debut last year as Declan Brady in the British soap opera Hollyoaks, having been spotted by a talent scout in his school’s production of Peter Pan. Duffy, who wants to be an actor when he leaves school, says he will probably use the Corcadorca experience for his transition year work placement project.