US high school puts Covid-friendly, animated spin on Romeo And Juliet

Students from Westwood High School (Charles Krupa/AP)

“Parting is such sweet sorrow” — especially for a US theatre troupe hoping to stage a live performance of Romeo And Juliet in the middle of a pandemic.

But, amid social distancing regulations and school closures, high school students in Boston, Massachusetts, may have found the solution: making an animated movie version instead.