Timeline: Romeo and Juliet | Timetoast

Jan 1, 1662

Romeo and Juliet First Performance

The earliest performance of Romeo and Juliet actually documented was in 1662, staged by William Davenant, the poet and playwright who insisted that he was Shakespeare's illegitimate son.
Jan 1, 1679

Different Version of Romeo and Juliet

In 1679 Thomas Otway made his own version of the play called The History and Fall of Caius Marius, set in Augustan Rome.
Oct 8, 1968

Romeo and Juliet Movie

The first ever Romeo and Juliet movie.
Jan 1, 1980

The History and Fall of Caius Marius Play. Caius Marius. New York: Garland, 1980 (20).

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A performance of The History and Fall of Caius Marius play in New York in 1980.
Nov 1, 1996

Second Movie of Romeo and Juliet

The second movie made of Romeo and Juliet called Romeo + Juliet.
Apr 4, 2007

Anime of Romeo and Juliet

The creation and first episode of an anime loosely based off of Romeo and Juliet called Romeo x Juliet.
Sep 26, 2010

Last Episode of Romeo x Juliet

The last episode of the anime Romeo x Juliet aired in Japan.
Jan 1, 2011

Publishment of the book The Code of Romeo and Juliet

A book based off of Romeo and Juliet written by Pheobe Stone.
Sep 11, 2011

Story based off of Shakespeare

Anonymous was based off of Shakespeare and about his plays including Romeo and Juliet.
Oct 11, 2013

The third movie of Romeo and Juliet

The third and most recent movie made of Romeo and Juliet, called Romeo & Juliet.