Details

The story of frustrated young (illegally young in modern terms) love and death and the vendetta between two families in a tight-knit Italian community. One of Shakespeare's most popular and enduring dramas it has also been re-done as film, ballet, musical (most notably "West Side Story") and ice spectacular! Shakespeare meets Skins in this contemporary, urban rendering of Romeo and Juliet. Staged at the heart of what was once a disused industrial Chocolate Factory, now home to a hub of creative talent, Mosaica's epic courtyard space becomes the 'Verona council estate'. The youth are skateboarders, freerunners, dope smokers and aspiring artistes all caught up in the violence of gang warfare. Fusing movement, music and art with Shakespeare's traditional verse, this edgy production breathes modern energy into a timeless tale.

Cast/Performers

Kyle McPhail (Romeo), Esther Smith (Juliet), Jennifer Biddall (Lady Capulet), Jeremy Lloyd Thomas (Capulet), Simon Holmes (Montague), Jonathan Ash (Tybalt), Joseph Creeth (Benvolio), Adam Welsh (Mercutio), Rosalind Blessed (The Nurse), Tom Greaves (Paris), Johnny Sachon (Balthasar), Edward Loach (The Apothecary), Ben Freeman (Prince Escalus), Darren Lawrence (Friar Lawrence), Johnny Ong (Friar John), Jo Gunnell (Rosaline), Team Invision (Free Runners)

Creatives/Company

Author: Shakespeare
Producer(s): Ellie Collyer-Bristow, Joe Fredericks (for Mokitagrit Productions in association with Mosaica @ The Chocolate Factory)
Director: Adam Welsh