Romeo and Juliet - Shake & Stir

Overview

“For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo,” wrote William Shakespeare, and even with all the tragedies he imagined, he may have meant it. Romeo and Juliet serves up family feuds, forbidden lovers, fateful pacts, interfering relatives and several cases of terrible timing. There’s bad luck, there’s tragedy, and then there’s the plight that awaits the star-cross’d duo.

The latest stage version provides all that and something more, the added extra coming courtesy of Shake & Stir. Known for treading the boards with the next generation, the contemporary youth theatre company thrusts the top 35 competitors from the 2014 Queensland Youth Shakespeare Festival into the famous performance.

Live music helps the play dance along; however, the emerging cast are the real stars of the show. You might know the tale told, and the characters as well, but you won’t be familiar with the shining new talents in this interpretation.