romeo & Juliet

By William Shakespeare, adapted for this performance by Fern Simmons

Synopsis

‘They stumble that run fast.’

Amidst the violence and unrest that engulfs Verona, where children act like soldiers for adults who uphold a broken society, two teenagers find themselves falling headfirst into one another, and to their ends.

Cast

Romeo – Thomas Prebble
Juliet – Isabelle Shackleton
Tybalt – Livee-Rae Turner
Benvolio – Jacob Gower
Mercutio – Tom O’Reilly
Paris – Ollie Nebel
Friar Laurence – Samuel Gower
Nurse – Emmy Vince
Lady Capulet – Louisa Francis
Lord Capulet – Asher Byrne
Prince Escalus – Ben Evans
Lord Montague – Benjamin Strowger
Lady Montague – Isla MacTavish
Balthasar – Amelie Eltringham
Sampson/Third Guard – Aoife Witham
Gregory/Friar John – Codey Roberts
Abram/Apothecary/Frist Guard – Emily Adams
Anthony/Second Guard – Eddie Quick
Potpan/Paris’ Page – Skye Campbell
Ensemble – Emily Cook, Alex Cundill, Elfina Edwards