The Original Theatre Company and South Hill Park Arts Centre brings Joe Calarco adaptation of Shakespeare’s R+J to Kitley House Hotel gardens in June 2008.

Author uses the Shakespeare’s text of Romeo and Juliet to create a brand new play. Story is set in the 1950’s at an exclusive boarding school. Four uniformed Catholic high school boys run into the chapel late one night in a bid to escape from their repressive school routines and begin to read Shakespeare's words.  

School and social rules are shattered as the students come to understand the real price of challenging fate and the true dangers of forbidden love. 

As both the stories of Romeo and Juliet and the four lads unfold during the course of one thrilling evening, audience and actors alike discover the power of theatre and the new worlds it can open up.  

Highly energetic, physical and packed with the energy of youth and beauty of Shakespeare language; this really is Shakespeare at his most accessible and daring. 

For as you can very soon see, Shakespeare’s R & J The Independent so aptly put it, “Prepare for a bracing and brilliant shock to the system…an inspired new theatrical take on this early masterpiece”. is not typical Romeo and Juliet. As

Joe Calarco’s adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, titled Shakespeare’s R+J, under the direction of Alastair Whatleywill be performed at Kitley House Hotel gardens every evening from 18th.  to 19th in June 2008

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