Juliet and Romeo

About the show

With Lost Dog’s blend of dance, theatre and comedy, this Juliet and Romeo reveals the real story behind Shakespeare’s famous lovers.

It turns out they didn’t die in a tragic misunderstanding, they grew up and lived happily ever after.

Well, they lived at least. Now they’re 40ish at least one of them is in the grips of a mid-life crisis, they feel constantly mocked by their teenage selves and haunted by pressures of being the poster couple for romantic love. They have decided to confront their current struggles by putting on a performance about themselves but, their therapist told them it was a terrible idea.

Directed by Olivier award nominated Ben Duke, Juliet and Romeo takes on our cultural obsession with youth and our inevitable issues with longevity.