Romeo and Juliet

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet."
— Juliet

"Two households, both alike in dignity" … but not much else. Director Steven Schipper re-envisions Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, setting the tale in the imagined Verona district of present-day Jerusalem. Muslim Capulets, Jewish Montagues and Christian friars bring the world’s greatest and enduring love story to a heightened relevancy. Staying true to Shakespeare’s language, this incarnation of the play shows how compassion and love, rather than conflict and violence, have the power to heal and redeem us.

WARNINGS: Theatrical Haze and Gunshots
RUNNING TIME: 2 hours 45 minutes, including intermission

"★★★★- [Marc Bendavid] is a Romeo worth dying for... [Pam Patel] captures the sugar rush of sweet infatuation"- Winnipeg Free Press

"A timely and relevant twist on the familar tale" - CBC