Details

Romeo gate-crashes a ball given by his family's enemies, the Capulets, only to fall in love with their daughter Juliet. Their passion is mutual, but the hatred between their families forces their relationship to a catastrophic conclusion. Set in the 20th century, this passionate story of forbidden love unfolds through three dramatic acts as time moves on inexorably. Beginning in black-and-white, in a 1920s Italian metropolis, Pastor uses a back projector depicting stark images of First World War trenches to invoke a message of conflict and turmoil - a clear hint of what is to unfold on stage. The second act moves to the sepia-toned 1950s, in the wake of Mussolini's Fascist dictatorship. Finally, the third act is set amidst the backdrop of warring nations in the 1990s; a land dominated by the eerie blue light of television cameras that report 24/7 from the frontline of global wars.

Cast/Performers

Sophie Martin, Eve Mutso, Claire Robertson, Erik Cavallari, Christopher Harrison, Constance Devernay, Bethany Kingsley, Luciana Ravizzi, Quenby Hersh, Laura Joffre, Sophie Laplane, Kara McLaughlin, Remi Andreoni, Daniel Davidson, Owen Thorne, Victor Zarallo

Creatives/Company

Music: Prokofiev
Corporate Sponsor: Adam & Company
Company: Scottish Ballet
Choreographer: Krzysztof Pastor
Dramaturg: Willem Bruls
Design: Tatyana van Walsum
Lighting: Bert Dalhuysen