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This young, fresh production of the Shakespearean classic sees the town of Verona transformed into St. Verona’s- an elite catholic high school in which the Montague and Capulet cliques rule the courtyard, where Prince (the school principal) fights to maintain order over the disruptive students. A story of love, lust, hate, revenge, and all manner of ‘violent delights’. The story is narrated by the omnipresent Tattle Maiden, who leaves no secrets untold- except her own identity.
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Cast:
Amber Mai-Feeley - Romeo
Holky Bramble - Juliet
Holly-Leigh Prophet - Freya Lawrence
Nicole Smith - Nurse
Daniel Conway - Lord Capulet
Rebecca Fletcher - Lady Capulet
Matthew Doherty - Mercutio
Bronte-Anne - Benvolio
Caitlyn Wright - Balthasar
Gina Lawrence - Tybalt Capulet
Jackson Pfeil - Count Paris
Rhonda Hancock - Principal Escalus
Melissa Bedwell - Lady Montague
MJ Kriwansky - Lord Montague
Annabelle Bedwell - Sampson
Emma Misdale - Georgina
Lily Hampson - Apothecary
Director:
Nicole Madden
Show Dates (2022):
Friday 15th July - 8pm
Saturday 16th 2pm + 8pm
Friday 22nd July - 8pm
Saturday 23rd July - 2pm + 8pm
Friday 29th July - 8pm
Crew:
Amber Mai-Feeley - Assistant Director
Holly- Leigh Prophet - Choreographer
Mark Prophet + Elliott Prophet - Lighting Design + Rig
Ian Fletcher + Nicole Madden - Set Design
Nicole Madden - Sound Design
Heather McGreal - Projection Design
Kiarnah Klukow-Leavey - Lighting Operator
Mitchell Rist- Sound Operator
Nicole Madden - Projection Operation
Ken Fletcher - Stage Manager
Kylie Misdale - Backstage Assistant
Nicole Smith - Publicity
Rebecca Fletcher - Publicity Photos
Rhonda Hancock - FOH Coordinator
Aurel Vasilescu, Ken Fletcher, Mike Rochfort, Mark Prophet, Ian Fletcher + The Cast - Set Construction
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Western Weekender
Head to the Henry Lawson Theatre to see Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ brought to the 21st Century. Whilst director Nicole Madden’s fresh take on the classic tragedy retains Shakespeare’s beautiful poetic language, it will see the fair Verona reimagined as St Verona’s – a fictional private school in contemporary Australia.
4th Wall Review
Henry Lawson Theatre’s Romeo and Juliet is a beautiful production of one of Shakespeare’s most loved plays. Director Nicole Madden has transformed Verona into St Verona’s, a Catholic high school. This decision works better for some scenes than it does for others - so much of the action takes place off school grounds that I’m not sure that this was a necessary change. However, I did enjoy the introduction of the Tattle Maiden, and the way that technology and social media has been integrated into the play is stupendous. Madden has obviously thought about the way technology would impact the story and uses it to brilliant effect – the tension is heightened in all the right parts of the show.