Playing at Shakespeare’s Globe as part of a national tour, this stripped-down version breathes new life into Shakespeare’s greatest love story Romeo And Juliet.

A violent street brawl between their rival families is the prelude to Romeo’s first encounter with Juliet. Despite this, and the fact that Juliet has been promised to another, they fall in love. But any plans for their future happiness are cruelly destroyed by renewed violence between their families, and tragedy begins to unfold.