Romeo & Juliet

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare directed by Craig Williams Class Act Theatre (Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Loot) presents the Bard’s timeless love story. “Here’s much to do with Hate … but more with Love” “Even if you know nothing else of Shakespeare, even if you’ve never seen or read a play and couldn’t list any other character by name, you could probably retell the basic theme of Romeo & Juliet. Two lovers meet. Knowing their parents will disapprove, they conduct an affair in secret. This causes complications and, neither wanting to live without the other, they each take their own life. No one, therefore, comes to see ‘R&J’ to learn how it ends! They come to see how the actors and director decide to take the journey”. Craig Williams, Director. Come and see how we take the journey through this classic story â€“ with an ensemble cast of both seasoned performers and talented young actors. You’ll be amazed that even after four hundred years of playing, Shakespeare’s masterpiece can still touch your heart. Starring: Ian Toyne, Angelique Malcolm, Shirley Van Sanden, Matt Longman, Daniel Garrett, Nathan Hitchins, Josh Walker and Cassandra Vagliviello. Performance Dates: One Week Only: August 24 to 28 at 7.30pm (Tues-Sat) Matinees: Wed 25, Thu 26 & Fri 27 August at 10am Venue: Subiaco Arts Centre, 180 Hamersley Rd, Subiaco Tickets: $14.90 to $33.00 Bookings: BOCS: 9484 1133 We are also playing in Busselton (Weld Theatre, Fri 3 Sept 7.30pm) & Dunsborough Hall (Sat 4 Sept 7.30pm)

Thanks Garreth, that really supports my point above. This is art that is trying SO VERY HARD to be interesting that it kind of misses the point. In fact, as the person taking the video realised, the most interesting thing about it was not the piece itself, but to watch the audience wondering how to react to it. Their response was less because they enjoyed it, and more because as a group they wanted to be impressed by the concept of what 'art' is, and didn't want to be exposed in the crowd for not understanding what the hell was going on or why they were watching it...! This was 'fresh' in the sense that it was something I've never seen before. That doesn't mean I really liked it, or that I didn't find it rather tedious. Form won over content, but neither was particularly engaging. Cheers, Craig ~<8>-/====\---------

Thanks Garreth, that really

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