ROMEO & JULIET

"MY BOUNTY IS AS BOUNDLESS AS THE SEA, MY LOVE AS DEEP"

This summer one of the greatest of all love stories will explode onto the streets of Guildford.

For three weeks we’re closing the High Street every evening to bring to life the passion and excitement of Shakespeare’s impulsive star-crossed lovers. In a society fuelled by greed and entitlement, can their fragile vision of a better world survive their families’ ruthless feud?

The show will start on the steps of Surrey’s largest church Holy Trinity, and audiences will follow the action as the story unfolds. The inner courtyard of the historic Abbot’s Hospital will be the Capulet’s family home, whilst the stylish Tunsgate Quarter will host to the Capulet’s ball. A brand-new art café, Art & Grind, will feature as a street café and of course the iconic Guildhall balcony will play host to the famous balcony scene, with Romeo and the audience in the street below. The entire second half takes place in the stunning Castle Gardens.

GSC’s professional cast will also be joined by a community ensemble of adults and young people. The Youth Ensemble will form the street gangs of Montagues and Capulets, and come from 3 local schools and our own GSC Saturdays. The Adult Ensemble of community actors are the guests at the Capulets masked ball.

We hope you can join us for a truly unique telling of Shakespeare’s heart breaking tale, as we continue our 18^th birthday year.

For press requests, please email the team at Chloé Nelkin Consulting on [email protected]

HOW WILL THE PROMENADE WORK?

The first half of the show will take place across seven different locations on and around Guildford High Street.

You will walk approx. 1500m from Holy Trinity Church down the High Street to Tunsgate Quarter, and back again. Scenes will unfold as you move with the action. Our Stewards will be on hand throughout the event. The second half of the performance will be completely static in the Castle Gardens, around the Bandstand.

Full details about the promenade element can be found here