After Juliet
The Red Brick Auditorium, Square Chapel, Halifax
March 2012
A tense truce holds between the Capulets and the Montagues after the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Benvolio, Romeo's best friend, is in love with Rosaline, Juliet's cousin; but Rosaline is bent on revenge.
After Juliet was written by the playwright Sharman Macdonald and was commissioned for the 1999 National Theatre Connections programme.
"I was drawn to the plays edgy mood and Macdonald's choice of language that could place the story at any time or any location. It is a sincere, sorrowful, and angry play full of wonderful moments of theatre and a real challenge for the young performers." Stephen Finegold, director.
CAST
Benvolio's Gang - Aidan
Benvolio - Billy
Juliet - Catherine
Lorenzo - Daniel
Rosaline - Eve
Benvolio's Gang - Fin
Rhona - Flo
Livia - Isabelle
Gianni - James
Alice - Jodie
Valentine - Joe C
Benvolio's Gang - Jujin
Bianca - Juliette
Romeo - Patrick
Angelica - Tippy
Helena - Victoria
Benvolio's Gang – William F
Petruchio - William P
Directed by Stephen Finegold