Romeo & Juliet - A Plunderphonica

After successfully experimenting with Plunderphonics (A form of musical composition or sound collage based on the use of existing audio recordings) on a previous physical theatre show, Composer Matthew Reynolds and Theatre-Maker Simon Jay bring their unique technique to Shakespeare’s tragic love-story.

Using a backdrop of a modern art gallery, Romeo (Menno Kuijper) and Juliet (Miranda Shrapnell) are star-crossed lovers forbidden to be together because of their rivaling families. Clashing and mixing art-styles are interwoven through the story to bring new life to the age-old classic, featuring recreations of artists work as diverse as Klimt, Emin, Pollock and Escher. The brand-new musical composition consists of 100’s of archive materials and recordings to convey the Bard’s text and meaning. This music will be accompanied by high-energy movement, dance, object manipulation and puppetry for a truly immersive experience.

Praise for previous productions:

‘Cleverly designed…a tour-de force’ - British Theatre Guide (The Tempest)
‘First-rate physical theatre’ - Plays to see (The Tempest)
‘Delightful dance numbers… a radical retelling’ - Everything Theatre (Queer Macbeth)
‘Innovative… think Eli Roth meets Oscar Wilde’ - A Younger Theatre (Consenting Adults)