Shakespeare in Shoreditch: Romeo + Juliet

The greatest love story ever told gets an all-singing, all-dancing update from Baz Luhrmann (Strictly Ballroom, Moulin Rouge). Present-day America stands in for Italy, guns replace swords, and a fresh-faced young Leonardo di Caprio falls headlong for his Juliet, their love separated by a fierce gang war. Full of garish energy, frenzied gun battles and a dance-along soundtrack, this is about as far from the dusty image of Shakespeare as you can get.

Watch this bold take on The Bard's tragic love story within the atmospheric surroundings of Hackney’s oldest building, The Old Church in Stoke Newington.