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After Juliet
(End of Year performance)

Last Update  29-Nov-2007

by - Sharman McDonald

Thursday 5th and Friday 6th July 2007

 

 

Flyer for play

Presented by - Kidderminster College of Performing Arts Student (A)

Location - Main House

Standard Ticket Prices

Curtain Up 7.30pm

A tense truce holds between the Capulets and the Montagues after the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. The play centres around Rosaline, Juliet's cousin and Romeo's     ex-flame. Tortured by the loss of her love, Rosaline has become a sullen, venomous woman. She actively seeks to be elected the 'Princess of Cats' and run the Capulet family.

Meanwhile, the Capulets and Montagues have obeyed Prince Escalus and called a truce. The treaty quickly descends into a farce as both sides continue to rage against each other. Amid the turmoil more doomed love springs up between Benvolio Montague and Rosaline. Benvolio is warned by Valentine (Mercutio's twin brother) to stay away from her if he knows what's right.

The setting is described as "Verona, Or it could be Edinburgh, Dublin, New York, or Liverpool. It could be 1500, 1900, 2000, or 3000". This is a powerful and vivid play with a contemporary take on love and death, war and peace, and contends that the theme is universal and timeless.

The climax of the play comes after Rosaline has succeeded Tybalt as the Princess of Cats and seeks to destroy her sworn enemies, the Montagues.


Please note:
The play contains some bad language.

 

Did you know that Kidderminster College of Further Education runs a series of very successful Performing Arts Courses? Every year it is our privilege to stage the graduating students final production. The students will be rehearsing with a professional director and hope to bring you a showcase of budding talent.

Why not come and see them? Who knows, one day their names may be up in lights and you can say you saw them here first at ‘The Rose’.