Mercutio and Tybalt
by Miriam Higgins, based on the characters from Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Before Romeo and Juliet, there was another secret love affair even more forbidden. A pair of star-cross'd lovers fall in love in Verona. Interlacing modern and Shakespearean text and told in a nonlinear way, the play traces the untold tumultuous relationship - love and betrayal, jealousy and lies - between Mercutio and Tybalt.
A modern interpretation of two of Shakespeare's fieriest characters. The play interlaces modern and Shakespearean text and scenes from Romeo and Juliet.
Cast
Ashleigh Aston
Marcus Davis-Orrom
David Gurney
Hans Oldham
Creatives
Writer/director - Miriam Higgins
Lighting designer - Ben Gordon
Composer/sound designer - Dan Pollard
Fight director - Enric Ortuño
Breathtaking play, didn't want it to end
- Audience reaction, 1 October 2019
Such a fresh and affecting reinvention of 'Romeo and Juliet' ... So rare to get swept away and surprised by a plot that should be so familiar
- @laurajay_wright, 2 October 2019
It’s as if the playwright had somehow managed to catch Tom Stoppard while sleeping and reached in to the darker side of his imagination to scoop some of it out for herself.
- Mike Rowbottom - Henley Standard, 6 July 2017
So powerful, charismatic and dramatic. Excellent writing and great acting - wonderful experience.
- Facebook review, 21 October 2017
High-energy, smart theatre that engages from the get go and never relinquishes their grip over the audience.
- Facebook review, 23 October 2017
Production photos
Photos from the dress rehearsal for Mercutio and Tybalt at the BT Studio, Oxford, October 2019
Photography by David Fawbert Photography @davidfawbertphotography
Photography by David Fawbert Photography @davidfawbertphotography
Photo shoot with Oxford Atelier @oxfordatelier
