St Michael's Players to Perform Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare's play to be set in post-war Britain retirement community
Elizabeth Ollier and Alastar Dewer
will take the title roles
|
June 18, 2023
The next production from the St Michael’s Players is William Shakespeare’s 'Romeo and Juliet'
It will be performed at St Michael’s Centre, Chiswick from 5-8 July at 7.45pm with tickets from £10 are now available to purchase from stmichaelsplayers.org.
The year is 1962. The charm of post-war Britain’s economic boom has begun to wear off, but we are not yet besotted with the idea of free love. Waists remain pinched; women strain under the glass floorboards; and the world remains at war, nowhere more so than on our front door steps, where the Montagues and Capulets, who had set aside their ancient grudges and valiantly served side-by-side in the British battalions, are once again at each other’s throats, for injuries so old and long-held, their origins are lost. Sometimes it is easier to hate than to understand.
But out of cankered anger comes the bloom of love, and in the most unexpected of places: a chance meeting between the eldest amongst the families, former stage star Juliet Capulet and decorated WWII veteran, Lieutenant Colonel Romeo Montague, ignites a passionate light with which even the brightest comet could not compete.
What happens to our lovers, how they bend and burn for one another, and how their actions affect the younger generations, is the arc the player will explore in this explosive, tragic tale, set in a retirement community in which personal affronts and barbed hurts have had far too long to fester.
It is being staged at St. Michael’s Centre, Elmwood Road, (W4 3DY).
St. Michael's Players is one of the longest established drama groups in London. It has been staging plays in West London since 1949. In a good year it will present two full length performances in the Spring and the Autumn, a one-act play in the Summer and its famous panto at Christmas.
Like Reading Articles Like This? Help Us Produce More This site remains committed to providing local community news and public interest journalism. Articles such as the one above are integral to what we do. We aim to feature as much as possible on local societies, charities based in the area, fundraising efforts by residents, community-based initiatives and even helping people find missing pets. We’ve always done that and won’t be changing, in fact we’d like to do more. However, the readership that these stories generates is often below that needed to cover the cost of producing them. Our financial resources are limited and the local media environment is intensely competitive so there is a constraint on what we can do. We are therefore asking our readers to consider offering financial support to these efforts. Any money given will help support community and public interest news and the expansion of our coverage in this area. A suggested monthly payment is £8 but we would be grateful for any amount for instance if you think this site offers the equivalent value of a subscription to a daily printed newspaper you may wish to consider £20 per month. If neither of these amounts is suitable for you then contact info@neighbournet.com and we can set up an alternative. All payments are made through a secure web site. One-off donations are also appreciated. Choose The Amount You Wish To Contribute. If you do support us in this way we’d be interested to hear what kind of articles you would like to see more of on the site – send your suggestions to the editor. For businesses we offer the chance to be a corporate sponsor of community content on the site. For £30 plus VAT per month you will be the designated sponsor of at least one article a month with your logo appearing if supplied. If there is a specific community group or initiative you’d like to support we can make sure your sponsorship is featured on related content for a one off payment of £50 plus VAT. All payments are made through a secure web site. |
