Romeo and Juliet

A classic that's always modern

Translated to Hebrew by Dori Parnes

Directed by Ealeal Semel

Love goes toward love, as schoolboys from their books,

But love from love, toward school with heavy looks.

“Romeo and Juliet", an immortal, timeless story. A classic that's always modern.

Today the great Shakespeare migrated from the misty Albion to our sunny Tel-Aviv courtyard, to our street. He took our teenagers by the hand and plunged them into a world of drama, love and passion. Here and now, our rising young stars, together with the "old" Gesher Theatre`s luminaries, will be Romeo, Juliet, Mercutio... Our old acquaintances in a new modern adaptation, Here and now you'll see a performance for the young souls, for all those who have experienced their first love.

Youth is a Shakespearean tragedy.  Romeo, a 15-year-old orphaned street boy, whose idea of love is his only way out of the daily reality of violence and crime, and Juliet, a 14-year-old seemingly stable girl, forcibly betrothed by her parents to a family friend, find love, the meaning of life and meet death.

Image: Michal Chelbin