On Friday, Anna and I watched the showing of Romeo and Juliet. We decided to watch it blind, and were shocked to see it was a more spin on the regular show, but more contemporary. As well as said by Anna, “Much more techno-y.” From what we expected, it was… a show. The acting was well done, no doubt. But some aspects of the show threw me off. I’ve read Romeo and Juliet plenty of times, and seen the show plenty more, even with contemporary aspects in them. This show, though? Threw me a bit off. The scenes remained some of the same, and the theme remained unchanged.

Of course, it is okay to change aspects of the play to fit your liking, but the things they added did add any real depth. In the original play, Mercutio plays a much bigger part, and his relationship with Romeo is built upon much more, showing what would have really driven Romeo to kill Tybalt later. But in this version of the play, Mercutio is acting much more lude, and makes plenty of remarks at Romeo’s expense. None of them really adds to the theme. Of course, this version is a lighter, much more comedic play. But it also just felt like the jokes were there, only to be there. Nothing significant was added to the play, while taking away what may have driven Romeo mad when Tybalt kills Mercutio. Although that’s my take on it.

Overall, from the play, I think it was very fun to watch. We had some laughs, joked a bit, and even snickered at the man next to us who fell asleep in the front row. We had fun watching the show, and I’m sure many others did as well. I say the show was worth the money, and the time, and much love to the actors there.

That’s all for now.