Shakespeare 4 Kidz - It’s rock ‘n’ roll party time with Romeo

The story of star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet is the most famous in the world. It’s been retold in countless ways since Shakespeare first put his play on stage some 400 years ago. But never has it been told in the same fun-filled, rock and roll way which Shakespeare 4 Kidz promise.

You can see it when S4K rocks into …..

S4K is an award-winning British theatre company which specialises in exciting, fun-filled adaptations of classic Shakespeare stories. It blends the most famous bits of original text with modern language, music, song and dance to create magical plays which are easy to understand.

They are designed to be entertaining as well as educational, meaning that children as young as eight can enjoy them. And adults who have been put off Shakespeare because they remember boring lessons at school will find S4K’s works shake up Shakespeare, find all the fun in them and tell the tales clearly and concisely.

In the S4K version of Romeo and Juliet all the original ingredients are retained.

The Montagues and the Capulets are proud Italian families – but great enemies. One night Romeo Montague and his friends decide to gatecrash the Capulet ball and that is where the couple fall head over heels in love.

From then on it’s a roller-caster ride. Juliet’s parents plan an arranged marriage for her to Count Paris as they don’t know that she has secretly married Romeo, the rival gangs turn to violence in the streets, two young men die and Romeo is banished.

Juliet and Friar Lawrence hatch a dare-devil plan involving a dangerous potion. In a desperate race against time and fate, can Romeo make it back to his bride’s side before it is too late?

Love and hate, laughter and tears, politics and religion, power and passion – S4K’s Romeo and Juliet has got them all – and in a way everyone can understand and relate to.

The show makes a perfect introduction to the play for people of all ages and a solid base for anyone wanting to go on to study it in greater depth.

What they say about us:
S4K ROMEO: "I have heard many parents of children older than mine pass on very positive comments about how well received this has been with the children who saw it through school, that although for some this was their first experience of Shakespeare how easily they 'knew' the story afterwards - it was not lost on them - and that they saw this is as approachable and fun and they could identify with it due to the modern touches and humour. Some children are even quoting some of the script after seeing it just once! Wonderful!"

What they say about us:

S4K ROMEO: "I have heard many parents of children older than mine pass on very positive comments about how well received this has been with the children who saw it through school, that although for some this was their first experience of Shakespeare how easily they 'knew' the story afterwards - it was not lost on them - and that they saw this is as approachable and fun and they could identify with it due to the modern touches and humour. Some children are even quoting some of the script after seeing it just once! Wonderful!"