A multimedia reinterpretation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet by Imitating the Dog, in which two older former lovers relive their youth as a 1960s TV version of the play flickers around them.
Remember Romeo comes to the Belgrade Theatre on Friday 19 and Saturday 20 March 2027, with both evenings starting at 7.15pm and a 2pm matinee on the Saturday. It's a co-production by imitating the dog and The Dukes, supported by Lancaster Arts, and it's their take on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
The setup is a bit different from what you'd expect. Two older actors, former lovers meeting again after fifty years, relive their past as a lost 1960s TV version of the play flickers back to life on the walls around them. That footage stars the couple in their youth, so the live performance on stage runs alongside the film of them as young lovers. She's living with memory loss, and he carries the memories she struggles to hold, which turns the whole thing into a study of love, memory and the stories we cling to when everything else starts to fade.
It's created by Pete Brooks, Andrew Quick and Simon Wainwright. The Times called the company 'multimedia daredevils' and described the show as an ode to the shattering experience of first and last love. It's part of a 2027 tour taking in six venues, with the Belgrade joined by Lancaster, Liverpool, Keswick, Huddersfield and Derby.
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Tickets start from £12.50, which includes the booking fee. For schools, it's £10 per pupil, with one free teacher for every ten pupils. The age guidance is 12+.
