Grand Koala presents: Romeo & Juliet

Multi-billion-dollar conglomerates wield the power over life and death. Their employees work themselves until they collapse from exhaustion. Food is unaffordable. Yet supermarket giants face off in an economic stand-off, completely unaware of the far-reaching consequences of their private battle. All the while, the children of these two giants run wild until one fateful evening they meet. Thus blossoms the tale, of Juliet and her Romeo.

Rohan Dimsey directs an unconventional version of Romeo & Juliet. A story fraught with love and betrayal, taking place across the streets of Melbourne. A city in the grips of a cost-of-living crisis, Romeo & Juliet ravish one another, while the war between the Capulets and Montagues takes hold of the city.

A new production of a tragedy we can’t look away from, Romeo & Juliet, starring Paige Joustra (Rebi, Everything Is Fine) and Luke Toniolo (Orlando, As You Like It).

Starring:

Luke Toniolo as Romeo

Paige Joustra as Juliet

Danny Arif as Friar Lawrence

Greg Dimopoulos as the Nurse

Laura Darras as Mercutio, the Prince and Servant

Ben Keller as Benvolio

Gabriel Cali as Tybalt and Friar John

Jack Tinga as Paris

Shane Luther as Capulet

Sonia Marcon as Montague

About the Director

Rohan Dimsey is a multidisciplinary theatre maker from Naarm (Melbourne). He trained at Monash University graduating in 2019 with a BA in Theatre and Performance. During that time, he discovered his love of physical theatre which he primarily explores through the disciplines of clowning and bouffon.

Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes (including a 15 minute interval)*

*Times are approximate and subject to change

Recommended age: 15+

Content warnings: Discussion and depictions of suicide, strobe lighting, drug use, and simulated violence.

Photography by Toni Matičevski.