The Misadventures of Romeo and Juliet
Welcome to the final dress rehearsal for Romeo and Juliet, where the director is trying to wrangle actors, stagehands, a stage manager and even a few lost actors who have come to the wrong rehearsal! Can the director's sanity last long enough to make it to opening night?
What an entertaining performance!! Thoroughly enjoyed this show. Lots of laughs!
I can assure you that you've never seen a Romeo & Juliet production as lovably chaotic as this one! Performed by the young actors of Underdog Theatre Company and rehearsed in only two weeks (which is an astounding feat for a Fringe show), The Misadventures of Romeo & Juliet follows a young cast's attempt at putting on the classic Shakespearean play only to be met with various surprises along the way. Directed by Elaine Dunbar, the show charms its viewers with its cute sense of humour and fun cast.
Set in a play-within-a-play context, the young actors are busy rehearsing Romeo & Juliet; expecting to open the following night. However, much to their director's annoyance, the cast and crew bring up various obstacles throughout the rehearsal. From an incompetent stage manager to loud set builders to appearances from "Blatman" and even William Shakespeare! This show is a blast, keeping you on your toes for what'll pop out on stage next!
This young cast is very talented and its extremely evident in their energy and vocal capabilities. These kids never miss a comedic beat, and kept me giggling through the runtime. They never seemed to run out of charisma and stayed perfectly in character the entire time. Each character was unique in terms of performance and personality; and the director (played by Kohen Foley) was a standout actor who gave 110% on the stage, literally commanding the group. Additionally, the cast have the loveliest voice with amazing harmonization. Their choice to sing the play's prologue was a genius decision of the director's.
Overall, The Misadventures of Romeo & Juliet proved to be a really enjoyable, family-friendly play with an adorable cast up that delivered one of my favourite vocal performances of the festival. To think it was all put together in two weeks in mind-boggling. A huge congratulations to the talented cast and everyone who helped bring the show together.
Professional youth actors who are funny and also beautiful singers. Highly entertaining from start to finish! Excellent!