A small band of travelling players pick and choose from Shakespeare’s words, opting for fun over tragedy. Two women and three men take on all roles as they navigate a good portion of Romeo & Juliet and two of Shakespeare’s comedies to hammer home the expression of love through poetry, comedy, and sex.

It’s played straight for the most part – there’s some scripted humour in correcting their movement away from the ‘good’ parts – but it’s beautifully delivered: the characters of Romeo and Juliet particularly are given new life through the performances of the two young actors. They are convincing in their transition from bored cynic to deeply in love and lust with the boy/girl from the wrong family. But all characters bring freshness to the words, and realism to the experiences.