“ROMEO – My blessed night, how I fear it may be only a dream, since it is night. Such sweetness—could it be real?”
William Shakespeare

In Brief

What happens when a classic Shakespearean play meets graffiti, sportswear, and flashlights? That’s Romeo and Juliet: Straight Outta Verona. The story of two young lovers is narrated by the Capulet servants, Petros and the Nurse. The play doesn’t take place in Verona, but in Votanikos, Athens.

Theater “Choros,” Orfeos & Pravios 6-8. You might want a GPS just in case.

Now, a few words about the play. Romeo and Juliet: the timeless story of love. The inexplicable feud between the Montagues and the Capulets brings death to Verona–Votanikos. The play highlights overwhelming passion, fate, love, and reversal. Juliet Capulet falls in love, and we witness her secret. Misfortunes lead to the tragic end of pure love. Their story, accompanied by violin and lyre, immerses us in their poetic universe. Juliet’s “parents” are a mother like a boat at sea and a father embodying raw patriarchy. They intend to marry her off to Paris, a fool of a man, while her heart belongs to Romeo. Alongside Romeo, Father Lawrence tends to herbs, Tybalt flaunts bravado, Mercutio is eccentric, and Benvolio is gentle. The perfect casting: Dimitra, Giannis, Stergios, and Petros dance, struggle, sweat, and crush the actor’s inner self to create chaos on stage—yet all in vain. Spoiler: fate did not intend for them to be together.

Dimitris and Christina “die” every Monday and Tuesday from December 19, just for you. Rest in peace, and all that. William entrusted us personally with the most faithful rendition of his work. Everything else, see it live.

The performance, using masks, brings the characters to life—a philosophy central to the director and the Choros Theater, developed through long research and work on acting with masks.

The director addresses class issues. Our society today is fragmented by competing fields of power and wealth, much like the Capulets and Montagues. Even love becomes political. The reality of the two families of Verona is not far from ours. Innocent feelings are sacrificed at the altar of larger, darker forces. Young voices are crushed harshly for meaningless reasons.

Through young actors, the performance invites the audience to reflect on these issues and suggests a fresh aesthetic for staging a timeless classic—Romeo and Juliet.