20 May 2021
The Bell Shakespeare Company visited us at Quaama PS to perform "Just Romeo and Juliet".
The Bell Shakespeare Company brought their show "Just Romeo and Juliet" to Quaama Community Hall, just for us! The play was written alongside The Bell Shakespeare Company with popular Australian children’s author Andy Griffiths. We followed trusty characters Andy, Danny and Lisa in their quest to conquer performing and understanding Shakespeare, with mixed results.
They tackle Shakespeare’s greatest love story, Romeo and Juliet, with Lisa at the helm as director. Andy begrudgingly decides to audition for the play so that he can impress Lisa. But when Danny is cast in the leading role of Romeo, opposite Lisa as Juliet, Andy does all he can to derail the love story with hilarious results.
Filled with Shakespeare’s classic text and characters, the play cleverly mirrors the action and themes of the original play. Classic tragedy collides with side-splitting comedy in this entertaining introduction to Shakespeare for students.
The performance from The Bell Shakespeare Company was amazing, and judging from the student responses, we will welcome them back anytime they want to visit!