The Two Gentlemen of Verona (& Sonnet 104)
27 June - 2 July 2023
27 June - 1 July 7:00pm Evenings
1 - 2 July 2:00pm Matinees
“An intense ritual of youth. If Shakespeare were alive, he would have come to see this piece.”
—NorthWestEnd
“A spirited rebirth of Shakespeare's most neglected play”
—London Pub Theatres
Following a ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ sold out preview performance in April, BO15 Productions Ltd & The Messy Kind Collective are back, producing their newly developed “The Two Gentlemen of Verona & Sonnet 104” for another run this June!
“The intimate setting of the Barons Court Theatre is a perfect space and the sound and music by Taylor and Rees, respectively, only make it better.”
—NorthWestEnd
Welsh creative Evan L. Barker’s new version of the under-cherished drama-comedy presents a bold and surprising hybrid of classical and contemporary text. Creating the modern-day school system; following sixth-form students navigating their way through the social hierarchy; into their adult life. Going between Verona (State Comprehensive), Milan (Private) & Mantua (Military School) Exploring corrupted youth, naive love, friendship & betrayal. With themes of class, loneliness, and abandonment.’
“It is the fast-rising/fast-fading affections that Barker embraces by setting the play in the contemporary school system. No more are the characters emotionally immature adults, but naive teenagers bumbling through the first pangs of love.”
—London Pub Theatres
CAST :
Valentine - Hugo Papiernik
Proteus - Paul Surel
Julia - Tor Leijten
Sylvia - Lavinia Grippa
Lance - Harry Rose
Lucetta / Thurio - Izzi McCormack-John
Speed / Host - Alun Rees
Duke / Antonio - Gemskii
Fisher (1st Cadet) - Bradley Luckett
Sydney (2nd Cadet) - Rosanna Vikberg
“Papiernik, Rose & Leijten are more than worth the price of admission.”
—Everything Theatre
“A hilarious portrayal of Lucetta & Thurio- brought to life by Izzi McCormack-John.”
—London Fringe Theatre Reviews
CREW :
Adaptation / Director / Producer - Evan L. Barker
Assistant Directors / Producers - Hugo Papiernik, Tor Leijten, Sophie Marsden
Musical Director / Producer - Alun Rees
Movement Director - Bradley Luckett
Set & Costume Design / Props - Hana Sofia
Sound Design - Lucas Taylor
Photography, Videography & Editing - Tristan Sayers
Additional Photo & Video Editing - Paul Surel
Trailer Editing - Izzi McCormack-John
Marketing - Hugo Papiernik, Evan L. Barker & Paul Surel
Workshop Collaborator - Iwan Bond
Lighting Design / Tech - Trekessa Austin
WARNING : [16+]
This production contains the threat and references of sexual violence, bad language and loud noises.