“Come you Spirits will take you to a place just between the human and the ethereal, to demonstrate just how close we are through language and our connection to the natural world.”
Laura Heuston, Theatre Travels
Matinees 11.00am – 1.00pm on Wednesday 21st, Thursday 22nd, Friday 23rd (doors 10am)
Evening Performances 7.00pm – 9.00pm on Thursday 22nd and Saturday 24th (doors 6.30pm)
Strictly limited shows! A high-paced 2 hours including interval.
Professional company Come you Spirits Theatre Inc have been touring their 5 play repertoire across Australia for the past 3 years, and return to the Lounge after their acclaimed season of Antony & Cleopatra in February (“5 Stars. Magnificently performed, the best of the best.” – Sydney Arts Guide)
Romeo & Juliet is a bold offering of unconditional love. Passion and hope drive us toward a vision of a brave new world where forgiveness triumphs, connection is sacred, and love endures against all odds.
Set in a timeless, post-apocalyptic steampunk nowhere-land, this retelling reminds us that ancient grudges can ignite anywhere—across cultures, eras, or shattered landscapes. But so too can love.
The production unfolds before, amongst and around the audience, blending dynamic physicality with immersive staging to plunge you into the chaos, beauty, and heartbreak of the world’s most iconic love story.
A powerful ensemble—featuring Romeo, Juliet, Mercutio, Tybalt, the Friar, the Nurse, and Lord Capulet—moves within a fully composed soundscape and a raw, actor-driven style. This Romeo & Juliet dares us to dream of peace rising from the ruins.
“Breathing new life into Shakespeare, I heard the words made new again, as if by alchemy” – Prof. Laurie Johnson, President Australia & New Zealand Shakespeare Association
Whether you’re a Shakespeare first-timer or aficionado, this production will lift you up to new heights of connection to the story and Shakespeare’s magnificent writing.
We’re a touring troupe of actors – Jo Bloom, Charles Mayer, Ciarán O’Riordan, Charlotte Edwards, Dallas Reedman, Charley Allanah, and Chiara Osborn, and we perform all the plays in our repertoire in magnificent indoor and outdoor spaces, to music composed by Brandon Read, in lighting designed by Adam Applebaum, with photography by Syl Marie.
We also perform Shakespeare School Incursions from primary to Year 12, so that they get it, fall in love with it, and thrive in it at school.
We adapt Shakespeare plays to be told by only a handful of characters, so it’s clear and it’s magical.
We use Shakespeare’s plays because every character shares with the audience the innermost truthful secrets of their soul, and the language used to convey the wonders and mysteries of the natural world reminds us that we all have a superpower somewhere – our performances are a celebratory return to magic to unify communities.
The actors meet the audience individually before and after every performance, in an ongoing commitment to consistent connection and service.
We demonstrate sustainability in people, in policies, in practice and in programming. We’re a solar-powered, long-term employing, community-connected, eco-story-telling, caring career actor company.
Please get in touch by filling out the form below and we’ll get back to you today, or call Jo on 0416 635 880.
