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The Two Gentlemen of Verona

University of Oxford students and Oxford Playhouse in association with Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor Fund and Drama Fund and St Catherine’s College

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  • A person stands in front of four other people who are dancing and clapping. The person in front raises a hand which holds a microphone. There is a script in their other hand.
  • Three people stand in conversation in the foreground, another stands further away in the background. One of the three has their hands raised, while the other two stare at one another.
  • Greg Doran smiles, holding a pencil above an open notebook. There are two other people either side of him smiling.
  • A person sits cross legged on the floor, with their hands together. A script is on the floor in front of them.
  • A person throws their hands in the air as if they are dancing. A group of people pose around them, some smiling and dancing, others quite serious in appearance.
  • Two people embrace in a boisterous hug, smiling. One holds a script. Five other people watch the scene from the background, out of focus.
  • A person with a blonde ponytail, smiles off to the side. Three other people stand around her with cheerful expressions.
  • Two people stand looking at something out of shot.
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Sir Gregory Doran

“Except I be by Silvia in the night,

There is no music in the Nightingale”

What happens when you fall in love with your best friend’s girlfriend?

This modern retelling follows Valentine, as he moves from his home in small town Verona, to the exciting city of Milan and falls in love with wealthy heiress Silvia. Meanwhile Valentine’s best friend Proteus, leaves behind his girlfriend Julia, and follows him to Milan. Things become complicated when Proteus becomes obsessed with Silvia.

A complex tale of passion and disguise unfolds as young adults navigate desire, consent, and the limits of friendship.

Directed by Gregory Doran and brought to life by Oxford University students. The Two Gentlemen of Verona is one of Shakespeare’s earliest plays and also one of the most rarely performed. It will be the first time that Gregory Doran has directed the play.

Gregory Doran is the current Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre at the University of Oxford. An outstanding Shakespearian with an illustrious career, he was Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 2012 to 2022 and is the first Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor to direct a student production as part of his tenure.

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