Romeo en Julia
Dec 22 -
Dec 23
Theater Oostpool / Char Li Chung
What does it mean to love in a world divided by conflict and distrust? In Romeo en Julia, director Char Li Chung shows how relevant Shakespeare’s classic still is today.
Love as an act of resistance
- Date
- December 22, 2026 - December 23, 2026
- Genre
- Theatre
- Language
- Dutch
- Location
- Stadsschouwburg Amsterdam, Grote Zaal
At a time when borders harden and divisions grow, love becomes an act of resistance. This new adaptation is a powerful call not to follow hatred, but to make space for connection.
Following the success of earlier adaptations, Chung once again collaborates with writer Vera Morina on a contemporary version that stays close to the language and power of Shakespeare’s original.
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New urgency
Conflicts are flaring up across the world. Borders close, walls rise, and people are reduced to their origins or beliefs. Against this backdrop, the story of Romeo and Juliet gains new urgency. The young lovers stand on opposite sides of a cultural and religious divide. Their families have been in conflict for generations. But when they meet, they fall instantly in love, choosing each other against all odds. Their love is not an escape, but a conscious decision. A refusal to inherit hatred and a radical alternative to the world around them.
Vulnerable, dangerous and necessary. With this production, Char Li Chung holds up a mirror to the audience. Not asking which side you are on, but whether you are willing to let go of the role of the enemy.
Credits
text
William Shakespeare
adaptation
Vera Morina
direction
Char Li Chung
cast
Josephine Arendsen, Hamza Othman, Cystine Carreon, Fjodor Jozefzoon, Adam Kissequel, Tim Linde, Levi Vos, Bilal El Aoumari
