An audience vote asks us who we think is to blame for the violence of act three, which results in the deaths of Tybalt and Mercutio (my audience pointed the finger at the Montagues).
Suddenly, it gains traction as a story about generational clash, the young rebelling against elders voting for Farage, to turn neighbour against neighbour.
Divisions are evidently rife in this close-to-home version of Verona, but it is harder to distinguish how political schism applies to the two warring houses of Capulet and Montague – and the lovers caught in the crossfire.
The songs are prefaced with dialogue in modern-day parlance, which although full of fire, come across like scenes from another drama.
Some characters are dressed in uniforms that have indistinct period touches, adding to general muddiness around the concept.
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