The Two Gentlemen of Verona – Farnham Castle July 2006

Young people who are passionate, insecure and hormonal – standing on the brink of the rest of their lives…..

Two devoted friends – Valentine and Proteus – are treading different paths. Valentine quits Verona to see the world and heads off to Milan where he falls in love with Silvia. Meanwhile Proteus stays at home, safe in his love for Julia. But he follows on Valentine’s heels, casting off his own beloved Julia like a dog, and becomes a remorseless rival for Silvia’s hand.

Proteus sets out to betray his unsuspecting friend, only to find that both Silvia and Julia have a thing or two to teach him about loyalty and love.

A young man’s folly drives the action in what may have been Shakespeare’s first comedy: a madcap romp that bubbles over with the playwright’s own youthful energy.