JULIET AND ROMEO
Lost Dog Presents
Juliet & Romeo
★★★★★ ‘Pure pleasure. Smart, subversive and sexy’ The Guardian
April 21-23, 2026 Studio Theatre, Centre in the Square
TICKETSWith Lost Dog’s blend of dance, theatre and comedy this duet reveals the real story of Romeo and Juliet. It turns out they didn’t die in a tragic misunderstanding, they grew up and lived happily ever after. Well they lived at least.
Now they’re 40ish, at least one of them is in the grips of a mid-life crisis, they feel constantly mocked by their teenage selves and haunted by the pressures of being the poster couple for romantic love. They have decided to confront their current struggles by putting on a performance – about themselves. Their therapist told them it was a terrible idea.
Directed by award-winning director/choreographer Ben Duke, Juliet & Romeo takes on our cultural obsession with youth and our inevitable issues with longevity.
Conceived and Directed by Ben Duke
Devised by Ben Duke and Solène Weinachter
Performed by Emily Terndrup & John Kendall
Associate Director: Raquel Meseguer Zafe
Lighting Design: Jackie Shemesh
Set & Costume Design: James Perkins
Production Manager: Dave Sherman
Executive Producer: Daisy Drury
Producer: Emma Evan
Emily Terndrup – Juliet
Emily Terndrup is a performer, choreographer, and director working in dance, theatre, and film. She spent over a decade as a performer, then Rehearsal Director, with immersive theatre company Punchdrunk in their productions The Burnt City(London) and Sleep No More (New York, Shanghai). Credits include: Associate Director on Life and Trust, Choreographer on Gina Moxley’s I Fall Down; Movement Director on Des Kennedy’s Making History, Sophie Motley’s The Summer I Robbeda Bank, Emma Jordan’s The Glass Menagerie, Josh Seymour’s Suddenly Last Summer, as well as Yael Farber’s The Tragedy of Macbeth and My Brilliant Friend(nominated for ‘Best Choreography & Stage Movement’ at the Gríman Awards).Emily has also collaborated and performed with choreographers Liz Roche, Andrea Miller / Gallim Dance, Bobbi Jene Smith, Luke Murphy-Attic Projects, Shannon Gillen + Guests, and others. Her other choreographic projects have been presented at the Cork Midsummer Festival, The Knockdown Center, The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Lincoln Center’s Clark Studio Theater, and The Packing House.
John Kendall – Romeo
John is a freelance dance artist based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. John graduated from The Place in London in 2011 where he was a member of The Place postgraduate touring company EDge. Since graduating John has delivered his practice either as a performer, teacher or creative collaborator with a range of independent choreographers and professional companies across the UK and abroad including Lost Dog, Ballet LORENT, Joan Cleville Dance, Cafe Fuerte, Lo –Giudice Dance Company, Roa Dans, Red Ladder Theatre Company and Southpaw.
ARTISTIC TEAM
CAST
Patrick Dempsey
Buddy
Joël Giroux
Joe
Colton Gobbo
Patrick
CREATIVE
Karen Thistle
Playwright
Jeannette Lambermont-Morey
Director
Alex Sykes
Lighting and Sound Design
Rachel Kaufman Behling
Costumes
