The Two Gentlemen of Verona

Life in little Verona was simpler: nothing could change Proteus’ love for Julia, his bond with Valentine, his belief in Love as a benevolent God. The big swinging city of Milan, and Silvia, the remarkable woman at the heart of the action, changes all that, and all of them, forever.  Love lives in Milan too, but might not be on your side any more.  To dance with Love there, you might have to learn the Frug, the Monkey and definitely the Metamorphosis. When the new you leaves Milan for the Wilderness, you’ll barely recognize yourself, or believe what you’re capable of.

Shakespeare wrote his first comedy at 28, plotting an original love quadrangle with all the twists, holes, heartbreak and surprise of young love itself. Was he in love when he wrote it? Making their first appearance were many of his lifelong motifs and obsessions: blind, deluded, faithless and loyal…