A timeless story, told with the urgency of today.

Tragedy strikes the London Borough of Verona when two young enemies fall in love and a turf war erupts, leaving devastation in its wake.

Beginners Please is a new community theatre initiative in the heart of the West End. Shakespeare’s classic has been reimagined countless times, but never like this. Beginners Please has brought together young performers directly affected by knife crime, giving them a powerful voice on a West End stage.