Staged to appeal to a younger audience, the play is a result of a partnership between the theatre and top drama school Drama Studio London.

A tale of love, honour and betrayal, Romeo and Juliet tells the story of a pair of teenage star-crossed lovers, whose romance tears their families apart, and whose desperate attempts to be together are ultimately doomed.

Starring in the title roles are Richard Keightley, who comes fresh from Sir Peter Hall’s West End production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, and recent Drama Studio London graduate Charlotte Blake, who will be making her professional debut at Sheringham.

The fast-paced, modern production is directed by Drama Studio London principal and Little Theatre patron Peter Craze, who enjoyed a successful career as an actor in film, TV and theatre, before turning his hand to directing.

Romeo and Juliet also stars Little Theatre summer repertory season regulars Nick Earnshaw, who plays Friar Lawrence, Rupert Mason and Catherine Gerrard as Lord and Lady Capulet and Illona Linthwaite as Juliet’s nurse and confidante, Angelica.