The smash-hit, internationally acclaimed, award-winning, multi-sell-out phenomenon is back!

The cast returns to the Tyne Theatre & Opera House in 2026 to present an unconventional, no-holds-barred interpretation of ‘Romeo and Juliet’.

This tipsily tragic take on William Shakespeare’s most iconic roll call of characters will feature a rat-arsed Romeo, a juiced-up Juliet, a trollied Tybalt or a mashed-up Mercutio, along with enough booze to sterilise a brewery floor.

This will be a tragedy like no other—the cup overfloweth.

There is no love lost between the Capulet and Montague families, and everyone in Verona knows it.

Surely the only hangover cure to centuries of family feuds is two forlorn teenagers from opposite households falling in love with each other? And a swig (or two) of the finest spirits to nudge them in the right direction, of course… What could possibly go wrong?

New to Sh!t-faced Shakespeare? Here’s what to expect…

Prior to the show, one lucky (or perhaps unlucky) cast member will be selected to take one for the team and get absolutely ruined in the run-up to curtains up. The performance will then go ahead as usual, with the rest of the cast and crew navigating the impending chaos that comes with an inebriated colleague stomping around the stage and attempting to get their lines right.

Warning: Sh!t-faced Shakespeare® may feature foul language, nudity, disembowelled limbs and, occasionally, some Shakespeare.