The Friar and the Nurse

Between the scenes of Shakespeare’s greatest love story, Romeo’s Friar and Juliet’s Nurse find secret passion and learn that romance isn’t only for the young. A tragic sex comedy set against the backdrop of tumultuous 16th century Italy reeling from regional war and the ripples of Martin Luther’s religious revolution, The Friar and The Nurse find that maturity is no guard against the ecstasy and devastation of forbidden love.