Roméo et Juliette

Everyone thinks they know about the story of Juliet and Romeo, the lovers of Verona who suffer from social prejudices and whose families hate each other so much they will lead them to their inevitable death. Two teenage victims of “society” who love each other “despite everything”.
What if they loved each other precisely to challenge the impossible? According to Olivier Py: “Every lover is a door to infinity for the loved one”. Quoting Shakespeare, he adds: “A lightning before death”. It is this notion of lightning - of searing intensity - that has guided his work of translation and direction.