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Discovering Juliet

'Welcome every one, to our first official day on the set of Juliet and Romeo.'


ZIGGY: And here's another idea. The Romeo and Juliet sex scene.

SAMANTHA: What sex scene?!

ZIGGY: Exactly! It's missing! This is supposed to be the greatest love story in the world. It's crying out for one. Here's some dialogue I've had prepared...



Synopsis

Based on my play "Discovering Juliet", this screenplay expands on some of the concepts explored on stage, while still asking similar questions about love and life.



Credits

Written by Simon Luckhurst.



Screenings

Currently unproduced.



Notes on the Film

I wanted to further explore the character who was feted to keep playing Juliet.

From being a one-woman show I decided to go to almost the opposite extreme. Here is a fully-fleshed world, and a story which takes place on three continents. It still examines the same concepts though. What is love? How do you know when you're really in it? And why do those emus keep looking at me?

If you think you might be interested in producing 'Discovering Juliet,' or if you want to read the script, please contact me.