It’s probably Shakespeare’s best-known play, a fixture in classrooms and cinemas alike, but it’s fair to say that Romeo and Juliet isn’t short of a problem or two.

From its marriage-solves-everything logic to a route-one view of courtship (“I know we just met, but I think I love you more than literally anything else in the world”), there are definitely moments that can jar with modern audiences.

That’s why new musical & Juliet has taken one of the play’s most controversial moments, Juliet’s lovelorn suicide, as a jumping-off point to explore what might happen if Shakespeare had been persuaded to write a less explosive finale.

We’ve got three pairs of tickets to give away to the new show, so click here to be in with a chance of winning and then read on to find out the new production is putting a brand-new spin on the saga of star-crossed lovers…

4 ways this musical is changing the ‘Romeo and Juliet’ narrative