Starcrossed is blessed with an outstanding cast of three superb actors.
Connor Delves is an engaging, flirty, epicurean Mercutio. He’s a funny, quick-witted social butterfly who lives for the moment. Having played the role in its North American premiere in 2018, Delves mines the role for just the right level of charm and flamboyance while blithely setting the wheels in motion for a love affair that will change him.
By contrast, the earnest, aggressive Tybalt has a short fuse and is quick to anger in his fiercely loyalty to the Capulets. At least until he falls in love with Mercutio. Tommy Sim’aan delivers an outstanding, affecting performance which gently reveals what made Tybalt so filled with anger and vengeance. Sim’aan truly engages the audience as he forgoes Verona’s ancient grudge in favour of transformative, if forbidden love.