If you’re looking to mix up your usual night out with the girls, Auckland Theatre Company’s production of Shakespeare’s original love story — Romeo & Juliet, is just the tonic. Enter to win a VIP double pass here.

Set in sun-drenched 1960s Verona, Italy, director Benjamin Kilby-Henson’s take on the classic has been reimagined as a whip-smart thriller set in the style-saturated 1960s. With a brooding original score by Robin Kelly, death lurking around every corner, and a fresh cast including Theo Dāvid and Phoebe McKellar starring as the ill-fated lovers, this unmissable take on Romeo & Juliet is all tension, thrill, and emotional torque.

But beneath it all, you’ll still be moved by Shakespeare’s original meditation on love — romantic, platonic, forbidden, and all-consuming. It’s passionate, punchy, and heartbreakingly beautiful. And it might just be the perfect excuse to shake up your usual catch-up with the girls. Book your tickets here.