Two Gentlemen of Verona – reviews of 'delightful' revival

Dolce vita take on Shakespeare's rarely seen early romance has comic fizz and complexity

A dolce vita take on Shakespeare
(Image credit: Simon Annand C. RSC)

What you need to know

The RSC's revival of Shakespeare's romantic comedy Two Gentlemen of Verona, is playing at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. Written in 1591, the romance was one of Shakespeare's earliest plays and is rarely performed.

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