I want to do a thing... everyday in this thread I will be posting an appreciation tweet about something I love in & Juliet (anything, even the tiniest detail). Let's go!

Tim Mahendran's growl on "just WAAAnna try you on" in I Kissed A Girl

Since it's been 1 month since Danielle Juliet + Alex Shakespeare + Dillon Romeo:

Danielle's riff "in this thing called lo~~~ve" in TTWII

Alex's "everybody sayaaaang" in Everybody

Dillon's DAB in It's My Life (iconic)

Bonus point for Danielle in the blue Act 2 costume bc yes

The Capulets' part in Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely x

Oliver mouthing "a house, it's a house" in Show Me Love and "i'm a dj!" in Blow... a comedy genius

Since it's been one month since the double concert show day

Cassidy's slo-mo high kick in Blow (evening)

Mel forgetting the same line at the 2 shows ("i feel like this is a very bad idea")

Tim going "..........i meant the musical instrument" during the virginal scene (matinee)

Arun's dancing at the end of Blow!

I remember when I really watched him during this section, probably when I came for the 4th time, and how I realised how good a dancer he was His moves are so SMOOTH

When Josh is on for Antoine's track and does a flip or whatever in I Kissed A Girl during the dramatic instrumental/dance break DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN

Kirstie's "it's tiiiime" in Blow when she's on as Anne. The SOUL

Mel's little dance towards the end of Blow

The string section in That's The Way It Is (and I know what I'm talking about cos I spent 2 afternoons trying to figure out the notes)

That dance move the ensemble do at the very end of Larger Than Life you know with the shoulders and all!!

When Shakespeare puts the quill on Anne's nose and says "boOP" in the middle of their argument

THE CAPULET'S DANCING AT THE WEDDINGFBKEKELE

The rythmic dialogue before I Kissed A Girl. SO GOOD! BUILDING THE TENSION! ICONIC! WE STAN!

(i was gonna say i know it by heart but what part of this musical do i NOT know by heart at this point really)

"My wife told me on her DYING BED that I should LOOK FOR YOU! Because she wanted me to be HAPPY!"

"She did?"

"......well not explicitly but with HER EYES"

"How come I'd never hear you say 'I just wanna be with you'?"

"That's literally all I've been saying"

The bass line in Problem/Can't Feel My Face during the words "and say you love me"

*chef's kiss*

Shakespeare (well Ollie really because Ivan doesn't do it and I can't remember whether Alex did it or not) trying to do the choreo with the players towards the end of Show Me Love while standing behind the horse at the back of the stage. Iconic x

The absolute CHAOS that the pre-show has become

THE TANGO!!! I can't believe I haven't mentioned it yet. My favourite part is "hey THIS is a soliloquy"/"it's actually more of an aside"

"It is I, your brother, William Dubois"

"You look different brother"

"No I don't"

Today's appreciation tweet goes to literally THE ENTIRE CAST, CREW, CREATIVE TEAM OF & JULIET AND THE FRONT OF HOUSE STAFF AT THE SHAFTESBURY because I love ALL OF THEM with MY ENTIRE HEART

Those times when Arun and Tim put extra tension in their interpretation at the very end of Whattaya Want From Me OOF

How have I gone this far without mentioning the bathroom attendant scene???

"Ui. It is a room for tout le monde. We have a toilette for mademoiselles right zere and a toilette for messieurs over zere"

Also the faces Mr Tranter pulls while saying those lines... priceless

Omg towards the end of I Want It That Way when Oliver screams "AAAAAH" and Antoine recoils in shock... gets me everytime

(he even did it during the concert version even though he was literally on the opposite side of the stage from Oliver)

That bit of choreography in Problem/Can't Feel My Face during the "oh oh oh" part when some of the players come forward OOF best move of the whole show imo

Honestly the whole scene between I Kissed A Girl and It's My Life because the tension BUILDS

I'm just gonna quote Shakespeare's "I invented that phrase, by the way" and Anne's "Okay please stop quoting yourself" x

After the bows when you hear that note and everyone starts singing the encore version of Roar and when you're on the front row you're just vibing with the cast and it feels so good AAAAH HOW I MISS THIS

When Cassidy sings "you spin me out of control" in Domino, all sassy and whipping her hair as she lets it down... iconic (I LOVE Kirstie too but she doesn't do it exactly the same)

"I've always been more of a lover than a fighter. I also have no upper body strength"

ONE OF MY FAVOURITE LINES OF THE SHOW HOW HAVE I NOT TWEETED THIS ONE BEFORE

When the pre-show music changes and you KNOW Antoine (or whoever is doing his track) is about to walk on stage

In That's The Way It Is when the music stops and Cassidy or Kirstie (I sadly wasn't there for Jocasta's half show) sings "looooove cooooomes" and the whole world stops and you never want that moment to ever end

When Grace is on for Juliet, after she explains to François why she said they were engaged, they hold each other super awkwardly like "look at us we're a cute couple" kdkdkdk

The Since U Been Gone reprise

should be on the goddamn album x

When François is singing his vows and turning the paper to read each line

The entirety of Everybody because it's the biggest bop and I always have SO MUCH FUN but particularly one of my favourite parts is "ohmygod we're back again" because I can look at Constance and be like "OHMYGOD WE'RE BACK AGAIN" because it's the 3725th time we're back you know

When Kieran (or whoever is doing his track) is looking at his map of Parid the wrong way and Rhian (or whoever is doing her track) puts it back the right way

"Okay that's wine on the terrace, help yourself with some baguettes and croissants and French... onion soup? I don't know what French people eat"

When Lance fixes François's hair and outfit at the beginning of the ceremony... especially when it's Ivan Lance and especially when he's paired up with Dillon François because he fluffs INEXISTENT HAIR and that has to be one of the funniest things

When Jordan (or Alex) and Kieran point their fingers at each other after Kieran has sprayed his hair with hairspray hehe I love that moment!

(Special mention to the perfume spray for Dillon Romeo)

The choreography and acting in Teenage Dream/Break Free especially at the beginning of the Break Free part "if you want it... TAKE IT... I should have said it before. Try to hide it, FAKE IT... I can't pretend anymore"

In Baby One More Time when whoever is playing Romeo (but ngl especially Jordan) comes on stage for 2sec, takes off his jacket, lays it on the coffin and leaves towards stage left So beautiful but also so hard bc you know you're not gonna see him anymore for another hour x

Tim's high pitch screams, that's it that's the tweet

"Juliet, I have some words I want to talk at you Juliet. Talking. I have some things I want to talk, from my mouth"

During the Can't Feel My Face verse when the male players get up one at a time then jump on the revolve now that's HOT

Honestly anytime Lance (especially David) says "François!" it's just the funniest thing to me

When the Caps arrive in Paris in the middle of Oops I Did It Again and Juliet asks "how did you find me?"

The Caps: "The carriage driver told us everything"

Shakespeare: "You're welcome"

AND ANNE RUNS AFTER WILL FNDKDL

Today's appreciation tweet goes to the two moments in the show when Anne throws glitter because it had to come up at some point!!!

This is the perfect occasion to add a gif

During the first verse of I Kissed A Girl when the players slap their books into their hands to the rhythm of the music and Shakespeare does the same with his quill

When Nurse says "you're fucking perfect" to Juliet

(especially when it's Mel to Danielle man how I sob)

The last part of I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman when May is alone on stage HUH THE FEELS

The costume change in Roar

In Since U Been Gone when Romeo is thrown on the floor and the platform he is on goes down under the stage... powerful (and hilarious)

I've debated posting a tweet in the thread today, but I think it might be a good occasion to appreciate the diversity in the cast of the show. It is much needed and therefore appreciated. May it set an example of colourblind casting for future shows!

In I Kissed A Girl when François and May kiss the 2nd time and the platform lifts up

In Blow when Kirstie is dancing in the DJ booth, so cute with her crown

The beginning of Oops I Did It Again! Peak comedy

Nurse's monologue when she proposes to Lance

Uhm BENVOLIO? Pure comedy. Excellence.

Romeo, Shakespeare and May's background vocals in As Long As You Love Me x

We were ROBBED of those in the album and I am not happy about it

"Actually it was really hard for me because ROMEO AND I HAD THIS AMAZING SUMMER TOGETHER"

In One More Try when half of the front row can't see a thing because of the smoke dbdkskks

In Stronger when Juliet walks towards the back of the stage and everyone suddenly forms a line on either side of her

I'm having a hard time explaining it but I'm sure those who have seen the show know what I'm talking about THIS MOMENT IS SO POWERFUL

iT'S sUpeR dOpE

when confetti rains on u and then grabbing a handful of them to put in my bag before running to stagedoor x

Dillon and Kieran (or whoever is doing their track) dancing together towards the end of Since U Been Gone, iconic, we stan, I wanna see it again SO DONE WITH THIS HIATUS

When Oliver sings the high note at the end of Larger Than Life like in the cast recording

"Those are you vows?"

"Eeeeh it sounded better in my head"

"I hope you're all enjoying the view of this beautiful country, this other Eden, this demi-paradise..."

"Awfully wordy for a carriage driver"

"Well I used to be a writer until someone took my job"

"Okay just take us to Paris"

When Danielle (or whoever is doing her track) says "oh my god I'm obsESSED WITH YOU SHAKESPEARE" and then carries on with the choreography while singing "wishing I could thank you in a different way", I just think it looks so cool!! Love that bit

When It's My Life ends and I run to the bathroom so I don't have to queue and my heart keeps beating super fast because I'm on a high from the number and from the entirety of act 1 really x

When Juliet says "Isn't it obvious? Cause I want it that way" and the 'Romeo' and '& Juliet' signs switch places

"It is not your age zat is ze problem. You're not on zi guest leest"

"Okay well can you put us on the guest leeeest? We're really good friends with Cesar!"

"No Juliet remember it's ce soir"

"Right. We're really good friends with ce soir!"

Shakespeare quoting himself several times in a row and Anne saying "okay please stop quoting yourself" and then him quoting himself some more

Ending with the iconic "you will not" / "I WILL. Shakespeare "

The strings during the words "boom me like a bass drum"! One of my favourite parts of the music it's just 1sec but I looooove it

When Nurse sings "I think I'm 'bout to explode" and the others go "aaaaanw"

That moment before the 2nd chorus in Problem when Juliet is walking on the revolve while the female players are on the high revolve UGH it looks SO GOOD

The way Shakespeare and the players snap at the beginning of Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely oh boy how i LOVE that bit

Lance's moves when he sings "if you want it, take it, I should have said it before. Try to hide it, fake it, I can't pretend anymore"

The way Antoine - I mean Augustine of course - specifically raises his hand (or rather his pointer) when Juliet asks "did you all date Romeo??"

The It's My Life choreography!! It took me a while to actually see it because I can't take my eyes off Jordan and when I see covers I focus on them too bc I want to see every detail of their performance x

But it really is an incredible choreo aaaah

When Juliet comes one stage casually at the beginning of Baby One More Time x

It's so obvious I don't get how it took me like 3 times to see it

"I want it THAT WAY" says William, showing the sheet of paper where he has written the script for his play Romeo and Juliet

In Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonemy when the ensemble stops singing after "there's something missing in my" and Rosaline + the 2 other Romeo exes are the only ones left singing "heart" OOOF

"Yass get it!"

In It's Gonna Be May when Lance says "FRANÇOIS" after "that it made you believe in no man no cry" OOF ONCE AGAIN SHOULD BE ON THE CAST RECORDING I SAID WHAT I SAID

William and Anne's nose kiss after Will sings "no matter the distance I want you to know that deep down inside of me" in I Want It That Way (reprise)

Susanna's and Richard's violins in the pre-show! (It took me so long to see Richard had one too omg)

The twirl in Love Me Like You Do aaah

When Nurse starts her verse in Oops I Did It Again

When Anne waves a French flag

"WHAT'S GOING DOWN PARISSSSS"

Omg first time I've forgotten to post my tweet yesterday. It was also the first time I was back in front of the Shaftesbury... So yesterday's appreciation tweet goes to the stunning glittery pink sign outside of the Shaftesbury cause it's the best thing ever x

When Shakespeare gets off the horse dbdbbs

"I know but if I don't dance-"

"Oh don't worry Frankie, we're gonna dance"

When the players start singing background vocals to Perfect

The light bulb tree

Danielle Fiamanya, that's it, that's the twdet

The Confident choreography!! When François start doing it too and gets literally more and more confident as he goes we love to see it

"Sometimes the apparel doth not proclaim the man"

Juliet's choreo on "damn this love is skin tight" in Domino after her super quick change!!

When the Capulets sit on the casket with their glasses up and they go down under the stage. THE FLAIR

The choreo transition between Blow and the bathroom scene

The virginal!!!!

Using the ladder/stairs thing as a metaphorical balcony, absolutely love that x

WELL WE WILL HAVE ~NUN~ OF THAT

SORRY MY HUSBAND MAKES PUNS... IT'S A FORCE OF ~HABIT~

...BECAUSE NUNS WEAR HABITS!!!

pls help me

The Love Me Like You Do """reprise""" when Romeo is this close from crying fkdkdkd

"Oh shit"

The whole Show Me Love revolve content it's so cute with everyone and the props and little set pieces aaaaah

(I think I missed yesterday aaah I'll do one more tweet in the middle of the day tomorrow to catch up)

When Judith sits on the edge of the stage to tell cheese jokes

The iconic Roar choreo!!

Any time Lady Capulet screams "JULIEEET" (especially Ms Jocasta Almgill because she always goes full out)

"He said: did my heart love till now? Forswear it sight, for I..."

"NEVER SAW TRUE BEAUTY TILL THIS NIGHT!"

"Oh my god that is SO Romeo"

Ok this is very specific but in One More Try when they get up

Many times I've tried to memorise what the cue word is (i think it's "rules"? in the 2nd pre-chorus? but it's been so long now) just you know in case an opportunity to reenact the scene comes up x

François' entrance when he's humming the Show Me Love melody but his mic is never on so you only hear it when you're close to the stage

"It's just that I want to make it clear that my son's happiness is my primary concern"

"Father-"

"Not now"

(actually now that i'm writing it on its own it sounds quite sad )

"My child I will never leave your side"

That move the players do in Problem/Can't Feel My Face on the 2nd part of the "oh oh oh" where those at the back move forward while those at the front stay where they are PLEASE TELL ME YOU KNOW WHICH ONE

I find it so fascinating and always end up looking at Kirstie and Kerri

Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Oooooooh hey! Oooooooh hey!

In Blow when Kieran (or whoever is doing his track) brings sjots on a tray and then after Nurse sings "now what" the players say "WHAT" and then do a cool move idk I'm not good with describing dange moves but I love to watch Kieran at that moment!

The specific moment when Ollie (I don't think Ivan and Alex do it the same way) says "the end of this play is still far from a ~full gone conclusion~" and draws a circle with his hands... yes I do it in the audience every time don't judge me thanks x

"Ellow brozers! It is good to see yaw!"

When May and François finally kiss and everyone cheers

The fact that the only named character with a French accent (and a very strong one) has a name that doesn't even exist in French kskdkfkkd

"What do you call someone who's like a whore, but a man?"

Not IN the show technically but today's appreciation tweet goes to the friends I've made thanks to this incredible show

"Patience good lady, wizards know their time"

"So you're a wizard now??"

The players' choreo for their bows

When the female players hum after "baby even though I hate you, I wanna love you" in Problem (and for some reason I always hear Rhian's voice way more than anyone else's)

Lady Capulet's costumes x

The last part of "I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman", when May is alone at the front of the stage and kills us with their vocals and raw emotion

"As you can see I play the virginal"

"Oh me too, I feel like doing it once shouldn't count"

In Since U Been Gone when Romeo starts getting confused and insecure and drinks beer to hide it

Gregory after Juliet asks him and Susanna + Lucy to go away xxx

In Oops I Did It Again when Juliet says "oops, you think I'm in love" and François (well Tim really cause Dillon doesn't do it and idk about Nathan yet obviously) does a heart with his hands AAAH SO CUTE

When the audience cheers after Juliet says "and I really love me!"

Happens way too rarely

In Everybody when everyone waves their arms like it's a real concert I CAN'T WAIT TO DO IT AGAIN

Melanie La Barrie, that's it that's the tweet

Anne's That's The Way It Is costume. I want that dress

TELL ME WHYYYYY

The carriage! Such a stunning set piece

In Show Me Love when Nathan is holding the "bienvenue à paris" sign and looks at it then looks up

"I wasn't scared, I was surprised!"

The fact they include in the It's My Life choreography!!

YOU NEED TO CHILL BENVOLIO

"You wanna cut me into little stars?? What like with a knife????"

At the beginning of Baby One More Time when the sound becomes muffled when Juliet puts her headphones on

I said I'm doing this thread till performances resume. Looks like you get 6 more months of me tweeting daily then x

Today I'll just say, "Good evening everyone and welcome to the very first performance of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare"