Charles Sturt University second-year acting students will delve into Shakespeare's most famous tragedies with their rendition of Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth.

The productions have been adapted by Matthew Jenkinson, who is the director of Studies at New College School, Oxford.

A night of love and murder; these two plays bring powerful, authentic characters to life with stories that still resonate with audiences today.

Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet opens at the CSU Riverina Playhouse on Wednesday, May 15 at 7.30pm then plays Thursday to Saturday at 7:30pm with a matinee on May 18 at 2pm.

Tickets can be booked at the Wagga Wagga Civic Theatre Booking Office on 6926 9688, or are available at the door.

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