The first time Romeo Montague sees Rosaline Capulet he falls instantly in love. But Rosaline, headstrong and independent, is unsure of Romeo's attentions. She breaks off the match, only for Romeo's gaze to turn towards her cousin, thirteen-year-old Juliet. Gradually Rosaline realises that not only Juliet's reputation is at stake, but her life. "Hamnet" meets "My Dark Vanessa" in this fierce, feminist, intensely gripping retelling of "Romeo and Juliet".