Victor Frankenstein is sent away to university, away from his family and his closest friend Elizabeth. Just before he leaves, his mother dies in childbirth. Distraught, Victor throws himself into his studies, learning obsessively all that he can from his Professor. Fuelled by his experiments and in a desperate hope to find a way to bring his mother back, Victor works furiously, and eventually succeeds in giving life to non-living matter – but, horrified at what he has done, Victor abandons his Creation.

Six years later, Victor returns home. The Creature follows him and, watching Victor with his family from afar, longs to be accepted and loved as one of them. On the day of Victor’s wedding to Elizabeth, the Creature draws closer, enraptured by Elizabeth’s beauty. Victor discovers the Creature, who, in his panic, kills Elizabeth. In his grief, Victor takes his own life, leaving the Creature once again alone and abandoned, cradling his creator.

Victor Frankenstein is sent away to university, away from his family and his closest friend Elizabeth. Just before he leaves, his mother dies in childbirth. Distraught, Victor throws himself into his studies, learning obsessively all that he can from his Professor. Fuelled by his experiments and in a desperate hope to find a way to bring his mother back, Victor works furiously, and eventually succeeds in giving life to non-living matter – but, horrified at what he has done, Victor abandons his Creation.

Six years later, Victor returns home. The Creature follows him and, watching Victor with his family from afar, longs to be accepted and loved as one of them. On the day of Victor’s wedding to Elizabeth, the Creature draws closer, enraptured by Elizabeth’s beauty. Victor discovers the Creature, who, in his panic, kills Elizabeth. In his grief, Victor takes his own life, leaving the Creature once again alone and abandoned, cradling his creator.

该剧经过历年修改，产生了大量不同版本。传统版本的主要情节如下：
凯普莱特和蒙太古是一座城市的两大家族，有深刻的世仇，经常械斗。蒙太古家有个儿子叫罗密欧，品学端庄，是个大家都很喜欢的小伙子。可他喜欢上了一个不喜欢他的女孩罗萨兰，当听说罗萨兰会去凯普莱特家的宴会后，遂与朋友混进宴会场。

在宴会上，罗密欧被凯普莱特家的独生女儿朱丽叶深深吸引住了。两人一见钟情，当夜即在凯普莱特家的阳台上秘密约会，并且私订终身。
三日后，当地的劳伦斯神父在教堂为他们私下主持婚礼。就在新郎回家的路上，再度与新娘的堂兄提伯尔特发生冲突，导致亲王的侄儿茂丘西奥被刺身亡，罗密欧为替好友报仇，被迫举剑杀死提伯尔特，为此遭流放。同时，凯普莱特不顾朱丽叶的抵死抗拒，迳行接纳贵族少年帕里斯对其女儿朱丽叶的求婚，并决定即日完婚。朱丽叶乃在神父的建议下，于结婚前夕服下致人昏迷的药水，以假装死亡来逃避婚礼。
不料，通知罗密欧前来坟墓解救朱丽叶的约翰神父因故延误，罗密欧误以为朱丽叶真死，悲痛之余，乃携剧毒潜返。坟墓之前，巧逢前来祭奠的帕里斯，罗密欧杀死帕里斯，随即在朱丽叶面前服毒自尽。不久，朱丽叶醒来，却发现罗密欧已横尸身旁，遂举刀殉情。

该剧经过历年修改，产生了大量不同版本。传统版本的主要情节如下：
凯普莱特和蒙太古是一座城市的两大家族，有深刻的世仇，经常械斗。蒙太古家有个儿子叫罗密欧，品学端庄，是个大家都很喜欢的小伙子。可他喜欢上了一个不喜欢他的女孩罗萨兰，当听说罗萨兰会去凯普莱特家的宴会后，遂与朋友混进宴会场。

在宴会上，罗密欧被凯普莱特家的独生女儿朱丽叶深深吸引住了。两人一见钟情，当夜即在凯普莱特家的阳台上秘密约会，并且私订终身。
三日后，当地的劳伦斯神父在教堂为他们私下主持婚礼。就在新郎回家的路上，再度与新娘的堂兄提伯尔特发生冲突，导致亲王的侄儿茂丘西奥被刺身亡，罗密欧为替好友报仇，被迫举剑杀死提伯尔特，为此遭流放。同时，凯普莱特不顾朱丽叶的抵死抗拒，迳行接纳贵族少年帕里斯对其女儿朱丽叶的求婚，并决定即日完婚。朱丽叶乃在神父的建议下，于结婚前夕服下致人昏迷的药水，以假装死亡来逃避婚礼。
不料，通知罗密欧前来坟墓解救朱丽叶的约翰神父因故延误，罗密欧误以为朱丽叶真死，悲痛之余，乃携剧毒潜返。坟墓之前，巧逢前来祭奠的帕里斯，罗密欧杀死帕里斯，随即在朱丽叶面前服毒自尽。不久，朱丽叶醒来，却发现罗密欧已横尸身旁，遂举刀殉情。

A modern Mexican classic of magic realism provides the basis for The Royal Ballet’s new full-length work, reuniting Artistic Associate Christopher Wheeldon with the creative team who transformed Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and The Winter’s Tale into dance, composer Joby Talbot and designer Bob Crowley. Journey into Laura Esquivel’s captivating family saga where the central character’s emotions spill out through cooking to influence everyone around her in startling and dramatic ways. In this co-production with American Ballet Theatre, Mexican conductor Alondra de la Parra acts as musical consultant for Talbot’s newly commissioned score, with Wheeldon working closely with Esquivel to reshape her richly layered story as an entertaining and engrossing new ballet.