Young love can be the most magical and soul-destroying emotion a person can feel. Just ask Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare’s most famous star-crossed lovers. Spoiler alert: In this masterpiece, the two characters take their own lives after misunderstandings and passionate longing. It’s a whole thing. Now add an adorable tiny cat to the mix, and those tears became joyous laughter for those lucky enough to be in the audience.

The Imperial Russian Ballet Company was performing their interpretation of the play in Izmir, Turkey, when a tiny, furry ginger cat took to the stage. As the dancers playing the two leads lay flat on the stage next to (fake) flickering candles, they must keep straight faces as the cat leaps curiously around the set.

The ginger took a particular liking to Romeo’s luxurious locks of hair and pawed at him so hard, he finally broke a smile just before he’s dragged off by Juliet, who has woken up and found Romeo gone.

The cat gets a curtain call

For his or her part, the cat could........

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