Shakespeare in Love (play)

Shakespeare in Love
Written by Lee Hall, adapted from the screenplay by Tom Stoppard and Marc Norman
Characters
  • Lady Capulet
  • Wessex
  • Henslowe
  • Tilney
  • Sir Robert De Lesseps
  • Fennyman
  • Queen Elizabeth
  • Ned Alleyn
  • Marloweu
  • Nol
  • Wabash
  • Frees, Musician
  • Will Shakespeare
  • Molly
  • Mistress Quickly
  • Sam
  • Ralph
  • Burbage
  • Viola De Lesseps
  • Kate
  • Webster
Date premiered July 2014
Place premiered London
Original language English
Genre Play
Official site

Shakespeare in Love is a play by Lee Hall adapted from the film of the same title.

Production

The play premiered at the Noël Coward Theatre in London's West End on 22 July 2014. It was produced by Disney Theatrical Productions and Sonia Friedman Productions and directed by Declan Donnellan, with design by Nick Ormerod and music by Paddy Cunneen.[1] The original cast included David Oakes appearing as Marlowe, Tom Bateman as Will, and Lucy Briggs-Owen as the heroine Viola De Lesseps.[2] The production closed on 18th April 2015.[3]

The production played to sold out audiences during the 2016 Stratford (Ontario, Canada) Festival season. The director of the production was Declan Donnellan, with the rest of the original creative team from London show returning for the Canadian production.

The first U.S. production of the play occurred on February 18, 2017, at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.[4] The play was produced at the Burbage Theater of Pawtucket, Rhode Island as the first presentation of its 2018–2019 season.[5]

A new production of the play, directed by Phillip Breen, will embark on a UK tour opening at the Theatre Royal, Bath from 4 to 13 October 2018, before heading to Theatre Royal, Nottingham (15 to 20 October), Festival Theatre, Malvern (23 to 27 October), Oxford Playhouse (30 October to 3 November), Cambridge Arts Theatre (5 to 9 November), King's Theatre, Edinburgh (12 to 17 November) and Chichester Festival Theatre (20 to 24 November), with further dates and casting to be announced.[6]

It was announced in August 2018 that Shakespeare in Love will be one of the two headlining productions for the 30th Anniversary of Bard on the Beach in the Kitsilano Neighbourhood in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Cast

Original London Company
Cast from 12 January 2015
  • Elliott Rennie as Catlin / Musician
  • Andy McKeane as Ralph
  • Aaron Anthony as Ensemble
  • Jonno Davies as Ensemble
  • Florence Roberts as Ensemble
  • Sioned Jones as Ensemble
  • Ellie Nunn as Ensemble
  • Sandy Murray as Ensemble / Dance Captain
  • Nick Hart Ensemble / Musician

References

  1. ↑ "Home Page". Shakespeare in Love. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Review of Shakespeare in Love". London Box Office. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Shakespeare In Love. Accessed: 21 March 2015.
  4. ↑ https://www.osfashland.org/productions/2017-plays/shakespeare-in-love.aspx Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  5. ↑ McDonald, Susan (3 September 2018). "Innovation, talent on display in 'Shakespere in Love'" (Vol. CXC, No. 1). The Providence Journal. p. A13.
  6. ↑ Desk, BWW News. "New Production Of West End Play SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE Announced To Open In Bath Ahead Of UK Tour". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  7. ↑ http://shakespeareinlove.com/cast-creatives
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