Shakespeare in Love (play)
Shakespeare in Love is a play by Lee Hall adapted from the film of the same title.
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Written by | Lee Hall, adapted from the screenplay by Tom Stoppard and Marc Norman |
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Date premiered | July 2014 |
Place premiered | London |
Original language | English |
Genre | Play |
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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 18 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 18 February 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]
In 2017, the first South African production of the play took place at The Fugard Theatre (Cape Town, South Africa). It was directed by Greg Karvellas, produced by Eric Abraham and starred Dylan Edy as William Shakespeare alongside Roxane Hayward as Viola De Lesseps.[6] It played to sold-out audiences and, due to its success, was brought back in 2018 with Hayward reprising her role, opposite Daniel Mpilo Richard stepping in as Shakespeare.[7]
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.[8]
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
- Lucy Briggs-Owen as Viola de Lesseps
- Tom Bateman as William Shakespeare
- David Oakes as Christopher 'Kit' Marlowe
- Paul Chahidi as Philip Henslowe
- Alistair Petrie as Lord Wessex
- Doug Rao as Ned Alleyn
- Anna Carteret as Elizabeth I of England
- Ian Bartholomew as Edmund Tilney
- David Ganly as Richard Burbage
- Abigail McKern as Nurse
- Ferdy Roberts as Hugh Fennyman
- Patrick Osborne as Wabash
- Harry Jardine as Sam
- Colin Ryan as John Webster
- Richard Howard as Sir Robert De Lesseps
- Charlie Tighe as Nol / Musician
- Tony Bell as Ralph
- Thomas Padden as Boatman / Musician
- Elliott Rennie as Catlin / Musician
- Timothy O'Hara as Ensemble
- Daisy Boulton as Ensemble
- Janet Fullerlove as Ensemble
- Michael Chadwick as Ensemble
- Sandy Murray as Ensemble / Dance Captain
- Tim van Eyken as Ensemble / Musical Director[9]
- Cast from 12 January 2015
- Eve Ponsonby as Viola de Lesseps
- Orlando James as William Shakespeare
- Edward Franklin as Christopher 'Kit' Marlowe
- Neal Barry as Philip Henslowe
- Nicholas Asbury as Lord Wessex
- Ryan Donaldson as Ned Alleyn
- Suzanne Burden as Elizabeth I of England
- Richard Bremmer as Edmund Tilney and Sir Robert de Lesseps
- Peter Moreton as Richard Burbage
- Joy Richardson as Nurse
- Paul Brennan as Hugh Fennyman
- Ncuti Gatwa as Wabash
- Gregg Lowe as Sam
- Stuart Wilde as John Webster
- Charlie Tighe as Nol / Musician
- Thomas Padden as Boatman / Musician / Musical Director
- 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
- "Home Page". Shakespeare in Love. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- "Review of Shakespeare in Love". London Box Office. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- Shakespeare In Love. Accessed: 21 March 2015.
- Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- McDonald, Susan (3 September 2018). "Innovation, talent on display in 'Shakespere in Love'" (Vol. CXC, No. 1). The Providence Journal. p. A13.
- "South African production of Shakespeare In Love". Broadway World. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
- "Back! Shakespeare In Love at The Fugard Theatre". Weekend Special. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- Desk, BWW News. "New Production Of West End Play SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE Announced To Open In Bath Ahead Of UK Tour". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- "Shakespeare in Love - Samuel French". www.samuelfrench.com. Retrieved 24 March 2019.