Shakespeare in Love 2024
| Based on the screenplay by Marc Norman & Tom Stoppard Adapted for the stage by Lee Hall |
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| Directed by Madeleine Withington | |
| New Theatre 12th Nov – 14th Dec 2024 | |
| newtheatre.org.au/shakespeare-in-love | |
Tilney / Robert De Lesseps / Boatman / Nol |
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| “Queen Elizabeth: I know something of a woman in a man’s profession. Yes, by God, I do know about that.”
A boisterous romantic comedy set in the world of the theatre. Young Will Shakespeare has a bad case of writer’s block and desperately needs a muse. His new comedy, Romeo and Ethel the Pirate’s Daughter, isn’t turning out how he’d hoped and he’s up against a tight deadline to deliver his next masterpiece. That is until he meets Viola de Lesseps, and a real-life romance starts to take hold. But Viola has a secret and this new play isn’t shaping up to be the light-hearted comedy Queen Bess demanded. From the pen of Lee Hall (Billy Elliot) comes this scintillating stage adaptation of the Oscar-winning screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, brim full of passion, love and laughter. “Celebrates the way magic and mystery are born out of chaos and confusion.” The Guardian By Arrangement With ORiGiNTM Theatrical On Behalf Of Samuel French, A Concord Theatricals Company |