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Lee Hall’s version of this successful screenplay follows the same story of Shakespeare meeting and falling in love with a aristocratic woman named Viola De Lesseps who wishes she could be an actor, and transforms it for the stage, just as Shakespeare did with stories in his day.
Based on the Academy Award-winning movie, this enchanting, hilarious, romantic stage play reimagines William Shakespeare's creative process – and explores his inspiration – as he writes Romeo and Juliet.
Shakespeare in Love is a play by Lee Hall adapted from the 1998 film of the same title by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard.
May 4, 2024 · Shakespeare in Love: The Play. Play, Comedy, 120 Minutes. Appropriate for ages 13+ (to learn more about our ratings, click here) Based on the screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard. Adapted for the stage by Lee Hall. Music by Paddy Cunneen.
Jun 17, 2024 · Shakespeare in Love, American-British film, released in 1998, that was a lighthearted and clever imagining of how William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet came to be written and produced.
William Shakespeare sits at his desk surrounded by the entire ensemble. He is trying to write a sonnet but is suffering from writer’s block. Christopher Marlowe, referred to by Shakespeare as Kit, steps out of the ensemble and asks Shakespeare why he isn’t writing a play.
Young Will Shakespeare has writer's block. The deadline for his new play is fast approaching, but he's in desperate need of inspiration. That is, until he finds his muse... the feisty, brilliant and beautiful Viola.
