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Shakespeare's Globe, London, England. Original language. English. Subject. The life of Emilia Bassano. Setting. 1609. Emilia is a play by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm inspired by the life of the 17th century poet and feminist Emilia Bassano, as well as her speculated role as William Shakespeare 's " Dark Lady ."
- 10 August 2018
- 1609
- English
- Shakespeare's Globe, London, England
Aug 16, 2018 · Stage. This article is more than 5 years old. Review. Emilia review – speculative history of Shakespeare's lover brims with wit and rage. Shakespeare’s Globe, London. The supposed dark lady of...
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Nov 25, 2020 · A contemporary chiaroscuro fantasy of a bio-play, “Emilia” transferred from Shakespeare’s Globe to the West End last year and recently won three Olivier Awards, including best comedy.
Nov 24, 2022 · Emilia review – a feminist take on the life of Shakespeare’s Dark Lady | Australian theatre | The Guardian. ‘Lisa Maza’s incredibly rousing closing monologue about anger, rebellion and ...
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Mar 26, 2019 · Mar 26, 2019 10:30am PT. West End Review: ‘Emilia’. This rollicking play imagines the life of Shakespeare's mysterious "dark lady" for an all-female cast. By Matt Trueman. Helen Murray. We know...
Nov 11, 2020 · Although the play roars at times, one of the most effective sequences is when Emilia mourns the loss of. her child, the stillness and silence of both the characters and the audience quietly flowing out from the screen. She was a published poet, mother, a teacher of women, a feminist, yet history, recorded by men, names her “whore”.
Jul 3, 2018 · The play charts the life of Emilia Bassano, the poet, mother and feminist who is thought to have inspired the ‘Dark Lady’ in Shakespeare’s sonnets, as well as the Emilia characters who appear in Othello, The Two Noble Kinsmen, The Winter’s Tale and The Comedy Of Errors.
