Shakespeare in Love (play)
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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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Shakespeare in Love is a play produced by Disney Theatrical Productions and Sonia Friedman Productions and adapted by Lee Hall from the film of the same title. It opened at the Noel Coward Theatre in London in July 2014 with running time of 2 hours and 40 minutes.
"Shakespeare in Love" 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.
Production
The play was 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]
However, it was announced that the production would close on 18th April 2015.[3]
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
- Tony Bell as Ralph
- Daisy Boulton as Ensemble
- Janet Fullerlove as Ensemble
- Michael Chadwick as Ensemble
- Sandy Murray as Ensemble / Dance Captain
- Thomas Padden, Elliott Rennie, and Charlie Tighe as Ensemble / Musicians
- Tim van Eyken as Ensemble / Musical Director[4]
- 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
- 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, Elliott Rennie, and Charlie Tighe as Ensemble / Musicians
- Thomas Padden as Ensemble / Musical Director
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.
- ↑ http://shakespeareinlove.com/cast-creatives