Shakespeare in Love, adapted from the Oscar-winning film 2024
published: 29 Nov 2024, 3 min read
when: 12 November 2024 - 14 December 2024 | venue: New Theatre | cost: Starting from $$20.00 | address: 542 King Street, Newtown NSW 2000“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_ s_tarts 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
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