Shakespeare in Love

Based on the screenplay by Marc Norman & Tom Stoppard, adapted for the  stage by Lee Hall

Performance on Thursday 14th March 2024 7.30 pm, Friday 15th March 2024 7.30 pm and Saturday 16th March   2024 7.30 pm

Penniless and indebted to two demanding producers, struggling young playwright William Shakespeare is tormented by writer’s block until he meets the       beautiful Viola de Lesseps, daughter of a wealthy merchant, whose fiery passion for poetry and drama leaves her secretly longing to be an actor.       Both are despondent when they learn that Viola’s father has promised her to the stuffy Lord Wessex in order to gain a title for their family.       Under the veil of secrecy, Will and Viola’s passionate love affair becomes the basis of the very play he is writing – ‘Romeo and Juliet’. With       opening night – and the wedding day – fast approaching, the plots race toward a parallel conclusion. Will it all work out in the end or are the two star-crossed lovers destined for tragedy? This is a playful, funny, and romantic work of historical fiction, involving a large and talented cast with local musicians

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David Beach Competition Entry