Shakespeare in Love
by Lee Hall

Name: Shakespeare in Love
Brand: Lee Hall
SKU: 9780571323685
Rating: 4.04 (233 reviews)

Shakespeare in Love Book Cover — Shakespeare in Love Cover

Highlights

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Large Cast

Female

Male

120 mins16th Century/ElizabethanEnsemble CastUnit Set/Multiple SettingsPeriod CostumesBritish Adaptation Historical Comedy

Why we like it

"'Shakespeare in Love' transforms the iconic story into a theatrical experience that celebrates both romance and artistry."

From: Valentine's Day Themed Plays

Awards & Recognition

Olivier Award

Nominee: 2015 Olivier Award for Best New Comedy

What readers are saying

Readers enjoy the lively adaptation of the film, praising its entertaining and witty script while highlighting the strong alignment with the original screenplay. Many appreciate the clever dialogue and the fast-paced nature of the play, which captures the essence of Shakespearean humor. A few readers mention minor challenges with transitions and character depth, but overall, the play is well-received as a fun theatrical experience.

Witty and clever dialogueFast-paced and entertainingStrong adaptation of the filmSome transitions were difficult

Synopsis

I will have poetry in my life.

And adventure.

And love.

Love above all

Promising young playwright Will Shakespeare is tormented by writer's block until he finds his muse in the form of passionate noblewoman, Viola De Lesseps.

Their forbidden love draws many others, including Queen Elizabeth, into the drama and inspires Will to write the greatest love story of all time, Romeo and Juliet

Based on Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard's Oscar-winning screenplay, Lee Hall's stage adaptation of Shakespeare in Love premiered in July 2014 at the Noel Coward Theatre, London, in a co-production by Disney and Sonia Friedman Productions.

Press Reviews

"5 STARS! “Funny, often genuinely moving, and generates a glow you could warm your hands by... The best British comedy since One Man, Two Guvnors and deserves equal success."
— Daily Telegraph

"There's the elating sense that the material – with its rivalry between the public playhouses echoing between the Montagues and the Capulets – is reveling in its natural elements in the theatre... It makes you feel grateful to be alive."
— The Independent

"Marvelously fluid, riotously funny, and often intensely, even startlingly poignant... This may be, in part at least, a comedy about Shakespeare falling in love; but joking aside, it could just make you fall, all over again, in love with Shakespeare."
— Chicago Tribune

"5 STARS! “An absolute joy from beginning to end!"
— Daily Express

"5 STARS! "Funny, often genuinely moving, and generates a glow you could warm your hands by...The best British comedy since One Man, Two Guvnors and deserves equal success."
— Daily Telegraph,

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
TILNEY	—	—	—
WILL SHAKESPEARE	—	—	—
RALPH	—	—	—
KATE	—	—	—
VIOLA DE LESSEPS	—	—	—
QUEEN ELIZABETH	female	—	—
HENSLOWE	—	—	—
ROBIN / FREES	—	—	—
MOLLY / MISTRESS QUICKLY	—	—	—
BURBAGE	—	—	—
SIR ROBERT DE LESSEPS	male	—	—
SAM	—	—	—
NURSE	—	—	—
PETER / BARMAN	—	—	—
MARLOWE	—	—	—
WABASH	—	—	—
ADAM / BOATMAN	—	—	—
WESSEX	—	—	—
NED ALLEYN	—	—	—
LAMBERT / GUARD	—	—	—
FENNYMAN	—	—	—
WEBSTER	—	—	—
NOL ENSEMBLE MEMBERS /	—	—	—
MUSICIANS / ATTENDANTS	—	—	—

Videos

Shakespeare in Love Trailer

Available Editions

Format	Publisher	Year	Pages	ISBN-13	Price
Paperback · Main	Faber & Faber	2014	112	9780571323685	£9.49
Paperback · High School Edition	Samuel French	—	—	9780573705205	£11.57
Paperback · High School Edition	Samuel French	—	—	9780573707940	£21.51