Details

Plagued by debt, tormented by writer's block and in desperate need of a new hit, promising new playwright Will Shakespeare finds his muse in the form of passionate young noblewoman, Viola De Lesseps. Their forbidden love soon draws everyone, including Queen Elizabeth herself, into the drama and inspires Will to write the greatest love story of all time, Romeo and Juliet.

Cast/Performers

Orlando James (Will Shakespeare), Eve Ponsonby (Viola De Lesseps), Nicholas Asbury (Wessex), Neal Barry (Henslowe), Richard Bremmer (Tilney and Sir Robert De Lesseps), Paul Brennen (Fennyman), Suzanne Burden (Queen Elizabeth), Ryan Donaldson (Ned Alleyn), Edward Franklin (Marlowe), Ncuti Gatwa (Wabash), Gregg Lowe (Sam), Andy McKeane (Ralph), Peter Moreton (Burbage), Joy Richardson (Nurse), Charlie Tighe (Nol), Stuart Wilde (Webster), Aaron Anthony (Ensemble), Jonno Davies (Ensemble), Peter Hannah (Ensemble), Nick Hart (Ensemble), Joshua Higgott (Ensemble), Sioned Jones (Ensemble), Sandy Murray (Ensemble), Ellie Nunn (Ensemble), Thomas Padden (Ensemble), Stevie Raine (Ensemble), Elliot Rennie (Ensemble), Florence Roberts (Ensemble)

Creatives/Company

Author(s): Lee Hall (adapted for stage), Tom Stoppard (original film script), Marc Norman (original film script)
Producer(s): Disney Theatrical Productions, Sonia Friedman Productions
Director: Declan Donnellan
Design: Nick Ormerod
Lighting: Neil Austin
Choreographer: Jane Gibson
Sound: Simon Baker