Based on the Academy Award winning Best Picture.

Young playwright William Shakespeare struggles with writer’s block on his latest comedy “Romeo and Ethel the Pirate’s Daughter”. Hope is lost until his greatest fan, the young wealthy Viola De Lesseps, dresses up as a boy and auditions for the part of Romeo.

Viola constantly dreams of becoming an actress but the law forbids women from performing in plays. When Viola is told she will be married to the cold-hearted Lord Wessex she hatches her plan. Shakespeare soon sees through her disguise and they begin a love affair, one they know cannot end happily. Their romance provides rich inspiration for Shakespeare and ultimately turns his comedy into the romantic tragedy, Romeo and Juilet.

Adapted to the stage by Lee Hall
From the screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard

Produced & Directed by  Brian Newell

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