Following *Her Majesty's Will* (2023), they will stage a play about Shakespeare's life for the second time. *Shakespeare in Love* tells the fictional story of how *Romeo and Juliet* came to be.
Will Shakespeare suffers from writer’s block, which is only resolved when he falls in love with Viola de Lesseps. She has disguised herself as a man—unrecognized by him at first—so she can perform on stage as an actress, something women were forbidden to do at the time. Alongside their turbulent love story, Viola’s impending arranged marriage to a nobleman, as well as theater rehearsals and rivalries among the theater troupes, viewers witness how Viola and Will’s story mirrors the fate of Romeo and Juliet.
John Madden’s 1999 film, which won seven Oscars, celebrates the theater genre and is still worth watching today, not least to get a sense of the Elizabethan era.
Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard wrote the screenplay, which was adapted for the stage by Lee Hall (2014).
June 30, July 1 and 2, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.
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Shakespeare Players
