BWW Flashback: Stratford-Bound SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE Travels Overseas!

As BroadwayWorld previously reported, Shakespeare in Love, staged to great acclaim in the West End, will have its North American première as a part of the 2016 season at the Stratford Festival, directed by Declan Donnellan. Based on the screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, the play is adapted for the stage by Lee Hall and will be presented by special arrangement with Disney Theatrical Group and Sonia Friedman Productions.

In this imagined biography, young Will Shakespeare, tormented by writer's block and in desperate need of a new hit, finds inspiration in the guise of passionate noblewoman Viola, who moves him to write the greatest love story of all time. Art mirrors life - and vice versa - as love blossoms for the Bard amid a hilarious riot of chaos, confusion and backstage theatrics.

Below, check out photos and video from the West End production!

Photo Credit: Johan Persson

Tom Bateman and Company

Lucy Briggs-Owen and Company

Lucy Briggs-Owen and Tom Bateman

Lucy Briggs-Owen and Tom Bateman

Tom Bateman and Company

Original London Company