Following its West End run, Shakespeare in Love is transferring to Canada.
Lee Hall's play will run as part of Ontario’s 2016 Stratford Festival, with dates and casting to be be announced. Declan Donnellan directs the production, which is rumoured to be eyeing a Broadway run.
Shakespeare in Love ran in London between July 2014 and April 2015, with Lucy Briggs-Owen and Tom Bateman originating the lead roles. Based on the Oscar-winning 1998 film, Shakespeare in Love was produced by Disney and Sonia Friedman.
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