Bard on the Beach is offering a spectacular deal for VocalEye users: one complimentary ticket plus the option to purchase one additional companion ticket for $30. This offer is limited to one complimentary ticket and one companion ticket per order for described performances only. Quantities are limited and some restrictions apply. Please call 604-739-0559 to purchase, and be sure to mention VocalEye. Also described on Saturday, July 20 at 7:30 pm
VocalEye is hosting a Notable Social for members to meet and mingle before the matinée performance on Sunday, August 11. Please contact amy@vocaleye.ca for more details and to sign up.
This matinée performance will also be followed by a Touch Tour where VocalEye users and guests will be invited on stage to explore the set, costumes and props and to meet some of the cast and crew.
Theatre Buddies are available to guide VocalEye members travelling independently from the Cornwall and Cypress to and from the venue. Please arrange your meet up with donna@vocaleye.ca at least 3 days in advance.
Described by Eileen Barrett and Ingrid Turk
Based on the screenplay by Mark Norman & Tom Stoppard
Adapted for the stage by Lee Hall
Music by Paddy Cunneen
Directed by Daryl Cloran
Young Will Shakespeare has writer’s block. The deadline for his new play is looming and he’s in desperate need of inspiration. And then he finds his muse – Viola. She’s Will’s greatest admirer and will stop at nothing (including breaking the law) to appear in his next play. Will’s love for Viola quickly blossoms but their road to romance runs into plenty of complications, from nefarious schemers to overheated backstage theatrics. And then there’s the dog…
(The role of “Spot” will be played by Kingsley or PorkChop in alternating performances of Shakespeare in Love. Kingsley is a 6-year-old champion Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and PorkChop is a 5-year-old Jack Russell mix adopted from a shelter in Southern California.)
Shakespeare in Love is directed by Daryl Cloran, who directed last season’s record-breaking Beatles-infused smash-hit, As You Like It.
CHARACTERS
THE PLAYWRIGHTS
Will Shakespeare is a poet and playwright
Christopher “Kit” Marlowe is Will’s colleague, friend, and inspiration
AT THE ROSE THEATRE
Henslowe is owner and manager of the Rose Theatre
Fennyman is a wealthy Producer
Lambert and Frees are Fennyman’s accomplices and henchmen
Ralph is an actor who plays Nurse and Petruchio
Nol is an actor who plays Benvolio and Samson
Robin is an actor who plays Lady Capulet
Adam is an actor who plays Gregory, Benvolio, and Servingman
John Webster is a street urchin who aspires to be an actor
Wabash is a stammering actor and Henslowe’s tailor
THE ADMIRAL’S MEN
Ned Alleyn is the lead actor of the Admiral’s Men, plays Mercutio
Sam is an actor who plays Juliet
Peter is an actor who plays Tybalt
Other Actors
AT THE PALACE
Queen Elizabeth I
Edmund Tilney is The Lord Chamberlain
Mistress Quickly is wardrobe mistress
THE CHAMBERLAIN’S MEN
Burbage is the lead actor and owner of the Curtain Theatre
Burbage’s Two Heavies
Other Actors and The Dog, a trained animal that delights the Queen
AT SIR ROBERT DE LESSEPS HOUSE
Viola De Lesseps is Sir Robert’s daughter who disguises herself as Thomas Kent to audition to be an actor
Nurse is Viola’s loyal servant
Lord Wessex is a nobleman betrothed to Viola
AT THE TAVERN
Waiter, Barman and Tavern wenches
REVIEWS
“Bard on the Beach’s second play of the summer is an exhilarating tour de force. The cast is enchanting and the direction superb, making for a heartwarming, life-affirming ode to love and art.” –The Georgia Straight
“Appealing to the funny bone, heart and brain, Shakespeare in Love’s love story explores gender politics, theatre history and — in serious comic fashion — the mystery of artistic creation itself: the funny, chaotic and miraculous ways a play is born.” –Vancouver Sun
SUPPORT MATERIALS
Shakespeare in Love – Storyline (Word doc)
Shakespeare in Love – Director’s Notes (Word doc)
