Disney to bring Shakespeare in Love to London Stage....

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Disney to bring Shakespeare in Love to London Stage
Posted on October 24, 2011 by John Frost


While Disney Theatrical got its start in Stage Musicals, they will be breaking the mold with their next production. Disney will bring the Oscar winning 1998 film Shakespeare in Love to the West End of London, known for theater and dining, with the help of producer Sonia Friedman.

There was a rumor a few years ago that Disney was working on a musical version of Shakespeare in Love, but this appears to be a straight play. Tom Stoppard, who co-wrote the original screenplay, is producing the adaption for this version.

What do you think? Should Disney stick with the musical or is branching out to regular plays a good move?

 

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The stage premiere of Shakespeare in Love will open at London’s Noel Coward Theatre in the summer of 2014. This new play will be adapted for the stage by Lee Hall from the screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard. Declan Donnellan will direct and the production will be designed by Nick Ormerod. Shakespeare in Love will be produced by Disney Theatrical Productions and Sonia Friedman Productions.

Priority booking opens later this month and the box office will be open to the public in February 2014, with preview performances beginning in early July 2014.

Based on the acclaimed film that won seven Academy Awards®, including one for Best Screenplay, the new stage production will have a cast of over 26 actors and musicians. The full creative team and cast will be announced in due course.

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