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Shakespeare In Love Another Home Run At Bard On The Beach\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Another night at Bard on the Beach last night and the entertainment continues! Shakespeare In Love was\u00a0 a huge success and the actors antics again had us in stitches once again. The costumes were impressive and the characters were ones you wanted to get to know even better, they were played so well. You simply must see both this play and The Taming of The Shrew this season as they both added so much enjoyment to the summer that’s just begun.<\/p>\n

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Bard on the Beach<\/a> continues its 30th season with a stylish stage adaptation of the lively Oscar-winning romantic comedy, Shakespeare in Love<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The play tells the story of Will Shakespeare, who is suffering from temporary writer\u2019s block until he meets Viola de Lesseps, who becomes his creative muse. Viola is Will\u2019s greatest admirer. She\u2019ll also stop at nothing \u2013 including breaking the law \u2013 to act in his next play. Their relationship, and the rivalry between London\u2019s competing theatre companies, drives the action as the story unfolds.<\/p>\n

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Daryl Cloran<\/strong> is back to direct Shakespeare in Love<\/em><\/a>, after bringing the record-breaking As You Like It <\/em>to Bard audiences last season. The stage version of Shakespeare in Love <\/em>is based on the original film screenplay by Marc Norman & Tom Stoppard, adapted for the stage by Lee Hall and with music by Paddy Cunneen. It features Ghazal Azarbad<\/strong> as Viola de Lesseps and Charlie Gallant<\/strong> as Will Shakespeare.<\/p>\n

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\u201cViola has a line where she says: \u201cI will have love\u2026 Love like there has never been in a play\u201d <\/em>and I think we accomplish that with this production,\u201d explains Cloran. \u201cWe get to see a profound love between her and Will, which they find through their love of words and<\/em> their love of theatre. And for me, that’s what’s at the heart of this play. It’s a love of theatre<\/em>. It’s a celebration of the ephemeral magic of theatre \u2013 of those moments that can never be recreated.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the story a group of actors and outcasts come together to defy all the odds and build something magical because they believe in the power of theatre,\u201d notes Cloran. \u201cThis production embraces the ensemble nature of the story. We start every night by bringing the entire cast out onto the stage to acknowledge the audience, as if to say: We know you’re there\u2026 Let’s make a little bit of magic happen tonight together.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Joining the cast alongside Azarbad and Gallant are Scott Bellis, Kate Besworth, Andrew Cownden, Victor Dolhai, Austin Eckert, Ming Hudson, Warren Kimmel, Jennifer Lines, Anton Lipovetsky, Susinn McFarlen, Andrew McNee, Paul Moniz de S\u00e1, Chirag Naik, Kamyar Pazandeh, Jason Sakaki, and Joel Wirkkunen. <\/strong>\u00a0Casting for Spot, the dog, will be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n

Cory Sincennes<\/strong>\u2019 revolving set designs take the audience from Shakespeare\u2019s Globe Theatre to beautiful ballrooms, dingy taverns and opulent palaces in speedy succession, while his costume creations reveal how status and class were embodied in the intricacies of Elizabethan style etiquette.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of my favourite things about Elizabethan England were the rules about fashion \u2013 the laws that the Queen had put in place,\u201d explains Sincennes. \u201cYou were allowed to wear certain fabrics and cuts based on your status and class. So our theatre players are all in linens and leathers, while at the regal court, you see more silks and velvets.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additional members of Shakespeare in Love<\/a>\u2019s production team include Julie Tomaino<\/strong> (Choreographer), Jonathan Purvis <\/strong>(Fight Director), Gerald King<\/strong> (Lighting Designer), Mishelle Cuttler<\/strong> (Sound Designer\/Music Director), Kayvon Khoshkan<\/strong> (Apprentice Director), Kimira Bhikum<\/strong> (Assistant Set Designer), Celeste English<\/strong> (Assistant Light Designer), Erica Sterry<\/strong> (Assistant Costume Designer) and Alison Matthews<\/strong> (Head Voice & Text Coach). The stage management team includes Stephen Courtenay<\/strong> (Production Stage Manager), Rebecca Mulvihill<\/strong> (Assistant Stage Manager) and Heather Barr<\/strong> (Apprentice Stage Manager).<\/p>\n

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Dates of note for <\/strong>Shakespeare in Love<\/strong><\/a> include:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n