Shakespeare and the Dark Lady of the Sonnets

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Event Shakespeare and the Dark Lady of the Sonnets
Venue Courthouse Theatre, Carlton, VIC
First Date 5 December 2003
Last Date 20 December 2003
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Cooperative
World Premiere Yes
Description This Melbourne Writers' Theatre production is nothing if not ambitious. It takes William Shakespeare as its subject and tells the tale first told by A.L. Rowse in 1975 - of a romance between the poet-playwright and the "dark lady" passionately addressed in his sonnets.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Subjects Love
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Paul Robertson Actor
Jane Thornton Actor
Germaine Wattis Actor
Rosemary Johns Director
Rosemary Johns Dramaturg/e
Enzo Condello Playwright
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Review
Book John McCallum, Belonging, Currency Press, Sydney, 2009
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 61341