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We are excited to announce that Shakespeare In Love, will be the first production of the 2026 Play Season for the Marlborough Repertory Society at the Boathouse Theatre.It is a wildly playful, funny, and romantic work of historical fiction that modern actors and audiences will relish!
You may recognise the title?
Shakespeare in Love is a play with music that was adapted for the stage by Tony Award® and Olivier Award® -winning writer Lee Hall, based on the screenplay by Academy Award®-winning writer Marc Norman and Tony Award®, Olivier Award®, and Academy Award®-winning writer Tom Stoppard.
Our production from April 15th to 25th 2026 will be directed by Pam Logan, KSM, with Amanda Tollemache as Assistant Director.
The play calls for an ensemble of versatile actors and musicians - and a dog. A range of ages for the cast of approximately 20.
Those interested in being onstage, backstage, or forming the troupe of musicians are encouraged to come along to our Information Evening to find out all about this passionate and fun celebration of Shakespeare and the art of theatre.
See the cast list on our website - www.boathousetheatre.co.nz
The auditions will be Monday 8th and Tuesday 9th December, 7pm Boathouse Theatre.
What is Shakespeare in Love?
A romantic piece of historical fiction, the story centers around a young Will Shakespeare as he struggles to find his inspiration. Enter the feisty, aristocratic Viola de Lesseps, who longs to be an actor. The relationship they forge serves as inspiration for
Will’s greatest play – Romeo and Juliet.
This stage adaptation of the 1998 film brings Shakespeare’s dialogue to the forefront and highlights its theatrical origins. Much of the dialogue is taken from Shakespeare’s cannon (with Romeo and Juliet featured heavily throughout) and many of the plot devices employ tactics commonly found in plays of the Elizabethan age: cross-dressing disguises, mistaken identities, suspicions of adultery, sword fighting, a comedic nurse, and even
visions of ghosts are all present, as is the enduring “play-within-a-play” convention that Shakespeare fondly adopted for many of his works. Overall, Shakespeare in Love delivers a delightfully crowd-pleasing, deeply romantic, and highly adventurous tale of love and drama in Renaissance-era England.
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