Produced by Disney and Sonia Friedman Productions and based on the Academy Award-winning screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, it has been adapted for the stage by Lee Hall.

Featuring a company of 28 actors and musicians, one of the largest companies ever assembled for a play in the West End, and a dog, it is directed by Declan Donnellan and designed by Nick Ormerod.

The cast currently features Tom Bateman as Will Shakespeare and Lucy Briggs-Owen as Viola De Lesseps. Ian Bartholomew plays Tilney, Tony Bell plays Ralph, Anna Carteret plays Queen Elizabeth, Paul Chahidi plays Henslowe, David Ganley plays Burbage, Richard Howard plays Sir Robert De Lesseps, Harry Jardine plays Sam, Abigail McKern plays Nurse, David Oakes plays Marlowe, Patrick Osborne plays Mr Wabash, Alistair Petrie plays Wessex, Doug Rao plays Ned Alleyn, Ferdy Roberts plays Fennyman and Colin Ryan plays John Webster.

They are joined by an ensemble including Daisy Boulton, Michael Chadwick, Tom Clegg, Ryan Donaldson, Tim van Eyken, Janet Fullerlove, Amy Marchant, Sandy Murray, Timothy O’Hara, Thomas Padden, Elliott Rennie, Charlie Tighe and Barney as Spot the Dog.



To book tickets, contact the box office on 0844 482 5141, or visit www.shakespeareinlove.com.