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Shakespeare's Will

Shakespeare's Will
Your Price: $17.95 CDN
Author: Vern Thiessen
Publisher: Playwrights Canada Press
Format: Softcover
# of Pages: 70
Pub. Date: 2009
Edition: 2nd
ISBN-10: 0887547699
ISBN-13: 9780887547690
Cast Size: 1 female

About the Play:

Shakespeare's Will has long been a favourite of acting teachers for Female Monologues.

Shakespeare's Will is a full-length drama by Vern Thiessen. The play sheds light on an unexplored aspect of Shakespeare's life by looking through the eyes and heart of Anne Hathaway, the woman who spent a lifetime with – and without – the great poet. Shakespeare's Will is a masterful, humorous solo show that has won high praise around the world.

Shakespeare's Will approaches Shakespeare from a fresh and humanizing angle. Loosely based on the few historical facts known about the Bard, Anne, and their family life, Vern Thiessen, winner of the Governor General's Award for his play Einstein's Gift, provides voice to one of the most silent characters in history: Anne Hathaway, accidental mother, proudly imperfect wife of William Shakespeare, and defiantly liberated woman in Elizabethan England. The play begins on the afternoon of Shakespeare's funeral. Anne knows she must read her husband's will, but before she does, the unreserved widow relives her colourful and unorthodox life. Shakespeare's Will is a lively, humorous and emotional celebration of a life unbowed by tragedy and unapologetic in the face of public scorn.

Shakespeare's Will premiered in 2005 at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton. Since then it has enjoyed over 100 productions, across Canada, in Wales, England, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States.

Cast: 1 female

What people say:

"…perceptive and beautifully written … when the text is as good as Thiessen's … you need little else besides." — The Globe and Mail

"Flawless and formidable … an intimate portrait of a woman left alone, a woman who, despite abandonment, struggles to keep faith in her husband and the private vow they made … a script wherein ideas, scenes, and words flow like water….." — See Magazine

"Masterful. In theatre … it's rare that you get something that is unequivocally, indisputably great…. Every so often something comes along that deserves to be gushed about. The hardest thing about reviewing it … is figuring out where to begin praising it…." — Vue Weekly

"Strongly poetic … meticulously crafted, exquisitely nuanced…." — Edmonton Sun

About the Playwright:

Vern Thiessen is one of Canada's most produced playwrights. He has written for stage, radio and television. His stage plays – including Shakespeare's Will – have been seen off-Broadway and in regional theatres across Canada, the United States, Asia, the United Kingdom, the Middle East and Europe. He is the winner of many awards including the Governor General's Literary Award, Canada's highest honour for playwriting. He splits his time between Canada and New York City.

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