Recommend Titles for Shakespeare in Love. Now playing at Cleveland Play House

September 9 – October 1, 2017
Cleveland Play House
Allen Theatre at PlayhouseSquare
Cleveland, Ohio

adapted for the stage by Lee Hall
based on the screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard
directed by Laura Kepley

Shakespeare in Love (Promo Photo)The Academy Award-winning romantic comedy Shakespeare in Love comes to the stage, complete with swordfights, secret trysts, and backstage drama. Young playwright Will Shakespeare is short on inspiration until he encounters the beguiling Viola, and their star-crossed love inspires a masterpiece. Filled with action-packed adventure, fiery romance, and wit, get ready to fall head over heels for CPH Artistic Director Laura Kepley’s lush, lavish, and lusty production that celebrates the power of live theatre.

Playing every day but Monday, please visit www.clevelandplayhouse.com or call 216-241-6000 for times and ticket prices.

Check out These Related Titles from the Library’s Collection


Shakespeare in LoveShakespeare in Love: Adapted for the Stage by Lee Hall; Based on the Screenplay by Marc Norman & Tom Stoppard
by Lee Hall

Grove Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic, 2015
PR6058.A454 S53 2015


A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare, 1599A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare, 1599
by James Shapiro

HarperCollins Publishers, 2005
PR2907 .S47 2005


Shakespeare on the ScreenShakespeare on Screen
by Daniel Rosenthal; foreword by Ian McKellen

Hamlyn, 2000
PR3093 .R65 2000


History Play: The Lives and Afterlife of Christopher MarloweHistory Play: The Lives and Afterlife of Christopher Marlowe
by Rodney Bolt

Bloomsbury : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers, 2005
PR2673 .B65 2005


Shakespeare, Sex, and LoveShakespeare, Sex, and Love
by Stanley Wells

Oxford University Press, 2012
PR3069.S45 W46 2012


Shakespeare's TheatreShakespeare’s Theatre
by Andrew Langley; paintings by June Everett

Oxford University Press, 1999
PR3095 .L36 1999


Shakespeare: The Invention of the HumanShakespeare: The Invention of the Human
by Harold Bloom

Riverhead Books, 1998
PR2989 .B58 1998


Shakespeare in Love: A ScreenplayShakespeare in Love: A Screenplay
by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard

Hyperion, c1998
PN1997 .S38365 1998


The Globe Guide to ShakespeareThe Globe Guide to Shakespeare: The Plays, the Productions, the Life
by Andrew Dickson; with contributions by Joe Staines

Pegasus Books in association with Shakespeare’s Globe, 2016
PR2987 .D52 2016


Shakespeare on LoveShakespeare on Love
edited by Stephen Brennan

Skyhorse Publishing, 2014
PR2892 .S41795 2014


A Theatergoer's Guide to Shakespeare's CharactersA Theatergoer’s Guide to Shakespeare’s Characters
by Robert Thomas Fallon

Ivan R. Dee, c2004
PR2989 .F26 2004


Shakespeare's MarloweShakespeare’s Marlowe: The Influence of Christopher Marlowe on Shakespeare’s Artistry
by Robert A. Logan

Ashgate, c2007
PR2958.M3 L64 2007


Shakespeare in the MoviesShakespeare in the Movies: From the Silent era to Shakespeare in Love
by Douglas Brode

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
PR3093 .B76 2000

Shakespeare's GlobeShakespeare’s Globe: A Theatrical Experiment
edited by Christie Carson and Farah Karim-Cooper

Cambridge University Press, 2008
PR3106 .S53 2008


Shakespeare on Love and FriendshipShakespeare on Love and Friendship
by Allan Bloom

University of Chicago Press, 2000
PR3069.L6 B58 2000 – CPL-MAIN


Shakespeare Films in the MakingShakespeare Films in the Making: Vision, Production and Reception
by Russell Jackson

Cambridge University Press, 2007
PR3093 .J33 2007