# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Shakespeare in Love - The Play - Information Evening
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 24 Nov, 2025 at 09:00 am – Mon, 24 Nov, 2025 at 10:00 am
- **Event Description**: 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.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/blenheim/shakespeare-in-love-the-play-information-evening/200029194026214
- **Event Categories**: art, theatre, entertainment, music, literary-art, performances, comedy, dog
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 17

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Blenheim
- **state**: MA
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: 12 Horton Street, Blenheim, New Zealand 7201
- **lat**: -41.51132
- **long**: 173.96108
- **full address**: 12 Horton Street, Blenheim, New Zealand 7201, New Zealand

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Shakespeare in Love - The Play - Information Evening being held?
  - **A:** Shakespeare in Love - The Play - Information Evening takes place on Mon, 24 Nov, 2025 at 09:00 am to Mon, 24 Nov, 2025 at 10:00 am at 12 Horton Street, Blenheim, New Zealand 7201, New Zealand.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Shakespeare in Love - The Play - Information Evening?
  - **A:** Shakespeare in Love - The Play - Information Evening is organized by Boathouse Theatre.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Shakespeare in Love - The Play - Information Evening is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Blenheim, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Shakespeare in Love - The Play - Information Evening sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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