The Dark Lady of the Sonnets
The Dark Lady of the Sonnets is a short comedy by George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950).
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The original text
First performed in the Haymarket Theatre in London in 1910, it has William Shakespeare, intending to meet the "Dark Lady", accidentally encountering Queen Elizabeth I and then attempts to persuade her to create a national theatre.
The play was written as part of a campaign to create a "Shakespeare National Theatre" by 1916.
Translations and adaptations
The play was made into an opera by Philip Hagemann (2008).
Performance history in South Africa
1967: Performed in Bloemfontein by the University of the Orange Free State Dramatic Society, directed by Johan Bernard with Carol-Ann du Preez, Ben Lubbe, and Temple Hauptfleisch.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Lady_of_the_Sonnets
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Bernard_Shaw
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