{"product_id":"shakespeare-in-love-9780802123954","title":"Shakespeare in Love","description":"\u003cp\u003ePlagued by debt, tormented by writer's block, and in desperate need of a new hit, promising new playwright Will Shakespeare finds his muse in the form of passionate young noblewoman Viola De Lesseps. Their forbidden love soon draws everyone, including Queen Elizabeth, into the drama, and inspires Will to write the greatest love story of all time: \u003cem\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on the Oscar-winning screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, \u003cem\u003eShakespeare in Love\u003c\/em\u003e has been deftly adapted for the stage by Lee Hall and played to rave reviews and a sold-out theater at the No l Coward in London. The London production was directed by Declan Donnellan and designed by Nick Ormerod, the driving force behind the world-renowned theater company, Cheek by Jowl.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Stoppard\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of such seminal works as \u003ci\u003eRosencrantz \u0026amp; Guildenstern Are Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJumpers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Real Thing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArcadia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Love\u003c\/i\u003e, and the trilogy \u003ci\u003eThe Coast of Utopia\u003c\/i\u003e. His film credits include \u003ci\u003eParade's End\u003c\/i\u003e, Shakespeare in Love, \u003ci\u003eEnigma\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAnna Karenina\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLee Hall\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of screenplays including \u003ci\u003eBilly Elliot\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWar Horse\u003c\/i\u003e and plays including \u003ci\u003eSpoonface Steinberg\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCooking With Elvis\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Pitman Painters\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328353702162,"sku":"9780802123954","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0248e08a-93bd-4166-b233-abc58bf90914.jpg?v=1727736710","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/shakespeare-in-love-9780802123954","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}