The Dark Lady

The year is 1588. 
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Emilia Bassano is crafting some of the most remarkable stories the world will see. 
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But women are not permitted to write plays, and so theatre’s greatest characters stand to be lost in the abyss…
 
Until a deal is struck, with the stableboy William Shakespeare… 
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“The Dark Lady” is an audacious new musical fusing synth-pop with classical, historical fact with speculation. The show depicts the ‘what-if’ scenario whereby Bassano is the true author of Shakespeare’s works.