Theatre Company: Old 505 Theatre
Writer: Vern Thiessen
Director: Gareth Boylan
Cast: Lucy Miller (with Joseph Nizeti)
Location: The Old 505 Theatre (Surry Hills, Sydney, Australia)

Synopsis:

Mrs William Shakespeare, Anne Hathaway, tells her story - from growing up, meeting and marrying Shakespeare to his death and inheriting the marital bed.
The playwright state that he played “fast and loose” with the will and its meaning. He says that he used the will as a springboard for his own imagination and is artistic goal - to explore the journey of a woman who faces adversity, rises above it, and ultimately rekindles faith in herself.

My Thoughts:

This was a really solid, and entertaining, performance. As I am neither particularly knowledgable about, nor interested in, Shakespeare I was surprised at how entertaining it was.
I thought the way that the story was crafted, where the actress switches effortlessly from the present to the past, was very well told - and I learned a lot (despite the fact that the playwright took a lot of artistic license).
My only reservations were the venue (the old 505 theatre is like no other theatre I’ve been to before) and the inclusion of the musical numbers (which I didn’t feel added a lot to the story).