The Book Of Will

Where there’s a Will there’s a way: Shakespeare’s companions struggle to ensure his legacy, with love, loss and laughter.

 

This comedic drama follows Shakespeare’s own company as they attempt to collect and publish the First Folio after his death. Without William Shakespeare, we wouldn’t have Romeo and Juliet, but without Henry Condell and John Heminges, we would have lost half of Shakespeare’s plays forever!

This rapid fire and buoyant play tells the story of those who knew Shakespeare best as they fight to collect 37 of his plays into one volume against all odds. They may not have any money or clear-cut rights to his work, but they’re armed with wit, humour, a deep camaraderie and a passion to preserve the plays that shaped their lives. In order to honour the legacy of the man they loved, they’ll have to battle an unscrupulous book publisher, a boozy poet laureate, and their own rag-tag company of actors and stage managers.

Amidst the noise and colour of Elizabethan London, The Book of Will finds an unforgettable true story of love, loss, and laughter, and sheds new light on a man you may think you know. It was winner of the American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award, 2018.

by Lauren Gunderson
Director: Jennifer Monteith
Producers: Bridget Jankowski, Nick Munaretto

Who is it for?

All ages

Tickets : $26.00 – $29.00

Regular: $29.00

Students/Under 30: $26.00

Seniors: $26.00 (Weds, Thurs, Sunday matinees)

Group of 10 or more: $26.00

How to get tickets?

Buy online

Phone: 416-767-7702

Email: info@villageplayers.net

 

Date: Friday April 26, 2024 to Saturday May 18, 2024

Fri, Apr 26th, 2024 at 8:00 pm

Sat, Apr 27th, 2024 at 8:00 pm

Wed, May 1st, 2024 at 8:00 pm

Thu, May 2nd, 2024 at 8:00 pm

Fri, May 3rd, 2024 at 8:00 pm

Sat, May 4th, 2024 at 8:00 pm

Sun, May 5th, 2024 at 2:00 pm

Thu, May 9th, 2024 at 8:00 pm

Fri, May 10th, 2024 at 8:00 pm

Sat, May 11th, 2024 at 8:00 pm

Sun, May 12th, 2024 at 2:00 pm

Thu, May 16th, 2024 at 8:00 pm

Fri, May 17th, 2024 at 8:00 pm

Sat, May 18th, 2024 at 8:00 pm

Venue & Address

Village Playhouse, 2190E Bloor Street West, Toronto, M6S 1N3 (just east of Runnymede subway)

Wheelchair accessible