Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
No. This isn’t his story.
It’s hers. And it’s ours.
Emilia Bassano was a poet, a teacher, a revolutionary force.
She refused to bow her head, even when history tried to reduce her to nothing more than Shakespeare’s muse.
But what if the words we’ve worshipped for centuries were actually hers?
No more silence. Join her. Laugh with her, rage with her, rise with her.
An all-female cast tears open the past to set Emilia’s story blazing - her words, her truth, her time. At last.
Together, we reclaim our voices.
Winner Olivier Award Best Entertainment or Comedy Play 2020
***** “Emilia is a play that transcends time, and place, to find meaning and
relevance in a world far removed from its own.” The Stage
“A rousing feminist romp through the life of forgotten poet Emilia Bassano … undeniably fun” Time Out
“a firecracker of a play … a clever mix of history and revolution” The Times
Dates: 31 October to 8 November. No performance Monday 3 November
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