Sweet Sorrow
Shakespeare comedy. Romeo and Juliet is finally finished and the only problem now is who will play the young lovers.
Ben Elton's Shakespeare comedy. Romeo and Juliet is finally finished and the only problem now is who will play the young lovers. Burbage and Condell see themselves in the title roles of course, but is there a polite way for Will to tell them they may no longer look like young teenage lovers? And if they can't do it, who can? Kate would give anything to take to the stage, but she can't possibly be Juliet as she is a girl and lady-acting is illegal in Tudor England. And there is a lot riding on this play - Will's company are in desperate need of a new patron to protect them or the Puritans will close the theatre down, an outcome that Robert Greene is distinctly keen on bringing about as soon as possible.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Condell | Dominic Coleman |
Kit Marlowe | Tim Downie |
John Shakespeare | Harry Enfield |
Lucy | Jocelyn Jee Esien |
Southampton | Adam Harley |
Robert Greene | Mark Heap |
Gussie | Dominic Herman-Day |
Kempe | Spencer Jones |
Susanna Shakespeare | Helen Monks |
Bottom | Rob Rouse |
Burbage | Steven Speirs |
Anne Shakespeare | Liza Tarbuck |
Kate | Gemma Whelan |
Mary Shakespeare | Paula Wilcox |
Will Shakespeare | David Mitchell |
Judith Shakespeare | Rosanna Beacock |
Hamnet Shakespeare | Joe Willis |
Writer | Ben Elton |
Director | Richard Boden |
Producer | Gareth Edwards |
Executive Producer | Chris Sussman |
Broadcasts
- Mon 16 Oct 2017 20:30
- Mon 27 Nov 2023 22:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Northern Ireland & Scotland
- Tue 5 Dec 2023 22:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only