c. June 13, 1593
Tilney Closes the Rose After Viola Is Exposed
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Tilney Closes the Rose After Viola Is Exposed
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Master of the Revels Edmund Tilney shuts down the Rose Theatre after discovering that Thomas Kent, one of the company's young actors, is actually Viola de Lesseps in disguise. Women are forbidden from performing on the public stage, and the revelation halts rehearsals just as Shakespeare's new play is nearing completion. Actors, playwrights, and theater owners are left scrambling while the production appears doomed.
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c. June 12, 1593
Shakespeare Finishes Romeo and Juliet for the Company
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June 2, 1593
William Shakespeare Meets Viola de Lesseps
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Shakespeare Finishes Romeo and Juliet for the Company
c. June 12, 1593
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Romeo and Juliet Opens with Viola on Stage
c. June 14, 1593
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- Source Event Shakespeare Finishes Romeo and Juliet for the Company 1 days
- Derived Event Romeo and Juliet Opens with Viola on Stage 1 days
- Character Edmund Tilney Royal censor who closes the Rose after learning that a woman has acted on the stage.
- Character John Webster Sharp-eyed boy around the theatre whose spying exposes Viola's disguise.
- Character Philip Henslowe Owner of the Rose Theatre whose debts and desperation drive the scramble to mount Shakespeare's new play.
- Character Richard Burbage Actor-manager of the Curtain Theatre who offers the company a stage after the Rose is shut.
- Character Viola de Lesseps Theatre-loving noblewoman who disguises herself as Thomas Kent, becomes Shakespeare's muse, and plays Juliet on the Rose stage.
- Character William Shakespeare Young playwright in 1593 London whose affair with Viola reshapes Romeo and Juliet and frames the film's fantasy of artistic inspiration.
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Utah Shakespeare Festival
Synopsis: Shakespeare in Love
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Synopsis: Shakespeare in Love
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c. June 13, 1593
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May 18, 2026 at 06:54 AM
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