The year is 1588.
Emilia Bassano is crafting some of the most remarkable stories the world will see.
But women are not permitted to write plays, and so theatre’s greatest characters stand to be lost in the abyss…
Until a deal is struck, with the stableboy William Shakespeare…
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“The Dark Lady” is an audacious new musical fusing synth-pop with classical, historical fact with speculation. The show depicts the ‘what-if’ scenario whereby Bassano is the true author of Shakespeare’s works.