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Love’s Labour’s Lost

William Shakespeare

1595

“Our court shall be a little academe, still and contemplative in living art.”

Shakespeare’s comedy of comradery and courtship is given a new lease of life in this Stratford Festival production, in which four young men swear off women for three years, only to face unexpected consequences.

Filmed live at the festival in 2015, Ruby Joy and Sanjay Talwar lead the two groups of friends, while Mike Shara takes on the role of the sceptical Berowne in a critically acclaimed performance.

Produced by

Barry Avrich

Directed by

John Caird

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Cast & creative team

Characters

The Princess of France

Ruby Joy
Berowne - Lord Attending the King

Mike Shara
Rosaline - Lady Attending the Princess

Sarah Afful
Don Adriano de Armado - a Spanish braggart

Juan Chioran
Costard - a swain

Josue Laboucane
Holofernes - a schoolmaster

Tom Rooney
King Ferdinand of Navarre

Sanjay Talwar

Team

William Shakespeare

Writer
John Caird

Stage Director
Barry Avrich

Film Director
Barry Avrich

Producer