Loves of Shakespeare's Women, The

By Susannah York

Susannah York's highly acclaimed one-woman show: speeches and sonnets from Shakespeare's female characters interwoven with the author's commentary and personal reminiscences.

'There's a sense of privilege, and even of history, in watching an actress of such experience revisit such a dazzling range of Shakespearian characters, and finding new meaning and life in each of them' Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman

The Loves of Shakespeare's Women is available for performance by amateurs and professionals; contact Nick Hern Books for details.

Susannah York trained at RADA and shot to stardom in such films as Tunes of Glory, Tom Jones and A Man for All Seasons. Other films include They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (for which she was Oscar-nominated), Superman and The Maids. She is a highly acclaimed stage and TV actress, and has toured worldwide in three one-woman shows, Independent State, The Human Voice (her own adaptation of Cocteau), and The Loves of Shakespeare's Women.