Stoppard's 'Love' play aims for Uk

Disney Theatrical Prods. is joining track of Sonia Friedman Prods. to create a stageplay version of "Shakespeare for one another,Inch being put together by script co-scribe Tom Stoppard.Jack O'Brien, the "Hairpsray" helmer who also provides directed Broadway activities of Stoppard plays "The Coast of Paradise" and "The Invention of love,In . will direct "Shakespeare" with "Paradise" and "Invention" designer Bob Crowley also aboard. Deals aren't set yet, but plans indicate a production that launches london.Title "Shakespeare for every otherInch can come to the stage by having an advanced audience recognition, due to the 1998 Miramax pic put together by Marc Norman and Stoppard and helmed by John Madden. Film came away by getting an Oscar haul of seven trophies that incorporated honors for top picture and script additionally to thesping laurels for Gwyneth Paltrow and Judi Dench.The idea of a stage version of "Shakespeare" remains kicking around the legit cost years. Initially produced just like a tuner, project happen to be one of the prospects available for your theatrical arm in the Weinstein Company, introduced with the former cake cake toppers of Miramax. Disney Theatrical, in the property via Disney's prior having Miramax, had absorbed a leadership role round the project by early 2010, right after complicated types of horsetrading over underlying rights and progress-to-production payment dates.Even though Disney Theatrical is way better recognized for tuners including "The Lion King" and "Mary Poppins," "Shakespeare" can be a play that's intended to offer the lush period-piece feel of 1979 Mozart bio-play "Amadeus," with different resource mixed up in project. Another non-tuner that Disney is attached, Peter Pan prequel "Peter as well as the Starcatcher," is planning for just about any spring work on the Rialto with Disney just like a co-producer. The org's new tuner version of 1992 pic "Newsies" could also potentially land round the Primary Stem inside the coming several days."Shakespeare" joins all of the developing projects at Disney Theatrical including legit incarnations of "Alice's adventures in wonderland," "Freaky Friday" and "Dumbo." Friedman's consistent transatlantic creating activities include "The Mountaintop," which opened up up March. 13 round the Rialto, additionally to recent plays "La Bete" and "Jerusalem." The Three of people shows showed up on Broadway following West Finish runs.Disney Theatrical wouldn't discuss plans for your show. No timeline has yet been set. Contact Gordon Cox at gordon.cox@variety.com