Review
"One of the wildest and woolliest feminist reappraisals that the theatre has seen, and one of the most intellectually ambitious." -The Globe and Mail


"A tour de force.... Ann-Marie delivers her message with tremendous wit, breathtaking wordplay and great gusts of knee-slapping bread comedy." -The Ottawa Citizen

"Magical.... An uproarious and smart comedy." -Pittsburgh Press

FROM THE PUBLISHER

In this exuberant comedy, MacDonald asks, What if Desdemona and Juliet were allowed to live? Constance Ledbelly, a tweedy academic, has ghostwritten the papers of her mentor for years, when suddenly he announces he's marrying a riva.. Escaping into her research, Constance decodes the Gustav Manuscript, and discovers a pair of comedies that she believes are the source for Shakespeare's Othello and Romeo and Juliet. Transported into the world of her theory, she comes face-to-face with Desdemona and Juliet and discovers that, far from shrinking violets, they are hellions full of surprises. What follows is a riotous retelling of theatrical legend that brings Constance out of her gloom and straight into a new and confident self.

FROM THE CRITICS

Toronto Globe and Mail

Clever, pointed and entertaining....This play is one of the wildest and woolliest feminist reappraisals that theatre has seen, and one of the most intellectually ambitious.

Commercial Appeal