Screenplay by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard adapted for the stage ty Lee Hall directed by Marcus Whitfield Will Shakespeare in trouble, in debt, and in love. What could go wrong? The muse has deserted struggling playwright Will Shakespeare. His new play Romeo and Ethel, the Pirates Daughter is going nowhere until the beautiful Viola appears and everything changes. But she is promised to a powerful nobleman. Will risks the wrath of Queen Elizabeth herself. Chaos and comedy ensue. But after all, the course of true love never did run smooth!