Returning home from her husband’s funeral, with his Will and Testament in hand Anne Hathaway is overtaken by nostalgia and begins to reflect on her life with and without the world’s greatest Playwright and Poet, the man she fell pregnant to when she was 26 and he was only 18. Anne’s love for “Bill” and her dedication to their 3 children leaves her shocked and confused by the contents of his Will......

Very little is known about Anne Hathaway and “Shakespeare’s Will” sits somewhere between fact and fiction. Canadian playwright Vern Thiessen confesses to having played fast and loose with the will and its meaning, using it “as a springboard for my own imagination and artistic goal – to explore the journey of a woman who faces adversity, rises above it and ultimately rekindles life in herself.”

“Sampson delivers a riveting performance” NZ Herald

“A remarkable creative imagining” NZ TheatreScenes

“Artfully staged Sampson holds the audience in her sway” Prague Post

“An absorbing and timely tale that is well worth contemplating” TheatreView

★★★★ TimeOut Magazine Hong Kong

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