The Curtain Theatre (fictionalized)
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The Curtain Theatre (fictionalized) is the Elizabethan playhouse depicted in the film "Shakespeare in Love," where Lady Viola de Lesseps secretly performs and Shakespeare’s romantic and theatrical adventures unfold.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
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fictional theatre ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Shakespeare in Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artisticLicense | loosely inspired by historical Curtain Theatre ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
forbidden love
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the creative process ⓘ theatre in Elizabethan England ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Curtain Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematicFunction | primary theatrical setting of Shakespeare in Love ⓘ |
| connectedToPlotPoint |
Queen Elizabeth I’s attendance at a performance
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Viola de Lesseps disguises herself as a man to act ⓘ completion of Romeo and Juliet script ⓘ discovery of Viola’s true identity on stage ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depictedAs | Elizabethan playhouse ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Ned Alleyn (fictionalized)
NERFINISHED
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Philip Henslowe (fictionalized) NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Elizabeth I (fictionalized) NERFINISHED ⓘ Viola de Lesseps NERFINISHED ⓘ William Shakespeare (fictionalized) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkSetting | romantic comedy-drama ⓘ |
| hasAudienceTypeInFiction |
commoners
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nobility ⓘ royalty ⓘ |
| hasDepictionStyle | romanticized Elizabethan theatre ⓘ |
| hasEvent | premiere of Romeo and Juliet (fictionalized) ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
galleries for audience
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open-air stage ⓘ tiring house behind the stage ⓘ yard for groundlings ⓘ |
| hasOwnerInFiction | Philip Henslowe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedInFiction | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Viola de Lesseps’s secret performances
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onstage premiere of Romeo and Juliet in the film ⓘ |
| partOf | fictional world of Shakespeare in Love ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | constructed film set ⓘ |
| settingFor |
romantic storyline of William Shakespeare
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theatrical storyline of William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| stageFor |
Romeo and Juliet (fictionalized production)
NERFINISHED
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plays by William Shakespeare (fictionalized) ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | Elizabethan era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
public performances
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rehearsals ⓘ |
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