Shakespeare arrives at the palace to find the Dark Lady. Instead he finds Queen Elizabeth. The two are talking, not knowing who they are, until the Dark Lady comes along and causes trouble.

Bashville Off-Broadway The Dark Lady of the Sonnets/ The Admirable Bashville 1956 Bob Mellish Off-Broadway The Dark Lady of the Sonnets/ The Admirable Bashville 1956 Cashel Byron Off-Broadway The ...

The poet introduces John Berryman and his sonnets: He made, a thousand years ago, a-many songs For an excellent lady, wif whom he was in wuv. Even after all those years (it's probably only twenty ...

Some of his sonnets were written for a young man (the ‘Fair Youth’) whilst others appear to address a ‘Dark Lady’. The octave usually introduces the reader to a problem or conflict and the ...

What are the identities of “the young man” and “the dark lady” to whom all but two of the sonnets allude? This moving performance brings to life the gritty reality of Shakespeare’s ...