The Two Gentlemen of Verona friendship and treachery, and set the play in a decadent world of social elitism. Valentine and Proteus were presented as aristocratic students, the Duke was a Don, and Eglamour an old scout master. On the other hand, the poverty-stricken outlaws were dressed in animal skins. The RSC again staged the play at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in 1981, as a double bill with "Titus Andronicus", with both plays heavily edited. Directed by John Barton, the production starred Peter Chelsom as Valentine, Peter Land as Proteus, Julia Swift as Julia and Diana Hardcastle as Silvia. This production saw the actors not
Shakespeare in Love (play) the 2016 Stratford (Ontario, Canada) Festival season. The director of the production was Declan Donnellan, with the rest of the original creative team from London show returning for the Canadian production. The first U.S. production of the play occurred on February 18, 2017, at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. The play was produced at the Burbage Theater of Pawtucket, Rhode Island as the first presentation of its 2018–2019 season. A new production of the play, directed by Phillip Breen, will embark on a UK tour opening at the Theatre Royal, Bath from 4 to 13 October 2018, before heading to Theatre