Tom Bateman and Lucy Briggs-Owen will star as star-crossed lovers Will Shakespeare and Viola De Lesseps in the previously announced production of Shakespeare in Love, Lee Hall's new West End stage adaptation of the film of the same name that will begin performances at the Noel Coward Theatre July 2, prior to an official opening July 23.
SOURCE: Playbill at 07:45AM on February 14, 2014