Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) (Play)

What would happen if Juliet's and Desdemona's death sentences were reprieved?In this exuberant revision of Shakespeare's Othello and Romeo and Juliet , Constance Ledbelly, a dusty academic, deciphers a cryptic manuscript she believes to be the original source for the tragedies, and is transported into the plays themselves. She visits Juliet and Desdemona, has a hand in saving them from death and finds out what they are all about. In true Shakespearean spirit, Constance plunders the plays and creates something new, all the while engaging in a personal voyage of self-discovery. With an abundance of twists, fights, dances, seductions and wild surprises, the play is an absolute joy.

From the Trade Paperback edition.