[1][2][3][4] The play has received a great deal of attention, due both to its playwright/actor and because of its content.
Punctuated by blues-style renditions of the sonnets from the Dark Lady herself, To WH finally bangs the nail into the coffin of Shakespeare's heterosexuality",[5] while The Stage reviewed and wrote, "Anton Krause’s production is rather rough around the edges but it’s performed with warmth and humour".
combines the soul and passion of Shakespeare’s sonnets (the majority of which were written to a Mr W.H.)
",[6] while the UK Theatre Web writes, "Stuart Draper has written a pacy romp which interlaces a large amount of Shakespeare’s writing...", and "Draper plays Shakespeare with gusto, delighting in the fact that, like the bard, what’s the point if the playwright doesn’t give himself the best parts?
Alongside his clowning and wit, he shows the loneliness and despair to give a rounded character"[7]