'Shakespeare in Love' set to be reborn as theater

The oak-timbered set of the Rose Theatre was donated to the British Shakespeare Company by Judi Dench, who won an Academy Award for playing Queen Elizabeth I in the 1998 romantic comedy.

The original Rose Theatre was built in 1587 on the south bank of the River Thames — then just outside London's city limits. Its repertoire included plays by William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe.

The company said Monday it was looking at locations in the northern English cities of Sheffield, Manchester and York. It hopes the replica Rose will be the venue for Shakespearean plays as well as a display of costumes from the film.