SELECT *
FROM london_stages
WHERE MATCH('(@(perftitleclean,performancetitle) "The Earl of Essex"/1)')
GROUP BY eventid
ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc
OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=150, performancetitle=100), ranker=wordcount
Searches not only for performances of plays known to be by this author, but also performances of associated titles, including adaptations.
We recommend searching by last name (for example, instead of 'Dorothy Jordan,' search 'Jordan' to return instances where she is listed as 'Mrs Jordan')
Keyword searches event comments, performance titles, performance comments, roles, actors, and author names.