The play Emilia by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm, produced in London in 2018, is a "mock history" piece with a feminist message, in which Lanier rebukes Shakespeare for "lift[ing] her words".[40][35]
Montserrat Lombard portrays Emilia Lanier in a recurring role on the BBC Two series Upstart Crow from 2016 to 2018.
A musical 'The Dark Lady' by Sophie Boyce and Veronica Mansour is in development, depicting the 'what if' scenario whereby Emilia uses William Shakespeare's name in order to have her plays seen. The musical has been developed at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center (2023) and Goodspeed Musicals (2024) with a cast of Broadway and Off-Broadway favourites.[41]
Lanier appears as a character (voiced by Katherine Rodden) in the 2019 video game Astrologaster.[42]
Lanier is the central character of the novel The Heavens by Sandra Newman.
Lisa Mordente was nominated for a Tony Award for her performance as Lainer in Marlowe on Broadway in 1981. [43]
