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Synopsis:
The Elizabethan playwright (Joseph Fiennes) suffers from writer's block while scripting his new play, and sadistic creditors are poised to close down the theatre. Meanwhile, a young noblewoman disguises herself as a man to fulfil her dream of appearing on stage - leading to a romance that inspires the bard to pen one of his most famous creations. Romantic comedy which pulls out all the stops to get viewers cheering, and boasts a script littered with literary references. Maybe not the masterpiece…
Starring:
Imelda Staunton as Nurse, Simon Callow as Tilney, Antony Sher as Dr Moth, Patrick Barlow as Will Kempe, Colin Firth as Lord Wessex, Jim Carter as Ralph Bashford, Mark Williams as Wabash, Simon Day as First boatman, Lucy Speed as Prostitute, Joseph Fiennes as William Shakespeare, Gwyneth Paltrow as Viola De Lesseps, Judi Dench as Queen Elizabeth, Ben Affleck as Ned Alleyn, Geoffrey Rush as Philip Henslowe, Martin Clunes as Richard Burbage, Rupert Everett as Christopher Marlowe, Tom Wilkinson as Hugh Fennyman, Steven O'Donnell as Lambert
Credits:
Tom Stoppard - Scriptwriter, Marc Norman - Scriptwriter, Producer, Julie Goldstein - Executive-Producer, Donna Gigliotti - Producer, John Madden - Director, David Parfitt - Producer, Bob Weinstein - Executive-Producer, Harvey Weinstein - Producer, Edward Zwick - Producer
