Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford, is presented as the real author of Shakespeare's works. Edward's life is followed through flashbacks from a young child, through to the end of his life. He is portrayed as a child prodigy who writes and performs A Midsummer Night's Dream for a young Elizabeth I. A series of events sees his plays being performed by a frontman, Shakespeare.
Cast:
- Rhys Ifans - Earl of Oxford
- Vanessa Redgrave - Queen Elizabeth I
- Sebastian Armesto - Ben Jonson
- Rafe Spall - William Shakespeare
- David Thewlis - William Cecil
- Edward Hogg - Robert Cecil
- Xavier Samuel - Earl of Southampton
- Sam Reid - Earl of Essex
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