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A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets

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In 1609, William Shakespeare published a collection of 154 sonnets, creating what is arguably the greatest lyric sequence in English literature - and at the center of this masterpiece lies a mystery that has endured for centuries. What are…

DirectorJohn McKay
WriterWilliam Boyd
ProducersRichard Fell·Chrissy Skinns

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Cast · Directed by John McKay

RGRupert Graves
Rupert Graves
William Shakespeare
TSTom Sturridge
Tom Sturridge
William Herbert
IVIndira Varma
Indira Varma
Lucie "The dark lady"
ZWZoë Wanamaker
Zoë Wanamaker
Countess of Pembroke
ACAnna Chancellor
Anna Chancellor
Anne Hathaway
ATAndrew Tiernan
Andrew Tiernan
Ben Jonson
NHNicky Henson
Nicky Henson
John Shakespeare
AWAlan Williams
Alan Williams
George Wilkin
NRNicholas Rowe
Nicholas Rowe
Richard Burbage
THTom Hiddleston
Tom Hiddleston
John Hall
TMTom Mison
Tom Mison
Young Blood
CFChristopher Fairbank
Christopher Fairbank
Physician

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