The final act of the world's greatest playwright
London, June 29th, 1613. The Globe Theater, ran by the famous playwright William Shakespeare, accidentally burns to ashes. Seriously affected, he stops writing and returns to his hometown, where his wife Anne and daughters Judith and Susanna get surprised to hear he intends to stay there definitively, after two decades working in the capital, neglecting his sincere affections for them.
- Director
- Kenneth Branagh
- Writers
- Ben Elton
Themes17th centuryfamily secretsfather daughter relationshipfictional biographyhistorical figure
