
The wild story of young William Shakespeare's arrival onto the punk-rock theater scene in 16th century London -- the seductive, violent world where his raw talent faced rioting audiences, religious fanatics and raucous side-shows. It's a contemporary version of Shakespeare's life, played to a modern soundtrack that exposes all his recklessness, lustful temptations and brilliance.
First Aired: 7/10/2017
Languages: English
Created by: Craig Pearce
Type: Scripted
Companies: Sir Weighty Tomes, Turner Network Television, Monumental Television
Countries: United States of America, United Kingdom

The wild story of young William Shakespeare's arrival onto the punk-rock theatre scene of 16th century London — the seductive, violent world where his raw talent faces rioting audiences, religious fanatics, and raucous side-shows. A contemporary take on Shakespeare's life, played to a modern soundtrack that exposes all his recklessness, lustful temptations and brilliance.
Richard Topcliffe

Laurie Davidson
William Shakespeare

Olivia DeJonge
Alice Burbage

Ewen Bremner
Richard Topcliffe

Mattias Inwood
Richard Burbage

Jamie Campbell Bower
Christopher Marlowe

William Houston
Kemp

Colm Meaney
James Burbage
Geoffrey Freshwater
Barnaby Smith

Jamie Beamish
Augustine Phillips
Cristian Valle
Antonio Swaarvey

Adam Galbraith
Thomas Dalglesh
James Berkery
Jeremy Nightstand
1972
2018