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Love is the only inspiration.
Young William Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, 'Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter', before it's even written. When lovely noblewoman Viola de Lesseps auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love — and Shakespeare's play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship intensifies, the comedy soon transforms into tragedy.Read moreLess
Young William Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, 'Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter', before it's even written. When lovely noblewoman Viola de Lesseps auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love — and Shakespeare's play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship intensifies, the comedy soon transforms into tragedy.
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Young William Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, 'Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter', before it's even written. When lovely noblewoman Viola de Lesseps auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love — and Shakespeare's play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship intensifies, the comedy soon transforms into tragedy.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Joseph FiennesWill Shakespeare
Gwyneth PaltrowViola De Lesseps
Geoffrey RushPhilip Henslowe
Tom WilkinsonHugh Fennyman
Judi DenchQueen Elizabeth
Imelda StauntonNurse
Colin FirthLord Wessex
Ben AffleckNed Alleyn
Simon CallowTilney
Jim CarterRalph Bashford
Rupert EverettChristopher MarloweExplore the crew
- Producer
- Harvey Weinstein
- Producer
- David Parfitt
- Producer
- Marc Norman
- Producer
- Donna Gigliotti
- Producer
- Edward Zwick
- Original Music Composer
- Stephen Warbeck
- Director of Photography
- Richard Greatrex
- Director
- John Madden
- Editor
- David Gamble
- Writer
- Marc Norman
- Writer
- Tom Stoppard