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

2005, drama

86 minutes

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 the identities...

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Cast

Rupert Graves

Rupert Graves

William Shakespeare

Tom Sturridge

William Herbert

Indira Varma

Indira Varma

Lucie "The dark lady"

Zoë Wanamaker

Zoë Wanamaker

Countess of Pembroke

Anna Chancellor

Anna Chancellor

Anne Hathaway

Andrew Tiernan

Andrew Tiernan

Ben Jonson

Nicky Henson

Nicky Henson

John Shakespeare

Alan Williams

George Wilkin

Nicholas Rowe

Nicholas Rowe

Richard Burbage

Tom Hiddleston

Tom Hiddleston

John Hall

Tom Mison

Tom Mison

Young Blood

Camilla Arfwedson

Camilla Arfwedson

Lucie's Maid

Joanne McCallin

Joanne McCallin

Street Hoare

Joseph Rhys Blake

Street Urchin

Clem Tibber

Hamnet Shakespeare

Ian Hughes

Ian Hughes

Thomas Thorpe

Crew

Art

Nick Blanche

Art direction

Martyn John

Production design

Sara Mathers

Set decoration

Camera

Costume and make-up

Ralph Wheeler-Holes

Costume design

Lesley Lamont-Fisher

Makeup artist

Annie Townsend

Makeup artist

Directing

John McKay

Director

Editing

Anne Sopel

Editor

Production

Jill Trevellick

Jill Trevellick

Casting

Richard Fell

Executive producer

Chrissy Skinns

Executive producer

Sally Woodward Gentle

Executive producer

Sound

Kevin Sargent

Original music composer

Writing

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