Muse of Fire | A Shakespearean Road Movie

Documentary in which actors Giles Terera and Dan Poole travel around the world as they try to conquer their fear of Shakespeare. In a clapped out car, with spiralling debts and a single-minded determination to meet some of the world's biggest stars, their chaotic journey takes them from Elsinore in Denmark to London's Globe Theatre to Hollywood.

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Licence: ERA Licence required

Content
  • Type: Factual
  • Channel: BBC Four
  • Duration: 1'00'18''
  • Broadcast date: 2013
Usage

UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

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  • Shakespeare Archive Resource
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