Characters

* Joseph Fiennes: William Shakespeare



* Gwyneth Paltrow: Viola De Lesseps



* Simon Callow: Tilney



* Judi Dench: La Reine Elizabeth



* Geoffrey Rush: Philip Henslowe



* Ben Affleck: Ned Alleyn



* Tom Wilkinson: Hugh Fennyman



* Martin Clunes: Richard Burbage



* Colin Firth: Lord Wessex



* Imelda Staunton: Gouvernante



* Steve O'Donnell: Lambert



* Tim McMullen: Frees