Shakespeare: Rise Of A Genius

Shakespeare: Rise Of A Genius

Documentary 2023

Available on ABC iview

Explores how Shakespeare, a glover's son from rural Stratford, becomes a creative genius who is nourished by a dangerous and exciting world filled with bitter rivalries, rebellion, murder and deadly plague.

Documentary 2023

MA15+

Starring Juliet Stevenson

EPISODE 1

Ambition and Chaos

William Shakespeare leaves the small rural town of Stratford to pursue his dream of becoming a playwright in the dangerous, growing metropolis of London. Public theatre is red-hot modernity and Shakespeare begins his journey at the very bottom.

56 min · 8 Nov 2023 MA15+
EPISODE 2

Fortune and Tragedy

A 30-year-old Shakespeare is at the top of his game: he's got a job at England's best theatre company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, and the money is rolling in. Determined to restore his family's reputation, Shakespeare works harder than ever.

57 min · 8 Nov 2023 M
EPISODE 3

Treason and Mortality

Shakespeare's life and legacy are threatened when the Gunpowder Plot unearths a secret he has worked all his life to bury. When his daughter is implicated in the fallout, Shakespeare produces Macbeth.

58 min · 8 Nov 2023 M

Juliet Stevenson

Narrator
Julian Jones

Director
David Glover

Producer
Nick Foster

Music

About

Shakespeare: Rise Of A Genius

DOCUMENTARY

Explores how Shakespeare, a glover's son from rural Stratford, becomes a creative genius who is nourished by a dangerous and exciting world filled with bitter rivalries, rebellion, murder and deadly plague.

Information

Studio: BBC Two
Released: 2023
Rated: MA15+

Languages

Subtitles: English (Australia) (CC, SDH)

Accessibility

: Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.