The Pattern Of Painful Adventures [Drama On 3]

Antony Sher plays William Shakespeare in a play about the Bard's life.

The Pattern of Painful Adventures, by Stephen Wakelam

A new play in which Antony Sher portrays William Shakespeare.

Business is going well, but the playwright urgently needs a collaborator for his latest work.

His daughter is getting married, while his brother has a sick child and is in need of a job.

It is 1607 and Shakespeare's life is at a turning point.

Business is going well, but the playwright urgently needs a collaborator for his latest play.

His daughter is getting married.

  • chris pavlo
  • helen longworth
  • john rowe
  • joseph kloska
  • robert johnson....robert lonsdale
  • stephen critchlow
  • will keen
  • william shakespeare
  • william shakespeare....antony sher
  • antony sher
  • by stephen wakelam
  • edmund shakespeare
  • edmund shakespeare....joseph kloska
  • george wilkins
  • george wilkins....chris pavlo
  • jack robinson
  • jack robinson....will keen
  • john marston
  • john marston....stephen critchlow
  • produced and directed by jeremy mortimer
  • richard burbage
  • richard burbage....john rowe
  • robert lonsdale
  • susannah shakespeare
  • susannah shakespeare....helen longworth
  • william ostler....robert lonsdale
  • william ostler/ robert johnson

    Business is going well, but the playwright urgently needs a collaborator for his latest play. His daughter is getting married. His brother has a sick child and is in need of a job. It is 1607 and Shakespeare's life is at a turning point.

    William Shakespeare - Antony Sher

    Jack Robinson - Will Keen

    John Marston - Stephen Critchlow

    George Wilkins - Chris Pavlo

    Susannah Shakespeare - Helen Longworth

    Richard Burbage - John Rowe

    William Ostler/ Robert Johnson - Robert Lonsdale

    Edmund Shakespeare - Joseph Kloska

    Produced and Directed by Jeremy Mortimer (Rpt).

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