My Shakespeare: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

In each episode, one star will explore an iconic work by William Shakespeare, revealing their personal connection to the work and how it has shaped them professionally. They embark on a journey to find out how their chosen play was written, as well as meeting actors, historians, and directors to understand how the plays have been performed and developed over time. They aim to find out where Shakespeare got his stories from and what makes these plays, now over 400 years old, universally acknowledged as great masterpieces of theatre.

Series details

• Title: My Shakespeare
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2014-09-22
• Final broadcast date listed: 2014-12-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Sky Arts
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 14226
• TVDB ID: 286216

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-09-22; final listed air date 2014-10-27.
• Season 2: premiered 2014-11-03; final listed air date 2014-12-08.

Source and licence

Adapted from My Shakespeare on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.