Cast:

• Rhys Ifans Earl of Oxford
• Vanessa Redgrave Queen Elizabeth I
• Sebastian Armesto Ben Jonson
• Rafe Spall William Shakespeare
• David Thewlis William Cecil
• Edward Hogg Robert Cecil
• Xavier Samuel Earl of Southampton
• Sam Reid Earl of Essex
• Jamie Campbell Bower Young Earl of Oxford
• Joely Richardson Young Queen Elizabeth I
• Paolo De Vita Francesco
• Trystan Gravelle Christopher Marlowe
• Robert Emms Thomas Dekker
• Tony Way Thomas Nashe
• Julian Bleach Captain Richard Pole
• Derek Jacobi Prologue
• Alex Hassell Spencer
• James Garnon Heminge
• Mark Rylance Condell
• Jasper Britton Pope
• Michael Brown Sly
• Ned Dennehy Interrogator
• John Keogh Philip Henslowe
• Lloyd Hutchinson Richard Burbage
• Vicky Krieps Bessie Vavasour
• Helen Baxendale Anne De Vere
• Paula Schramm Bridget De Vere
• Amy Kwolek Young Anne De Vere
• Luke Thomas Taylor Boy Earl of Oxford
• Isaiah Michalski Boy Robert Cecil
• Timo Huber Boy Earl of Southampton
• Richard Durdan Archbishop
• Shaun Lawton Footman
• Detlef Bothe John De Vere
• James Clyde King James I
• Christian Sengewald Cecil's Spy Servant
• Jean-Loup Fourure Monsieur Beaulieu
• Victoria Gabrysch Buxom Lady
• Axel Sichrovsky Essex General
• Katrin Pollitt Lady-in-Waiting
• Patricia Grove Lady-in-Waiting
• Laura Lo Zito Selling Maid
• Gode Benedix Groundling
• Nic Romm Usher
• Henry Lloyd-Hughes Bear Baiter
• Patrick Diemling Oxford's Servant
• Patrick Heyn Oxford's Doctor
• Nino Sandow Stage Manager
• Craig Salisbury Dwarf / Puck
• Rainer Guldener Quince
• Trystan Wyn Puetter Bottom
• André Kaczmarczyk Titania
• Jonas Hämmerle Child Oberon
• Leonard Kinzinger Child Titania
• Mike Maas Pole's Commander
• Christian Leonard Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
• Christian Banzhaf Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
• Victor Calero Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
• Martin Engler Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
• Alfred Hartung Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
• Oliver Kube Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
• Christian Ludwig Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
• Oliver Rickenbacher Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
• Claudius von Stolzmann Stage Player: Shakespeare Company
• Anna Altmann Lady Cecil
• Carsten Berger Lord of Court
• Ulrike Brandt Robert Cecil's Wife
• Andreas Frakowiak Nobleman with feathered Hat
• Claudia Funke Young Lady in Waiting
• Elisabeth Milarch Dancing Lady
• Dennis Oestreich Angry young man in theatre
• Michael S. Ruscheinsky Elizabeth's Personal Guard
• Antje Thiele Lady de Vere
• Tom Wlaschiha Captain of the Guard
• Alexander Yassin Javanese Nobleman
• Martina Ysker Young Lady in Waiting
• Joachim Paul Assböck Prison Guard
• Oli Bigalke Essex Assassin
• Hendrik Maaß Young Lord Of Court
• Gesche Picolin Lady-in-waiting
• Alexandra Surer Lady In Waiting