The Mysterious Mr Webster

The Mysterious Mr Webster

59 mins | Documentary | May 24, 2014

Professor James Shapiro goes in search of the mysterious man behind The Duchess of Malfi, the son of a coachmaker who ended up rivalling Shakespeare.

The Mysterious Mr Webster

59 mins | Documentary | May 24, 2014

The Mysterious Mr Webster
Professor James Shapiro goes in search of the mysterious man behind The Duchess of Malfi, the son of a coachmaker who ended up rivalling Shakespeare.
Producers BBC Bristol Productions
Original title The Mysterious Mr Webster
Directors David Okuefuna, Alastair Laurence, Rachel Jardine
Writers

Cast

James Shapiro

as Self - Presenter

Ben Addis

as John Webster

Gemma Arterton

as Self - Performer in The Duchess of Malfi

Oscar Dunbar

as Duchess

Anthony Arlidge

as Self - Interviewee

Simon Russell Beale

as Self - Interviewee

Dominic Dromgoole

as Self - Interviewee

Tom Guthrie

as Self - Singer

Farah Karim-Cooper

as Self - interviewee

David Lindley

as Self - Interviewee

Keith McGowan

as Self - Interviewee

Rhys Meredith

as The Dresser

Jenny Tiramani

as Self - interviewee

Harriet Walter

as Self - Interviewee