globe theatre (london, england : 1599-1644)

Examines the life and work of William Shakespeare through a selection of visual resources, including London landmarks, art and architecture, theatrical traditions, and sites associated with the playwright's family and origins.

The winter of 1602 brings many changes for Widge, a young apprentice at London's Globe Theatre, as he becomes infatuated with Shakespeare's daughter Judith, attempts to write a play, learns more about his past, endangers himself to help a friend, acquires a new identity, and finds a new purpose in life.

While helping to clean up their local community theater, twelve-year-old Mason and his friend Aubrey suddenly find themselves in 1598 London where a discouraged William Shakespeare has just lost his lease on the Globe and is thinking about quitting writing, and it is up to the children to come up with a plan to recover the theater and convince Shakespeare that the best is yet to come.