空旷的剧场内，正在进行演员遴选面试。心不在焉的制作人皮特（罗杰·里斯 饰）坐在观众席自顾自看着手中的商业杂志，对台上演员的表演丝毫不关心。 沉默的莎士比亚（巴瑞·普维斯 饰）走上台，他表演了一段别开生面且精彩非常的独角戏。莎士比亚与一个人偶展开配合，将其诸多作品中最精彩的段落一一呈现，作品涵盖《罗密欧与朱丽叶》、《理查三世》、《皆大欢喜》、《哈姆雷特》、《安东尼和克利奥帕特拉》、《泰特斯•安特洛尼克斯》、《奥赛罗》、《温莎公爵的婚礼》、《暴风雨》、《冬天的故事》等。 文学大师的表演能否打动制作人的心呢？
Plot Summary:Will, a poor player who bears an uncanny resemblance to Shakespeare, auditions on stage in front of Peter, a busy producer with his nose in the trade papers, hardly noticing Will's extraordinary performance. Will, using the prop of a life-sized doll and changing costumes with magical speed, acts out brief scenes at the heart of Romeo and Juliet, Richard III, As You Like It, Hamlet, Antony and Cleopatra, Othello, Titus Andronicus, Merry Wives, the Tempest, the Winter's Tale, and other of the Bard's plays. It's an infinite variety show, and finally Peter's attention is on Will. What will the producer say when Will finishes?
