“dan poole and giles terera have accomplished something truly great with this wonderful guide to shakespeare. I wish it had been around when i was a young actress.”  judi dench “an indispensible aid to debunking shakespeare and making him accessible” ian mckellen funny, passionate and exciting, this will change the way you feel about shakespeare forever. Muse of fire is a unique feature documentary following two actors, giles terera and dan poole, as they travel the world to discover everything they can about tackling the greatest writer of them all. Consulting a host of helpful luminaries along the way, including ian mckellen, james earl jones, judi dench, and tom hiddleston, their exciting road trip takes them to denmark with jude law, hollywood with baz luhrman, a prison in berlin and shakespeare’s home in stratford upon avon. Admitting that they often struggled to understand the bard, even finding him frightening, a host of today’s top actors speak openly about their early encounters with the most famous storyteller in history. Giles and dan enthusiastically set about tackling the fear and debunking the myth, showing us how shakespeare can be incredible fun.