At nineteen he left his home town of Stratford and headed for London, following his dream. Will Shakespeare dreamed of becoming an actor and a playwright. 400 years on, his plays are even more popular. He became an actor, part owner of the Globe theatre - and the greatest playwright of all time. Other titles in the series: Amelia Earhart, Alexander the Great, Captain Cook, Cleopatra, Eric the Red Galileo, Gandhi, Hans Christian Andersen, Henry Ford, Roald Dahl and Thomas Edison
2009. They are performed in theatres all over the world.