1623

John Heminges returns home with a precious package: the first edition of William Shakespeare's "Comedies Histories and Tragedies".

John starts to read through the plays and the memories come flooding back – of back stage intrigues, performances, successes and disasters and above all the importance of preserving the writings of a genius. who, according to Ben Jonson, "was not of an age, but for all time"

As Heminges recalls incidents from the life and times of his friend and colleague of thirty years, a man of the theatre evolves.