1. The play performed for the Queen of England at the beginning of the film is "Two Gentlemen of Verona" (Two Gentlemen of Verona).
2. Judy Dench, who played the Queen Elizabeth in the film, liked the full-scale set of the Rose Theater in the film very much. After the film was completed, Miramax gave the entire set to Dench.
3. On December 3, 1992, Julia Roberts was the first candidate to play Viola. She flew to the UK to persuade Daniel Day-Lewis to play Shakespeare, but the latter wanted to star in "In the Name of the Father" But he refused, so Universal Pictures abandoned the filming plan.
4. The producer has considered starring Kenneth Branagh Judy Foster Meg Ryan and Winona Reid in this film.
5. During the trial screening, the audience had mixed opinions on the ending of the film, so the producer reshot the final scenes of Shakespeare and Viola in November 1998.
6. During the filming delay, both Kenneth Branagh and Kevin Reynolds were expected to direct the film.
7. After the great success of "Titanic", Kate Winslet refused to play Viola in the film.
8. Judy Dench won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for this film, and her playing time was only 8 minutes. Before her, the shortest appearance record for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress was 6 minutes. Winner It was Beatrice Strett who starred in "TV Station" in 1976.
