Sir Richard Eyre, one of the most respected directors in contemporary theater, takes viewers on a grand tour of 20th-century drama. The journey across North America, Britain, and Ireland features firsthand accounts from some of the century's greatest theater luminaries, as well as clips from dramatic performances. Eyre explores the influences, inspirations, and talents that have transformed theater with such notable figures as Jason Robards and John Gielgud-each in one of the last interviews of his life-Judi Dench, Arthur Miller, Liam Neeson, Vanessa Redgrave, Peter Brook, Ian McKellen, Peter Hall, Tom Stoppard, Paul Robeson, Harold Pinter, David Hare, Alan Bennett, Laurence Olivier, Sidney Poitier, and George C. Wolfe.