A collection of programmes marking the birthday of the great bard, including classic performances from the RSC and Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.
Lear divides his kingdom with tragic consequences. Chaos descends on family and state.
Paapa Essiedu plays Hamlet in Simon Godwin's critically acclaimed RSC production.
Classic Shakespeare play adapted for television by Russell T Davies.
The classic story everyone knows, presented in a way never seen before.
Christopher Eccleston and Niamh Cusack star in Shakespeare's dark psychological thriller.
Iqbal Khan’s groundbreaking RSC production, the first to cast a black actor as Iago.
The Royal Shakespeare Company move the drama of Much Ado About Nothing to the end of WWI.
Erica Whyman directs the RSC production of Shakespeare’s most famous story.
Shakespeare's late great masterpiece recorded at Shakespeare's Globe in 2013.
In the trading city of Venice, a broken contract leads to a stark ultimatum.
From Shakespeare's Globe, the romantic story fuses music, dance and serious comedy.