A Midsummer Night’s Dream to stream live around the world from Shakespeare’s Globe

A Midsummer Night’s Dream will stream live around the world for free this month, as part of the online Shakespeare Lives festival.

The final night of the Bollywood-infused production, which has wowed critics and played to sold-out audiences at the … Read More

BBC iPlayer to stream Don Warrington’s King Lear this summer

BBC iPlayer will stream Don Warrington’s King Lear this summer.

The free release of the play continues the BBC’s Shakespeare Lives festival, a six-month online celebration of the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s death, which began on 23rd April 2016 … Read More

Hay Festival follows in Shakespeare’s footsteps with live iPlayer streams

Last month, the BBC broke ground with its unprecedented Shakespeare Day Live, a day that saw events marking the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s death streaming live on iPlayer and a dedicated pop-up site around the world. Now, the Hay … Read More

In praise of Kenneth Branagh’s Shakespeare adaptations

In the Community episode “Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design”, the drama teacher tells Jeff that they’ve just done “a modern retelling of Macbeth set in gangland Chicago.” With a sarcastic smirk, Jeff replies, “Oh, fresh take.” There’s something about Shakespeare … Read More

Shakespeare 400: The BBC TV schedule

On Saturday 23rd April, the BBC celebrated the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death in style, with a full day of live-streamed events online from across the country, climaxing in a special festival at the RSC in Stratford-upon-Avon, broadcast live on … Read More

Digital Theatre review: David Tennant’s Richard II

This moving study of doomed royalty is politics at its most personal.Read More

Shakespeare 400: Your VOD TV Guide

400 years ago today, William Shakespeare died – and the UK is pulling out all the stops to celebrate. The BBC is hosting a string of live-streaming events on the big day exclusively online (and available free to anyone anywhere … Read More

Shakespeare 400: What Shakespeare films are available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime Video and other SVOD services?

With Saturday 23rd April marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, the UK is going into overdrive celebrating the Bard. The BBC is hosting a string of streaming events on the big day, while the BFI is holding a nationwide … Read More

BBC releases new trailer for The Hollow Crown

The BBC has released a new trailer for The Hollow Crown: The War of the Roses.Read More

Shakespeare 400: BFI brings the Bard’s films to VOD

With Saturday 23rd April marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, the UK is going into overdrive celebrating the Bard, and the British Film Institute is no exception. This month, the BFI presents Shakespeare on Film, a UK-wide series of … Read More