Homeschooling: RSC launches Live Lesson and Homework Help online

The Royal Shakespeare Company is stepping into the breach to help schools, parents and students across the UK with a live-streaming lesson, homework assistance and a partnership with BBC Bitesize focused on the Bard.

Live Lesson

Today, Exploring Macbeth: A … Read More

Streaming Shakespeare: 10 best modern movie adaptations

When it comes to the Bard, a little bit of iambic pentameter can go a long way for modern audiences. Over the decades, though, there has been no end of versions that have brought Shakespeare’s work into contemporary settings to … Read More

Digital theatre review: Twelfth Night (National Theatre)

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Tamsin Greig is a riot in this raucous, playful, stylish take on Twelfth Night.Read More

Streaming Shakespeare: Which theatre plays can I watch online?

With Saturday 23rd April marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, there’s never been a better time to boot up the internet and see one of his plays performed. While there are more film adaptations of his work in heaven … Read More

Globe Theatre streams 40 Shakespeare productions for free

Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre will be streaming 40 Shakespeare productions online for free over the coming weeks, as theatre fans turn the web to get their culture fix. (You can see our full guide to streaming plays online here – or … Read More

VOD film review: Macbeth (2018)

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This visually stunning take on Macbeth is an excitingly innovative interpretation of Shakespeare’s classic.Read More

Will: Virgin TV to show the wild side of Shakespeare

Virgin TV will be showing customers Shakespeare as never seen before this Christmas, as a new drama about the Bard is unleashed as a box set.

From the writer of Great Gatsby and Moulin Rouge, Will promises “wild, rowdy and … Read More

VOD film review: A Caribbean Dream

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Director: Shakirah Bourne Cast: Adrian Green, Susannah Harker, Sam Gillett, Jherad Alleyne, Marina Bye, Sonia Williams, Aden Gillett, Lorna Gayle Certificate: PG Watch A Caribbean Dream online in the UK: iTunes / Prime Video (Buy/Rent) / Google Play / Sky … Read More

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

UK TV review: The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses (2016)

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This brilliantly acted and carefully crafted Shakespeare cycle is a gripping study of royalty and power.Read More