Shakespeare
Digital theatre review: Hamlet (2016)
August 20, 2020 | Ivan Radford
Paapa Essiedu is brilliant in the RSC’s vivid, intense production of Hamlet from 2016.Read More
Digital theatre review: Othello (2015)
July 23, 2020 | Ivan Radford
Lucian Msamati steals the show in this fascinating, fresh take on Shakespeare’s tragedy.Read More
Digital theatre review: The Tempest (2013)
June 25, 2020 | Ivan Radford
The Tempest has never been this writer’s most loved Shakespeare play. With its complicated themes of colonialism underlying a a story of revenge and redemption, it’s not exactly a barrel of laughs a minute. It’s rich, intriguing and full of … Read More
Digital theatre review: Henry IV (Donmar)
June 4, 2020 | Ivan Radford
Phyllida Lloyd’s reworking of Shakespeare’s history plays inside a women’s prison is a thought-provoking piece of meta-theatre.Read More
Homeschooling: RSC launches Live Lesson and Homework Help online
April 28, 2020 | Staff Reporter
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
April 26, 2020 | Ivan Radford
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)
April 25, 2020 | Ivan Radford
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?
April 22, 2020 | Staff Reporter
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
April 2, 2020 | Staff Reporter
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)
April 23, 2018 | Ivan Radford
This visually stunning take on Macbeth is an excitingly innovative interpretation of Shakespeare’s classic.Read More
