The Shakespeare Collection

Shakespeare's sonnets reimagined in modern settings, performed with raw intensity by a new generation of actors.

Join Morgan Freeman, Hugh Bonneville, Kim Cattrall, Joseph Fiennes, David Harewood, and Christopher Plummer as they explore and analyze their favorite Shakespeare play.

Discover how Shakespeare's plays have evolved and why they are still beloved some 400 years on.

William Shakespeare’s Sonnets are among the most beautiful and most fascinating poems ever written.

David Tennant enthralls in this unsettling tale of love and murder that drips with tension, filmed live at the Donmar Warehouse in London.

Mischievous fairies weave a web of confusion for four young lovers in the Royal Shakespeare Company's "A Midsummer Night's Dream."

Witness the creative process up close as the Royal Shakespeare Company reimagines a classic for modern times.

Power, betrayal, and love collide in Africa in this reinvigorated Shakespearean classic.

Experience the Royal Shakespeare Company's five-star production of Henry VI Part Two directed by Owen Horsley.

Gregory Doran's thrilling production of Shakespeare's Richard III with the Royal Shakespeare Company featuring Arthur Hughes.

Dive into the final chapter of the Royal Shakespeare Company's gripping Henry VI trilogy, directed by Owen Horsely.

Kit Harington (Game of Thrones) plays the title role in Shakespeare's epic story of nationalism, war, and the intricate dance of power in Henry V.

Shakespeare’s rarely performed tale of a nation in turmoil vibrates with modern resonance in this vivid new production by Director Eleanor Rhode.

Gregory Doran’s acclaimed production of Henry V for the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Richard's vanity threatens to divide the great houses of England and drag his people into a dynastic civil war that will last 100 years

Experience the RSC’s 2013 production of Richard II, starring David Tennant.

David Tennant enthralls in this unsettling tale of love and murder that drips with tension, filmed live at the Donmar Warehouse in London.

Power, betrayal, and love collide in Africa in this reinvigorated Shakespearean classic.

Shakespeare’s revenge tragedy is reborn as a cerebral thriller set in the 21st century, with Sir Ian McKellen playing the tormented prince.

The famous Act 3, Scene 1 exchange between Hamlet, played by Billy Howle (The Serpent), and Ophelia, played by Mirren Mack ( Mary and George).

Haunted by grief, and with his world spinning violently out of control, Hamlet has to make some decisions: forget or remember; live or die.

Billy Howle performs Hamlet's famous ''to be or not to be.'' soliloquy.

In the seventh year of the siege of Troy Troilus and Cressida's innocence is exposed to the corrupting influence of war, with tragic consequences.

Poignant, funny and bitter, Shakespeare’s dark satire forces us to question where happiness really lies.

Will the course of true love still run smooth in Russell T Davies’ fresh adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream?

The Royal Shakespeare Company's fresh and vibrant contemporary restaging of Shakespeare's dark comedy, directed by Blanche McIntyre.

Phillip Breen's hilarious production of The Comedy of Errors, set in the 1980s, with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Director Erica Whyman transforms Shakespeare's emotionally charged play into a dystopian drama filled with The Handmaid's Tale-like horrors.

Shakespeare’s riotous comedy, The Merry Wives of Windsor, performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Vienna is teeming with brothels and loose morality, but the Duke doesn't want to clean up the city. He departs leaving his deputy, Angelo, in charge.

The RSC’s 2019 production of As You Like It, Shakespeare’s tale of love, lust and mistaken identity.

The RSC offers a fresh perspective of The Taming of the Shrew, flipping the setting to an old England where women rule.

Discover how Shakespeare's plays have evolved and why they are still beloved some 400 years on.

Witness the creative process up close as the Royal Shakespeare Company reimagines a classic for modern times.

Two young actors embark on a road trip to get to the heart of the world’s greatest storyteller, William Shakespeare.

The extraordinary story of how two of William Shakespeare's friends saved some of his greatest plays from being lost and forgotten.

Part three of Sir Trevor Nunn’s Shakespeare masterclass featuring Dame Judi Dench, Roger Allam, and more.

Join acclaimed Shakespeare director Trevor Nunn for an intimate Shakespeare Master Class joined Dame Judi Dench, Roger Allam, and more.

The final installation of Sir Trevor Nunn’s Shakespeare masterclass featuring Dame Judi Dench, Roger Allam, and more.

Part two of Sir Trevor Nunn’s Shakespeare masterclass featuring Dame Judi Dench, Roger Allam, and more.

Christopher Wheeldon’s critically-acclaimed production of The Winter’s Tale for the Royal Ballet.

Choreographer Mats Ek takes on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet creating something wholly new with the Royal Swedish Ballet.

Christian Spuck’s production has been celebrated in Zurich, but also performances given by the Ballett Zürich in Tel Aviv, Bogotá and Stuttgart.

Yorke Dance Project's stunning made-for-film production of Sir Kenneth MacMillan's Sea of Troubles.

Kit Harington (Game of Thrones) plays the title role in Shakespeare's epic story of nationalism, war, and the intricate dance of power in Henry V.

Richard's vanity threatens to divide the great houses of England and drag his people into a dynastic civil war that will last 100 years

Join acclaimed Shakespeare director Trevor Nunn for an intimate Shakespeare Master Class joined Dame Judi Dench, Roger Allam, and more.

The Royal Shakespeare Company's fresh and vibrant contemporary restaging of Shakespeare's dark comedy, directed by Blanche McIntyre.

Experience the RSC’s 2013 production of Richard II, starring David Tennant.

King Henry's health is failing as a second rebellion against his reign threatens to surface.

In an unstable African republic, Hamlet’s mortality takes on new meaning in this formidable and vibrant ensemble with Paapa Essiedu as the Prince.

Christopher Ecclestone (Doctor Who) marked his Royal Shakespeare Company debut in Shakespeare’s thriller, Macbeth.