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Shakespeare: The Globe Collection (Shakespeare's Globe Theatre)

Shakespeare: The Globe Collection (Shakespeare's Globe Theatre)

Stephen Fry (Malvolio (Twelfth Night)); Mark Tylance (Olivia (Twelfth Night)); Roger Allam (Falstaff (Henry IV); Prospero (The Tempest)); Jamie Parker (Hal (Henry IV); Henry V (Henry V); Oliver (As You Like It)); Samantha Spiro (Katherina (The Taming of the Shrew); Lady Macbeth (Macbeth)); Catherine Bailey (Portia (Julius Caesar)); Eve Best (Beatrice (Much Ado About Nothing); Cleopatra (Anthony and Cleopatra)); Jessie Buckley (Miranda (The Tempest));

Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice (Royal Shakespeare Company)

Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice (Royal Shakespeare Company)

Makram J. Khoury (Shylock); Nadia Albina (Nerissa); Scarlett Brookes (Jessica); Patsy Ferran (Portia); Owen Findlay (Salerio); Jacob Fortune-Lloyd (Bassanio); Brian Protheroe (Aragon); Ken Nwosu (Gratiano/Morocco); Jamie Ballard (Antonio); Gwilym Lloyd (Tubal); Jay Saighal (Solanio); James Corrigan (Lorenzo);

"... this haunting production crackles with tension ... There is evidence of crisp, fresh thinking in every scene of this excellent production" (The Evening Standard ★★★★★)

Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare’s Globe)

Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare’s Globe)

Jonathan Pryce (Shylock ); Rachel Pickup (Portia); Daniel Lapaine (Bassanio); Dominic Mafham (Antonio); Phoebe Pryce (Jessica); David Sturzaker (Gratiano); Brian Martin (Salarino); Christopher Logan (Prince of Arragon); Ben Lamb (Lorenzo); Scott Karim (Prince of Morocco); Philip Cox (Balthasar); Stefan Adegbola (Lancelot Gobbo);

"Jonathan Munby's exceptionally well-told, well-played, well-paced, well-dressed revival... The Globe at its best." (The Mail on Sunday ★★★★★)

Shakespeare: The Merry Wives of Windsor (Royal Shakespeare Company)

Shakespeare: The Merry Wives of Windsor (Royal Shakespeare Company)

"The play has never felt so strongly feminist… The production is ablaze with energy and throngs with strong, quirky performances…" (The Independent ★★★★)

Shakespeare: The Roman Plays (Royal Shakespeare Company)

Shakespeare: The Roman Plays (Royal Shakespeare Company)

Andrew Woodall (Julius Caesar); James Corrigan (Mark Antony (Julius Caesar)); Alex Waldmann (Brutus); Jossette Smith (Cleopatra); Antony Byrne (Mark Antony (Antony and Cleopatra)); David Troughton (Titus Andronicus); Nia Gwynne (Tamora); Hannah Morrish (Lavinia); Sope Dirisu (Coriolanus); Haydn Gwynne (Volumina);

Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew (Royal Shakespeare Company)

Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew (Royal Shakespeare Company)

Amanda Harris (Baptista Minola); Joseph Arkley (Katherine); James Cooney (Bianco); Claire Price (Petruchia); Amelia Donkor (Hortensia); Sophie Stanton (Gremia); Emily Johnstone (Lucentia); Laura Elsworthy (Tania); Amy Trigg (Biondella); Charlotte Arrowsmith (Curtis); Melody Brown (Vincentia); Richard Clews (Grumio);

"A landmark production as women take charge" (The Evening Standard ★★★★)