Performing Shakespeare

Discover a history of Shakespeare on stage

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Royal Shakespeare Company

Shakespeare's Globe

National Theatre

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Who was William Shakespeare?

He was an English playwright...

Who lived in Stratford Upon Avon...

And showed most of his plays at the Globe Theater

Reimagining Shakespeare's plays

How Shakespeare's Plays Have Evolved at the National Theatre

Globe to Globe Hamlet

A performace of Hamlet in every country

Tom Hiddleston's #charadespeare

Can you guess what play he's acting out?

One Take Shakespeare

Actor Jade Anouka takes on Hamlet

Behind the scenes

Costumes, props, scenery and rehearsals

Prop Trunk

Shakespeare's Globe

Behind the scenes with the Royal Shakespeare Company

Yorick's Skull

The famous prop from Hamlet

Petruccio's costume

From the Centre national du costume de scène

Globe to Globe Hamlet: Behind the Scenes in Bitola, Macedonia

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Lady Macbeth's costume

From the Centre national du costume de scène

Insights from the experts

Adrian Lester Recalls Playing Henry V on the Olivier Stage

National Theatre

Movement in the Shakespeare Trilogy

Creating a character

Searching for Shakespeare - Lenny Henry

Globe to Globe Hamlet: Actresses Miranda Foster & Jennifer Leong on their Performance in Rwanda

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