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Radio broadcast. The first of two programmes in which writers and performers reflect on the power of Shakespeare’s language. This episode discusses how Enobarbus’ words "age cannot whither her, nor...
Following the loss of England’s French territories, Henry VI is plagued by power struggles, insubordination and threats to his monarchy. Part of a trilogy of plays, Emma Smiths asks whether it’s still...
Podcast. Professor Christopher Pye discusses sovereignty in King Lear relating it to autonomy, the self, the state, and the world. Focusing on Cordelia’s ‘nothing’ and Edgar’s ‘I nothing am’, he...
Shakespeare Scholar and Director of the Folger Institute, Michael Whitmore marks the Bard’s birthday with an exploration of ten of many widsom’s that Shakespeare espoused on the subjects of people,...
Experimental video by Douglas Hall structured on The Tempest. The work alludes to the position of the individual in a postmodern culture, and the tension between natural and technological power. Hall tempers...
Video lecture by David O’Connor (University of Notre Dame) that explores some of the literary influences on JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy. He focuses on the inspiration he drew from...
This podcast is a collaboration between The Telegraph and the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). In this edition, Ben Lawrence chairs a discussion with Simon Godwin and Dr Sarah Dustagheer about what Timon of...
Live broadcast of Verdi’s Macbeth directed by Vilppu Kiljunen. Marco Vratogna and Lena Nordin are the Macbeths. The Royal Swedish Opera Chorus and Orchestra are conducted by Pier Giorgio Morandi. Presented...
10 young actors present Hamlet’s ‘to be or not to be’ soliloquy as part of The Voices Project which provides a platform for young Australian writers, actors and directors.
Short video series in which Shakespeare academics and students talk to camera about an aspect of Shakespeare’s work. The aim is to persuade foreign students to study Shakespeare in Britain. Sonia Massai,...
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