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A series of six one-man plays written and performed by actor/comedian/writer John Sessions and recorded at London’s Half Moon Theatre. In this second episode, an American tourist visits Shakespeare’s...
Spoof arts magazine series in which Hugh Pankhurst (John Sessions) reassess literary figures of the past. This episode is a spoof of Shakespeare.
Radio broadcast. Russell Davies hosts a special Shakespeare-themed edition of the ‘Brain of Britain’ quiz to mark the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death. The guests contestants are...
Television programme. An irreverent look at Shakespeare’s Hamlet with contributions from actors, many of them American. At one point John Sessions and Kenneth Branagh perform the ‘to be, or not to be,...
Radio programme. Presenter John Sessions unravels the story of a research project that is rewriting the history and context of early English drama. The Records of Early English Drama (REED), established by...
A production of Berlioz’s Romeo et Juliette live from the Royal Albert Hall with soloists Katarina Karneus (mezzo), Jean-Paul Fouchecourt (tenor) and John Relyea (bass). The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra...
Professor Emma Smith looks at how Shakespeare shapes his plots.
Benjamin Zephaniah and Rowan Williams share their favourite Shakespearean moments. Zephaniah recalls playing Puck for Sam Wanamaker while Williams discusses Macbeth.
Director Sarah Esdaile works with works with two young actors - Matilda Tucker and Stuart Thompson - on Shakespeare’s Richard III.
interactive workshop run by Peter Gould who runs a camp where students are invited to come and study Shakespeare. He had a speech impediment as a child and the camp came from his own process of overcoming...