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When Ducan’s body is discovered, Malcolm and Donalbain seek revenge for their father’s death. Macbeth beats them too it by revealing he has killed the servants who assassinated Duncan. The pinces sense...
Macbeth finds the Weird Sisters and much needed assurance when they reveal that he cannot be killed by ‘any man born of woman’. They also tell him that he should beware of Macduff and that he will be...
The City of London during the 2008 financial crisis provide the setting for ‘The Merchant of Venice’ with Hayley Atwell and featuring Andrew Scott in the role of Shylock.
Having read about King Duncan’s pledge to make his son, Malcolm his heir, Lady Macbeth encourages her husband to grasp his destiny. A reluctant usurper, Macbeth manages to kill Duncan. After the deed is...
The noble Lord Macduff is conspicuous by his absence from a banquet to celebrate Macbeth’s coronation. Plagued by guilt, Lady Macbeth becomes concerned that her husband has developed a tasted for ruthless...
Claudius is despatched to Sweden to repatriate the body of the traitor, Lord Anders. He discovers deeply worrying news about a plot by his brother, King Hamlet. Elsinore is set in an alternative Europe of...
Reflecting on his long and varied career in show business; British comedian, Ken Dodd, describes his forays into Shakespeare. Fellow actor and friends describe his talent for Shakespearean theatre focussing...
In 11th century Scotland, Macbeth sees off a Norwegian invasion and sets of with his friend and fellow soldier, Banquo, to bring the good news to the King. On the way, they encounter three Weird Sisters...
After his capture by the pirate Captain True, Claudius returns to Elsinore determined to find out why King Hamlet did not pay the ransom demand. A strange, Danish farmer comes to court to deliver horses as a...
When his brother, Claudius is captured by the notorious Pirate, Captain True, King Hamlet is sent a ransom demand. At home in Denmark, the seeds of rebellion begin to take root. Elsinore is set in an...